http://www.tessgiuliani.com/ Tess Giulinai is an amazing designer. This is one photo of her own bathroom, taken from Kitchen and BathDesign; the floor is a unique limestone floor treatment that evokes images of serene blue water

The Builder Online journal has a great article titled “Design Details: Showers and Tubs“.  I love the photos in this spread.  If you have ever thought about renovating your bathroom, you will get a major

There are 10 reasons, given by the Home Builders Association of one of our states – Alabama! I’ve listed the short version of each reason given by the HBA of Alabama, with my comments in

There are several effects a blizzard can have on remodeling.  First is, imagine you are stuck in your home or apartment for 3 days.  Normally you would be at work, walking the dog, taking the

Or is it?  Check out these incredible outdoor kitchens, complete with gas barbecues, sinks, and all the trimmings to make outdoor cooking a snap. This photo shows a gorgeous outdoor kitchen we built for a

Rose Construction Inc will be showing off some of our recent remodel projects at the Whatcom County Home & Garden Show.  The Master Remodeler’s booth will be hosting our company and several other local remodeling

Hah!  That is so obvious, why bother discussing it?  Everyone who knows anything knows that something that complicated demands detailed plans.  Ummmmm . . . that is where the problem lies.  One persons plan is

Check out this very creative solution to  needed storage space in a tiny New York apartment. It is on a blog called apartmenttherapy.com  Tiny bedroom viewed from the kitchen You just HAVE to see the

The local newspaper, Bellingham Herald has an article titled “County ranked No. 2 in U.S. for vitality of indie retailers”.  What this means is residents know that it is better to deal with local companies

Remember that time you had to remove a light fixture (that hung over a staircase) and replace it with a new fixture? (I had to do this in my home 2 years ago.) Or, how about that time you

It often takes a relatively small change to your home to make you feel a 100% better about coming home!  The bathroom is usually the smallest room in the house, and it is no exception

I have found that more and more of us are not getting the use out of the formal dining room that our parents generation did.  Families tend to be smaller, or maybe only one person

We completed this residential kitchen remodel in 2010 – I have to say, it is one my favorites!  Everything about this kitchen is well thought out, and the materials blend perfectly.  Notice the glass vertical

  I found an excellent website with all the information anyone could want on the topic of renovation and how the EPA’s law affects your renovation project in that 1978 or older structure.  Whether you

In December, Pat Rose and her crew were awarded the Remodeling in Excellence award for kitchen remodeling projects under $30,000 for 2010.  The award was presented by the Whatcom County Builders Association at their annual

I caught a very nice blog from LA all about kitchen remodeling.  The Kitchen Designer.  The article has some scary photos of a kitchen completely stripped to the wall studs, with construction lights hanging from

We are getting more calls these days to make over bathrooms for elderly persons who may have had a stroke and can’t get around the same as before; or for a person struggling with a long

We all have something about our living spaces that we would like to either replace entirely or improve.  Such as that wall between the kitchen and the dining area; if you opened that up, it

With her 28 years of experience, Pat Rose was “volunteered” to help manage the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house in our local area.  Since several of us here at RCI have wanted to

This time of year flowers are getting pretty scarce, so I guess this little bee thought she’d hit the jackpot with the giant flower on one of our Rose Construction, Inc. vans.   Our vans have

   DyLon McClary of Rose Construction, Inc. recently became one of the select group of professionals nationwide to earn the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation, identifying him as one of the building industry’s top professionals

So, as I have been wont to say, we do not all have the option to just snap our fingers and get the kitchen of our dreams.  Some of us have to make our dreams

 When planning your home remodel, whether a one – room effort or a major overhaul, did you remember the importance of getting a guarantee on the workmanship and materials? It’s fun to pick out plumbing

Well, the TORH’s is over!  We had 85 visitors on Sunday!  Not sure of the count for Saturday, as I manned the front gate for our home project on Sunday.  It was great to see

On October 2 & 3 we will be hosting one of the homes featured in the Tour of Remodeled Homes for the Bellingham area.  This annual event is presented by the Master Remodelers Council of