Choosing A New Paint Color For Your Home

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Deciding on a color scheme for your home can be easier than you think. Consider your room size, how much natural light the room receives, and the style you desire to create the perfect atmosphere. Painting a room a dark color can make the room feel smaller and painting with a light color larger. If the room has a lot of natural light, then the wall colors will change throughout the day as the sun shifts.

Before ordering all your paint, take swatches or paint samples to test in different areas of your home. The paint it self will almost always look different in the room then what you picture. Lighting and room size can make it different. 

Benjamin Moore Paints helps to make your decision easier when choosing a color scheme for your home. Their website allow for you to browse colors by the room type – living room, bedroom, kitchen, kids’ room, bathroom, dining room, home office, and entryway. If you already have a color in mind like neutral, then you can also browse within that color family.

Bathroom Renovation Ideas

Looking for some creative ideas for renovating your bathroom? Check out All Build Construction’s Houzz bathroom idea book and our custom tile Turtle inlay bathroom. We’ve created a collection of bathroom designs including open bath, custom rain showers, creative vanities, and different color schemes. Your design options are endless!

Appliances to Fit Every Budget

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Luxury Appliances

(more than $2,000)

Priced at $10,499

Viking professional 7 Series Gas Range is from the Viking Professional product line. This product is perfect for the chef in your family. It’s used to create a restaurant quality range that delivers power and precision to your home. 

Kenmore French door bottom-freezer stainless steel refrigerator has lots of storage. It offers a unique and innovative design with the easy access, tilt drawers, specialty lights and sliding shelves.  Not to mention it's Energy Efficient!

Priced at $8,599

Priced at $4599.99

This Professional full-height 30” wine cellar provides horizontal storage for up to 150 bottles. Three separate temperature zones are available with a special temperature controlling storage system. Full-width shelves pull out for easy access for all different size bottles.  

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Moderate Appliances

($1,000 to $2,000)

Priced at $1,399

According to Bosch.com their compact washing machine can wash 5 men’s dress shirts in just 15 minutes and their compact dryers can dry 5 men’s dress shirts in 15 minutes! Bosch offers the fastest washing and drying cycles on the market.

Kenmore French door bottom-freezer refrigerator has a lot of storage available for all your necessities. There are adjustable shelves, humidity controlled crisper drawers, multiple size drawers and a pull out freezer. This is an energy efficient product as well. 

Priced at $1,879.99

Priced at $1,449

KitchenAid 5 element electric cooktop is designed to provide heat evenly. With a sleek design, it will easily fit with in anyone’s kitchen design. 

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Budget Appliances

(Less than $1,000)

Bosch pocket handle dishwasher offers three areas for loading dishes with the possibility of different rack positions. With a sleek stainless steel design, it can fit into any kitchen design and budget. Bosch dishwashers are known for their quietness.

Priced at $899

Priced at $899.99

Kenmore front-loading washer and dryer are energy efficient products. They offer multiple cycle options, different speeds and temperatures to accommodate any wash load. Not to mention they are extremely quite.

Bosch ventilation for under a cabinet has a professional design and stainless steel finish. It has easy to use controls and the mesh filters are dishwasher safe.

Priced at $949

Converting Your Carport Into A Garage

In Hawaii it’s not uncommon to own a home with a carport in place of a garage. It can be very beneficial to convert your carport into a garage.

A well-designed garage can serve many functions. A garage creates more storage for your belongings that you don’t have space for inside your home. Privacy can be a huge benefit of an enclosed garage. You are able store items, close the door and still allow your home to look presentable and not cluttered to the neighborhood.

A garage doesn’t have to be a storage space for just your car and lawn mower. Shelving and hooks can be placed around a workbench created for all your tools and equipment. Some chose to use part of the garage for entertainment like a pool table or ping-pong table.

When it’s time to decide on the garage door, pick a design that matches the rest of your home. There are a variety of types and designs available.

We had a client who converted their carport into a 6-car garage. See the photo album below.

Designing to Budget

A budget is always present when determining a new project. Everyone’s budgets are different but most of the time clients will exceed their budget. More than likely the client will get one thing they want but won’t get something else, due to budget constraints. When it comes to remodeling there is always a compromise. 

It’s important for the general contractor to establish a detailed budget with the client so that there are no surprises along the way or at the end. Remodeling is based on a partnership with the client and partners needs to be able to communicate and get along. As a client if there is any concern, talk to you general contractor. The last thing you want is to be unhappy with the outcome.

There can be discrepancies when it comes to budget vs design. As a client, listen to your contractor, they know the amount of money necessary to achieve your remodel visions and were the best places are to make sacrifices. Your contractor may propose doing the project in phases if it doesn’t work right now. Also ask your contractor if they know more cost-effective materials to help reduce the cost. Remember when designing to a budget there are always alternatives.