 Smart & Spacious
When this couple bought a 20-year-old ranch in Brewster in 2005 for their retirement, the home met all of their basic requirements—except for the kitchen.<more>
 Contractor's Challenge
Here’s how one Cape Cod contractor remodeled his own bathrooms—without spending a lot of time
or money.<more>
 Style on a Shoestring
A complete remodel transforms a traditional
1980s Cape into a spacious, low-maintenance
home for today’s lifestyle. <more>
 Kitchen remodeling advice for
the do-it-yourselfer
Remodeling a kitchen is not as easy as it may appear. What you save in dollars you could make up for in irritation. <more>
 Enlarged and Enlightened:
When Pat Kebhart was transferred from northern Minnesota to the Cape, she and her husband, Cal, kept their home in Minnesota and rented a home in Cotuit Bay Shores. <more>
Sweet Retreat
Travel has the power to give new perspective. It can make the old look new or the old look, well, old. The latter was the case for the owners of this 20-year-old Centerville home. <more>
Bath to the Future
The outsized whirlpool bathtub that carried such cachet 20 years ago has become the albatross around the neck of many middle-age homeowners, like the owners of this home in North Falmouth. <more>
Weighing countertop options
While cabinets account for the largest percentage of the budget for a kitchen or bath remodel, countertops and appliances take the next biggest chunk. <more>
 Small Wonder
This small kitchen remodel
serves up lots of Old World charm. Lorraine Donnelly started thinking about renovating her kitchen the day she and her husband, Robert, closed on the house. <more>
 New and Improved
A 1950s bathroom gets a complete, stylish remodel on a budget.The bathroom was not atypical for a 50-year-old ranch: a narrow rectangular affair with a cast iron tub and laminate shower insert, a white wall-mount sink with chrome legs, wooden medicine cabinet with mirrored tri-fold doors, standard white toilet, vinyl floor and pink plastic wall tiles. <more>
Selecting a kitchen designer who’s right for you. The economy is supposed to be slowing, but few in the upscale kitchen industry have ever been busier. <more>
Kitchen
Remodel
River View: A view of Bass River becomes
the focal point for the remodel of a 1959 kitchen. When
the homeowners bought this South Yarmouth home five years
ago, it was with an eye toward their anticipated semi-retirement. <more>
Does your kitchen need remodeling?
Most homeowners think their kitchen needs remodeling judging by the look of things: worn cabinets, dated appliances and crackled countertop surfaces. They may not realize when their kitchen needs to be remodeled for other reasons. <more>
Open House
A kitchen renovation opens up
the entire living space in this 20-year-old home. Some
rooms can tolerate design flaws, but if a kitchen doesn’t
work, residents will feel its inadequacies every day. <more>
Refresh & Renew
The remodeled bathrooms in this
antique sea captain’s
home hint at the past but harbor
all the amenities of the present. <more>
The cost of a kitchen or bath remodel
The nation’s spending on kitchen and bath remodeling is expected to reach $67 billion this year, according to Remodeling magazine, with at least twice as much being spent on kitchens as baths. <more>
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