Articles by: Home Renovation Concepts Staff

  • Trendy Traditional Home

    This traditional home incorporates some of the major trends for 2014 and features a beautiful living room wall mural and C-shaped sofa built into the window, an open screen built into the staircase, a kitchen with a glazed textured tile backsplash and cabinets with dark […]

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  • Decorating with Bright Colors

    Design a balanced room by choosing a split-complementary color scheme from the color wheel. Learn more about decorating with bright colors in this Better Homes and Gardens video: To decorate with this color scheme, choose one color and then add its compliment and a color […]

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  • Custom Built-In Kitchen Storage

    The 100 sq. ft. galley kitchen in this Charlottesville, VA 1927 bungalow was four years in the making. This HGTV video highlights its custom built-in storage solutions built by the homeowner in his basement workshop: This kitchen has the following features: Floor-to-ceiling spice rack with […]

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  • A Studio Apartment That Works

    Small space living doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on style or functionality. Take the tour of a studio apartment that works in this Engineer Your Space video: This 450 sq. ft. apartment has only one large and one small closet, and only the kitchen […]

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  • Motorcycle Man Cave

    Motorcycle Man Cave

    A hard-core biker needed a secure place to hide his Harley. Watch how an old three-season room is converted into a motorcycle man cave in this DIY Network video: The termite-infested wall was removed and replaced with a custom built frosted glass secured garage door. […]

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  • Home Decorating Trends for 2014

    Suzanne Dimma and Lynda Reeves discuss the top home decorating trends for 2014 in this House & Home video: What’s trending this year? Large-scale macrame wall hangings Painting the walls, paneling, doors, trim and crown with the same color, which raises the ceiling height and […]

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  • How to Add Funky Affordable Storage to Your Bathroom

    Upcycling an old wooden door can add character as well as vertical storage space. Learn how to add funky affordable storage to your bathroom in this Buildipedia video: You will need the following for this DIY project: Salvaged wooden door Low VOC paint Brushes Sanding […]

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  • Empty Nester Second Home in Door Country

    This home in Door Country, Wisconsin, built on a bluff overlooking Green Bay, features ample windows, clean lines and calm peaceful interiors. Originally designed as a second home for empty nesters, it will ultimately become their retirement home. Take the tour in this Kohler video: […]

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  • Industrial Loft Kitchen Makeover

    The drab kitchen in this industrial style loft needed a long overdue makeover. Watch the transformation in this Moen video: Besides the kitchen’s boring appearance, the wall behind the sink constantly needed cleaning as it had no backsplash, and the sink had a leaky faucet. […]

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