Photo: istockphoto.com Are you thinking about refinancing or selling your home? Then it’s helpful to know its value, and a home value estimator website is a great place to start. If you’re serious about selling, consider hiring a listing agent to get a comparative marketing analysis (CMA) report for more […]
Renovation
Make time for sample paints and buy DIY bits second-hand (Picture: Getty Images) Improving a home comes at a price. In fact, a recent report found that home renovation costs are now 40% higher than they were two years ago. Since the start of the pandemic, the price of a […]
Placeholder while article actions load Embarking on a kitchen renovation can be a daunting endeavor. There is the scope of your project and the layout of its design (these are the nuts and bolts of your renovation), but then dozens of selections follow, each with hundreds of options. The Internet, […]
Alan Macdonald (42) and his wife, Joia de Sa (40), bought their Victorian terrace property in Stroud Green, North London, in early 2018, with the intention of transforming it into a welcoming, family home with a contemporary and streamlined interior for them and their two children, Elsa (4) and Theo […]
THE MARRIED DESIGNERS Bessie and Oliver Corral bring both laid-back Mediterranean warmth and unstoppable drive to everything they do. When, in the early months of the pandemic, Oliver, 48, began making sourdough bread for Bessie’s family, with whom they were staying in London, it wasn’t long before he graduated to […]
The potential star or villain in this chaos is a general contractor. The right one can create a hit show of sorts, bringing in plumbers, electricians and other professionals to work with your architect or designer, if you have one. Most important, the right remodeling company develops a rapport with […]