In a recent newsletter we talked about how the wood finishes you choose when remodeling have a huge impact on the overall look and feel you want to create in your new space. This month, we want to let you know about another classic material that deserves consideration in upgrading the look of your home. [...]
When the hazy, hot, and humid days of summer hit, DC Metro area residents know how to keep cool. Most homeowners around here have the air-conditioning aspect of staying cool under control, but summer also means we want to have cold drinks close at hand. Did you know there are convenient new ways for [...]
It's National Home Improvement Month. Let's Get Started! You probably spent more time indoors during the past 12 months than you would have liked, staring at all the things in your home that could use some updating. We’re all thinking of our homes and how we use them much differently after the challenges of [...]
A Helpful Comparison of Kitchen Counter Materials: When you remodel your kitchen, there will be lots of choices to make: selecting appliance options, picking cabinets, and deciding fixture styles. It’s a lot of fun imagining how it will look when it’s done. Even though many of the decisions only require choosing what you love to [...]
If you think of a home improvement project as a production like a Broadway play, you are the playwright with a vision and your remodeling professional is the producer, assembling a team of specialists to pull everything together beautifully and successfully. But the stars in the production are the finishes and fixtures that are chosen [...]
Building permits are not needed for every type of home improvement project nor many types of home repairs. However, building permits are legally required and essential to get for some types of home improvement and home repair projects. For your own protection, you need to know when you need a permit and when you [...]
We think we can all agree that the past 12 months have been very stressful for most of us. The stress level negatively affects our mood and is just plain exhausting. So we think it’s definitely time to consider some master bathroom remodeling that can also remodel your life. We have many ways to [...]
Updated for 2021 These are 12 areas in which you will need to make decisions and that impact the cost of your kitchen remodeling project. Knowing them and their relative impact will help you understand how your decisions affect your remodeled kitchen’s cost. At Metro, we work with you every step of the way, [...]
Updated for 2021. Kitchen remodeling is a great way for you to make your kitchen look great and add functionality. But what does a kitchen remodel cost in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and suburban Maryland? The cost of kitchen remodels depend on various factors. For example, do you want an economy, mid-range, or upscale [...]
Spend Some Quality “Island Time” in Your Kitchen. You’ve spent much of the past year at home and, other than Zoom meetings and watching Netflix, we’re guessing that a good deal of that time was spent in your kitchen. If we were to describe the functions of kitchens today, “cooking” would be just part [...]
