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More and more I hear, what kind of deal are you offering or you're higher than the other guy.  Homeowners love our process and the quality of our work but another remodeler comes along and offers them the same end result but for 20% below our estimated budget.  Whenever I hear the word deal I think of the things my Dad always said, "You get what you pay for" and "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."  How many times have you gone to purchase that extraordinary deal you saw in the paper only to find it wasn't what it seemed?  You are faced with buying the deal, the poor quality product you will need to replace next year, or you go over budget, paying a higher price but getting a quality product that will last for many years to come.  The same is true of your remodeler.  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and you get what you pay for.  Unless you can afford to redo the work a year or two down the road, do you really want to compromise quality for savings?

Remodeling is more than nailing boards together, installing cabinetry and flooring or adding a coat of paint.  A remodeling job done correctly, can transform your life.  You spend the majority of your leisure time in your home.  Have you ever considered that making your home what you want it to be would make your life more enjoyable?  Take a look at the following two photos. 

In which kitchen would you enjoy cooking meals for your family every night?  They are both the same kitchen space!  Just before and after photos.

To help move old man winter along, start planning your spring cleaning.  Washing windows and letting in a breeze is only one way to give your home a fresh spring look.  Winter's warm fuzzy fabrics in rich darker tones can be replaced with light airy sheers and fun spring colors and patterns.  Give your home a fresh coat of paint, fill your planters with blooming flowers and let the sunshine in.

On February 13-14, 2010 we participated in the Montgomery County Home Show.  By all accounts and estimations the home show was a success for most involved, especially the attendees. 

While the venue was on a smaller scale, attendees had the opportunity to visit booths from all types of trade contractors, to remodelers and even pots and pans and desert sauces.  For those interested in doing or having projects completed in their homes, the show was a great place to meet perspective contractors and look at different products.  

I am no economist, but I worked the entire show and found that people are becoming interested in having remodeling completed in their homes again.  I spoke with several lenders and found that they are loosening up on their lending restrictions and starting to lend again.  All very good signs for our economy.

Tabor Design Build will also be exhibiting at the Washington Home and Garden Show, March 12-14, 2010.  Take a ride into town and come see us at the convention center.

For a lot of us, our world is hearth and home, more specifically our kitchens.  Family and friends gravitate to the kitchen, whether there is enough room or not (at Tabor, we can fix that for you).  At the end of a busy day our kitchen colors can energize or sooth us.  Leading color experts have put a new twist on some old kitchen colors.  With today's dark cabinets and stark appliances in black, white or silver, our accent colors can make or break our kitchen design. 

Pantone suggests:

Agrestic - The appealingly contemporized country style calls for comforting combinations, like bruschetta browns, tender greens or warm golden yellows, with an unexpected accent of vibrant pink.

Savories - Accent your home with deliciously exuberant, youthful and whimsical hues.  This palette includes tasty blends of chocolate and daiquiri green, with dollops of bright hues to embellish the mix.

Ethnic Chic - Style reaches a new level of sophistication when you pair deep purple with misty yellow and stone grays or juxtapose burnt orange against vibrant blue and dark brown.

Warm yellow gold, deep purple and taupe gray are fun and clean in this sunny kitchen.  The rooms paint colors reflect the new Ethnic Chic.

Sherman Williams 6839 Kimono Violet:

Pratt & Lambert 1672 Waxen Yellow:

Benjamin Moore HC 99 Abingdon Putty:

Benjamin Moore 2114 Wet Concrete: