Kitchens
Five Traits of Top Remodelers In our last blog, we discussed five reasons why remodeling projects fail in order to understand how a dream renovation turns into a nightmare experience. The obvious next question is how do we avoid hiring a contractor who will lead us down an expensive and stressful path? We’ve thought through […]
Five Reasons Why Remodeling Projects Fail We’ve all heard the horror stories. A friend or a neighbor trusts a contractor who promises to build their dream renovation and suddenly, they’re in a nightmare. The project lasts forever, doesn’t turn out the way they envisioned, and costs way more than what they were quoted. To make […]
2022 Project Highlights: Bathroom As we enter a new year, we’re taking some time to reflect on a few of our favorite projects from 2022. We worked with all types of clients to create bathrooms, kitchens, closets, fireplaces, and full home renovations. Each client came to us with a different story, and we enjoyed the […]
2022 Project Highlights: Kitchen As we enter a new year, we’re taking some time to reflect on a few of our favorite projects from 2022. We worked with all types of clients to create bathrooms, kitchens, closets, fireplaces and full home renovations. Each client came to us with a different story and we enjoyed the […]
2022 Project Highlights: Fireplace As we enter a new year, we’re taking some time to reflect on a few of our favorite projects from 2022. We worked with all types of clients to create bathrooms, kitchens, closets, fireplaces and full home renovations. Each client came to us with a different story and we enjoyed the […]
2022 Holiday Edition Once a year, we like to take a break from our standard blogs to reflect. It’s so easy to get caught up in “business as usual” and the day to day worries of being a small business. With all the world events this year and the uncertainty surrounding the projection of our […]
The Ideal Mayflower Client Part One There are hundreds of home improvement companies in the DMV area each offering their own set of services and unique way of presenting themselves to potential clients. To help clients decide whether Mayflower might be a good fit, we’ve come up with a list of questions to consider and […]
Why We Don’t Offer Labor Only If you’ve got a friend who’s in the business and willing to hook you up with discounted materials, it will be very tempting to purchase everything yourself and try to find a labor only contractor. We sometimes offer our material discount to our own family and close friends and […]
“Is a DIY Kitchen or Bathroom Renovation for Me”? Part Two In this two-part blog series, we’re focusing on what aspects to consider before jumping into managing your own bathroom or kitchen renovation. It’s very tempting to save money by sourcing your own materials and hiring various handymen, plumbers and electricians to help you put […]
“Is a DIY Kitchen or Bathroom Renovation for Me”? Part One As much as a DIY kitchen or bathroom renovation contradicts our business model, we do realize it’s a popular alternative to hiring a design-build firm like us. With all the home improvement shows and YouTube tutorials making it look fun and easy, many prospective […]