Neal's Home Remodeling and Design Blog

For many homeowners, having a home with a basement is like winning the square footage jackpot. This space, whether it's already finished or not, offers an entire category of possibilities that are often separate from the needs of the home above. Whether the basement is a lower level walk-out with easy access to the exterior, or if it has few windows and a lower ceiling, there are many tasks that it can be designed to accommodate. Options for a basement remodel include considerations for entertaining, family hang outs, storage, home office space, laundry rooms, and home gyms. Keep reading for great ideas from our local basement remodeling projects to inspire you in your basement redesign.

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Understanding what is popular in kitchen design style is a handy way of aligning your new kitchen with the current design mindset. Trends for kitchens aren't exactly like trends for clothing. These style shifts happen over the course of several years as homeowners and designers alike slowly gravitate to different products, colors or features for the kitchen. As you plan your kitchen remodel, understanding your own unique needs and style is important, but also knowing current trends can help you see options you may not have been aware of that could potentially bring into your kitchen a very "here-and-now" or modern sense of style. Here, we've identified 10 major kitchen design trends heading into 2020 that are worth taking note of.

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It seems like large kitchens often get the lion's share of the attention, but great spaces can also come in small packages. This kitchen remodel in Finneytown is one such example. Here, an alleyway-like kitchen with an inefficient layout was transformed into a bright, contemporary space, loaded with amenities and style. By re-thinking the available space and maximizing the new layout, this impressive remodel was achieved without expanding the kitchen's square footage. 

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A good way to understand the impact a kitchen remodel can have on a home is to take a look at before and after transformations. When we can see the differences between old and new, it's easier to spot why a certain kitchen design might be due for a change or why it isn't as functional as it could be. To help you get that kind of view on your own kitchen, take a look at five of our recent kitchen renovations.

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