by Brian Kashas | Nov 27, 2016 | Blog Posts, Home design, ON THE DRAWING BOARD
Opening up a small kitchen We’re currently planning a kitchen remodel to start in January 2017 in a very small 1920’s home near downtown Vancouver. The main floor is currently a series of small and completely separate rooms. We want to open up the...
by Brian Kashas | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog Posts, Home design, IDEAS, TIPS, VIDEO
As part of a mother in law suite project our client wanted a big door to open up the space to the outdoors (yeah, someone really loves their mother in law!). They chose the NanaWall system for it’s quality and flexibility. In the video below you can see how...
by Brian Kashas | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog Posts, Home design
The Vision We’ve been working with our Battle Ground client on the design for the addition of a 3 car garage, mudroom, and covered wraparound porch to their vintage 1920’s Craftsman home. The project will involve extensive re-work to the landscape...
by Brian Kashas | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog Posts, FIELD NOTES, Helpful Articles, Home design, RESOURCES, TIPS
Answer: Most of the time, yes, but how much?  It depends.  Typically, when we are asked this question, the person asking wants to understand what kind of return they might see for the project they’re considering.  The rate of return can vary widely from project...
by Brian Kashas | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog Posts, FIELD NOTES, Home design, remodel vancouver wa
A Long Distance Remodel – Austin to Vancouver WA Remote remodeling We recently completed a whole-house remodel project for a two-time previous client. Â This time around it was a bit different. Â They had relocated to Austin, Texas for a few years and had...
by Brian Kashas | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog Posts, Helpful Articles, Home design, RESOURCES
Here’s a pretty good article with a twist on some pretty basic advice (the psychological factoids).  To add my two cents worth, it’s probably worth noting that all this talk about how great symmetry is doesn’t really work for about 80% of the homes...
