Neal's Home Remodeling and Design Blog

A kitchen is the heart of a home. It is the place where we spend time preparing meals, talking, eating and gathering. If you’re remodeling, why not design your kitchen for a lifetime of use?

If you’ve watched home makeover shows on HGTV or are a fan of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” you’ve probably been impressed by the “before” and “after” transformations. How is the “WOW” factor achieved? Is it use of space, architectural elements, products or colors? Where does one begin?

Project consultants and designers from Neal’s Design Remodel will answer these questions and more during seminars at the 2013 Cincinnati Home & Garden Show, March 2-3 & March 6-10. These informative and entertaining presentations will be offered on the following dates and times on the NARI Seminar Stage in the Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St. in Downtown Cincinnati.

If you’re thinking about remodeling a bathroom, what are the things that are motivating you? Could it be that you dislike cleaning a shower stall with sliding doors that sometimes get stuck on the tracks? Have you experienced mold on the ceilings and walls due to inadequate ventilation? Have you grown weary of the tile and flickering of fluorescent lights? Do you find the general layout of the room dysfunctional and perhaps even unsafe for users?

You may have watched kitchen remodels on television that seem too good to be true. A show host comes up with a great design and “presto” surprises the homeowners with the finished project within a week. Or do-it-yourselfers take down walls with sledge hammers and build a beautiful kitchen over a weekend. The reality is that a kitchen remodeling project involves more than tearing out old appliances and cabinets and replacing them with new fixtures. There are many details to consider including building code, structural issues, mechanicals, aesthetics and a functional floor plan. It takes time and careful planning before construction can begin.