The early hour mornings when everyone is once again vying for bathroom space will be here very soon as the school year begins yet again. You may have had it easy this past summer as you woke up before your children and possibly your spouse and had this space to yourself for at least a few minutes every day.

That is all going to change though and before you know it, you will be lucky to spend thirty seconds in your bathroom before someone is barging in looking for the mirror or their toothbrush.

While you can’t do too much about everyone needing to be ready at the same time, you can make some small changes to your bathroom to make it easier for everyone to be in there at the same time.

Here are 3 ideas for your newly remodeled bathroom:

1. Increase Space with a New Vanity: A single sink vanity with very little counter space is not going to help anyone during those back to school early morning hours. We recommend installing a larger vanity with two sinks and lots of storage. This will allow everyone to have a place for their belongings and enough space for multiple people brushing their teeth at the same time.
2. Add Extra Outlets: We are in a period of time when everything is electronic and that means that toothbrushes, razors, curling irons, hair dryers, and more need to be plugged in. While some of those items only need to be plugged in for a few minutes, the rest need to stay in the outlets for a few hours at a time. Extra outlets will help with this process, so that you or anyone else in your family will not need to worry about trying to use a toothbrush or razor that was accidentally unplugged when it was charging.
3. Add Separation: If space allows, you may want to separate your toilet from the rest of your bathroom, by creating a closet type space. This will allow for some privacy as everyone is barging in and out of the bathroom.

A little creativity and a few changes are all that you need to make your bathroom work during this busy time of the year. We recommend that you do them now, so that the first day of school is as calm as your entire summer has been.

Renewal Design Build is dedicated to helping homeowners remodel various parts of their home. We specialize in kitchen and bathroom design to add style and functionality to each area. Give us a call at 404-378-6962 if you would like to discuss your bathroom remodeling project with us. You may also use our Contact Us link at the top of the website.

No one wants the same kitchen as their neighbor or their mother or some random person three states away, right? We knew that you would understand where we were coming from when we mentioned this and that you would want to create a space that has your own personalized touches. Ordinary kitchens are becoming a thing of the past and we want to help you add a little pizzazz to your space with these unique kitchen remodeling trends.

Cabinet colors

Instead of installing basic wooden cabinets or cabinets that are blinding white, we recommend that you choose to install a cabinet in a gray or muted color tone. These soft colors can create a calm feeling in your kitchen, while allowing you to spice things up with pops of colors on the walls and the fixtures.

Use warm colors

Staying with the same color tone throughout your kitchen will add warmth to the cozy atmosphere in the room. These warm colors will make you want to spend more time in your kitchen and your guests will feel the same.

Sleek lines

We recommend keeping the lines in your kitchen sleek and slim, because it will help you keep the space functional for both work and storage.

De-clutter everything

You cannot possibly work in a kitchen that is filled with stuff! We recommend paring down some of the items that you no longer use, including those spices that expired two years ago. Once you have given a few things up, you can then customize your new kitchen so that it fits everything that you are keeping. As you are creating storage for this space, we recommend considering lazy Susans, corner drawers, and specialty pull-out shelves for spices and wine.

Add appliance garages

To keep all those small appliances out of sight, but still within reach, we recommend building appliance garages. That way, when you need your Keurig or KitchenAid mixer, you can simply open the door and pull it out to use, before tucking it away again.

These kitchen trends are not found in too many kitchens, so that means that your kitchen will be quite different from anyone else that you know. However, don’t be surprised if some of your friends and family copy these ideas from you and decide to add these features to their own kitchens in the future.

When you’re ready to take the plunge and recreate your kitchen, give us a call at 404-378-6962. We’ll schedule an appointment for a consultation so we can get a better idea of the type of kitchen you want and need.

Home additions can be time-consuming, expensive, and exasperating, but there is a way for you to gain more space without having those issues get out of control. Whenever someone asks us about the best way to expand their home, we often find ourselves answering with the words, bump it out. This type of addition would not require you to tear off your roof to add another floor and it prevents you from having to pour a new foundation too.

How a Bump-Out Addition Works

As long as your home’s floor is above the grade of your landscape, you would not need any additional foundation work. The work would begin with opening up an existing wall and creating between ten and twelve feet of new space. This space would be large enough to expand your existing kitchen, make a bedroom larger, or add a bathroom to a master bedroom.

Once that wall is open, we would attach longer floor joists next to the existing joists and create a new floor that will seamlessly continue from your old one. After a while, you will forget that this area never existed before, because everything will flow so nicely.

Cheaper than an Addition

Since there will be no need for any new foundation work, this type of addition will cost approximately fifteen percent less than what you would have paid for any other type of addition. Depending on the type of roof you already have, you may find that you will continue to find savings by utilizing your existing roof over this new room.

More than a Bump-Out

Let’s say you want to add more than just a few feet to the room in question. Depending on the amount of open space you have in your yard, we may decide to build a full addition instead of a bump-out addition. Of course, a larger addition may require that your roof be expanded as well, which will add to the cost, but if it turns the space into the one of your dreams, it will be worth it.

Home Addition in Atlanta

While every home addition is going to present unique challenges, there are definitely ways that you can save time and money. The result of all your planning will be a beautiful space that will accommodate your family’s growing needs. Give us a call at 404-378-6962 to schedule an appointment for a consultation.