Daily Breeze – For example, a $10,000 bathroom remodel will pay about 102 percent of its cost in resale value a year later, and a $14,000 minor kitchen remodel translates into about the same amount in resale value increase, while upscale remodels (about $25,000 for

Green design catches on in the valley
Desert Sun – Paul McCreesh of Green Guys Construction designed the energy efficient kitchen remodel in the Palm Springs home of Doug McCourt and Dean Foster. Remodel it green Build It Green , a green building group based in Northern California, has developed

Room to roam
San Gabriel Valley Tribune – Two Pasadena homes are featured in LaBau’s book, including Berman’s now 21/2-year-old open, modest-size kitchen remodel with its early-20th-century-inspired embellishments and new Viking appliances. Marrying the old and new is the key to

Register-News – To cook pasta: On a hot plate, bring a saucepan two-thirds full of water to a boil. Add the pasta and a dash of salt and boil, partially covered, 8 to 11 minutes, or until the pasta is just tender. Drain. Set aside. Preheat toaster oven to 350 F

Real Estate Live
Washington Post – Chevy Chase, D.C.: I have a remodeling question, as it relates to market trends we’re in the planning stage of a kitchen remodel. There is no question that our kitchen requires a complete overhaul and structural work, because it is almost non

WHO-TV – Are you looking for better choices to manage your personal checking? Is saving for a kitchen remodel two years down the road in your future? Or maybe it’s that first college tuition payment ten years from now. Not sure if you should take the next

Green kitchen remodel reuses, recycles, rewards
Tacoma News Tribune – Pat and Bob Young of Tacoma remodeled their kitchen, taking the green route for many of the changes. They installed energy-efficient appliances and lighting, used recycled building materials in construction and had a storage place for recycling

Redo with a world view
San Francisco Gate – Redo with a world view Dramatic Oakland kitchen remodel melds influences of Asia, Africa Earlier this year, Johnny Hawthorne and Paula Groves-Hawthorne of Oakland had a party for 20 people, and the