How Long Does Paint Last?

For all your painting projects around the house, it’s good to keep a few cans of mixed paint lying around. You never know when you’ll need to do a little touch-up to keep your home looking good [...]

Best Deck Materials for 2021

What are your outdoor spring projects? Maybe you, like plenty of other American families, are hoping to spend more time outside this summer—and what better way to do that than on a brand new [...]

Regarding Your Accessory Dwelling Unit in D.C.

We have some urgent news for those living in DC! If you currently have or are in the process of building an accessory building on your residential lot, you need to be aware of recent zoning [...]

Building Your First Washington DC or Maryland Area Home

There are a lot of steps involved when building a home. You need to find a location that works for you and set a doable budget. Once those things are out of the way, you need to decide what kind [...]

Renovating an Old Maryland or Washington DC Home

Renovating an old home is a big decision, especially if it’s been in the family for generations. You need it to be done right. It can become a stressful situation, especially when you’re on a [...]

Making a Home Office for Your Maryland or Washington DC Home

Having a home office has always been beneficial. Now that 2020 has made working from home more commonplace, some people have decided to make that change permanent. Creating a home office is more [...]

Wall Design Ideas

We’ve all been spending a lot more time indoors lately, and some of us are beginning to realize the house has less character than we’d like. A standard solution is sprucing up the walls a [...]

Things to Consider When Designing a Kitchen for Your Washington DC or Maryland Home

Your kitchen may seem like just a place to make and store food, but it has the potential to be so much more. So many kitchens can feel mundane and lifeless, but yours doesn’t have to be. Whether [...]

Building a Pergola for Your Maryland or Washington, DC, Home

A pergola features vertical posts supporting an open lattice of wooden cross beams. Instead of a full roof, pergolas are covered by horizontal wooden slats, allowing rays of afternoon sunshine to [...]

Rate Your Railings: Which Should You Choose?

The stair railing doesn’t get a lot of glory when it comes to home design. Yes, it’s functional; it serves its purpose, but most of the time, we don’t pay it much attention. But that doesn’t have [...]