Home Remodeling Blog

Many of us love to host and entertain, but we often find ourselves looking around our home wishing we had a better space to gather with friends and family! Our Libertyville homeowners decided to turn a previous exercise space into a fantastic new entertaining space with a stunning wet bar perfect to serve drinks to everyone, especially with the new kegerator! The whole neighborhood will want to come over for the latest movies and game nights. Our BDS team also remodeled the kitchen to create a gorgeous space to prepare food and host all of their guests. 

Sometimes adding an addition to your home is not the best answer or maybe not even an option at all. When you are needing additional space, there may be opportunities within your home to remodel what currently exists to create new space! Our homeowners in Libertyville were looking for additional space for an upstairs primary suite. The first floor dining room was a two-story space, and provided the perfect opportunity to allow our team at BDS to frame in the ceiling and create the perfect additional space for our homeowners. 

The current housing market is a hot one, and it is often hard to find exactly what you are looking for in your budget, at the right time, in the right location, and most importantly that will accept your offer! A great option is always to find a home in the right location that has potential to become what you are looking for. Our homeowner recently downsized into a modern condo, and needed to bring the style and functionality up to what they really need and want.

You may love to follow new trends, maybe you tend to lean towards what is classic, or maybe you just stay true to your own style! We love to keep you updated on the trends for design for each year, whether that means you go all out trendy or just pick and choose a few trends to blend in with your design. According to Good Housekeeping, here are the trends we will be seeing for 2022 when it comes to design.

The best way to obtain an accurate kitchen remodel quote, of course, is to contact your Chicago contractor for an in-home consultation. Before placing this call, however, many of our clients prefer to research ballpark figures of remodeling costs and plan their budgets accordingly. This post will provide you with area-specific information for 2023 kitchen remodel projects of different scopes and sizes in Chicago and the surrounding areas.

As children, most of us found “The Guinness Book of World Records” fascinating, particularly when the records coincided with our own ambitions and interests. Some might suppose that statistics are categorically boring, but nothing is farther from the truth when the reader has a vested interest in them. Today, we’ve assembled statistics that our remodeling-minded readers will appreciate: statistics on bathroom remodel costs in the Chicago North Shore area.

Third Lake Primary Bathroom remodel was a fun space to reimagine! This existing bath was the original to the house. Outdated and in need of maintenance, this bathroom quickly transformed into a modern stylish primary bath for our homeowners. Every remodel has its very own style, and these fun homeowners brought major style into their remodel with modern touches and pops of color!

Our Grayslake primary remodel project represented the last space in the home to be renovated since the customer moved in over a decade ago. Knowing they would not be remodeling again for many years to come they wanted to pull out all the stops. They went with a luxurious spa retreat in the bathroom with a custom designed closet that is a homeowner’s dream!

At the very beginning of each home remodel, we sit down with our clients to hear their vision and goal for the upcoming project. The goal may be to update an outdated bathroom, add more functionality to a kitchen, or add guest space in a basement. For our Libertyville Basement Remodel, our homeowners were envisioning a great entertaining space. The basement of this home was a blank canvas for our team to work with. Our homeowners had a few requirements that they really wanted to see including a wet bar, tv area with storage, and a stage area for small concerts. This unfinished space had incredible potential, and we couldn’t wait to help create the entertaining space our clients were longing for!

The housing market is booming, and many homeowners are opting to remodel their current home rather than trying to battle an overwhelming market. We’ve all watched or heard of home renovations projects that become challenging, but don’t let that deter you from tackling your own home renovation. Our team of professionals at BDS, not only support you during the renovation, but we are here before the project begins and after. We will walk you through each design option and construction decisions, so you never feel alone.