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Out With The Old, In With The New!

This is a Needham, Massachusetts garage, office and mudroom renovation. Our excavator J Schmidt Excavating Inc. carefully took down the...

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What’s For Dinner?

This arched front range hood was specially designed and tiled to fit over a 36″ induction stove. Cabinet lines are clean and modern, with...

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How Functional Is Your Pantry?

This newly finished pantry room will provide the homeowner with a distinct and orderly spot to keep products and household supplies, as...

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Is Your Entrance As Grand As It Could Be?

What is the first thing that people see when they come upon your home? The entrance. Is your entryway as grand as it could/should be?...

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How Do They Do That?

Floating shelves are extremely popular these days and can be installed in practically any place to add utilitarian storage or artistic...

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Where’s your Restroom?

The powder room or common bathroom of a home is a perfect place to showcase an artistic design element. It’s also one of the easiest...

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Matching Old and New… What to do?

Patching in new with old in a manner that doesn’t appear obvious or change the historical nature or design of a home is something that we...

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Do Homes Need To Breathe?

Many home builders of the past were taught that a home needs to “breathe”. What we know now, is that a healthy and efficient home is an...

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What’s Inside Your Walls?

Did you know that every wall in your home can and does contain system components that are critical to the comfort, durability and quality...