Topic “Home renovation”

By Jennifer V. Hughes (The Record (Hackensack N.J.)/MCT)

HACKENSACK, N.J. — When it comes to renovation projects, contractors say homeowners often don’t (pardon the pun) think outside the box.

Want a closet? You can steal some space from a neighboring room. Want a room? You can repurpose that little-used closet into something more practical. When your contractor takes a peek behind your walls...

By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore (getbuttonedup.com/SHNS)

Who doesn’t salivate at the thought of a sparkling new kitchen or a luxurious new bathroom? We both do! Sarah even has three scrapbooks full of clippings from shelter magazines like Veranda and House Beautiful with images of her dream kitchen, bathroom and home office. A girl can dream, right?

But let’s get real about home improvements....

By Mary Beth Breckenridge (Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Candice Olson knows all too well the chaos that surrounds a remodeling project.

She’s living it.

The interior designer who has fueled countless decorating fantasies through her HGTV shows, “Divine Design” and the new “Candice Tells All,” is in the throes of gutting and redoing the Toronto home she shares with husband Jurij...