Curated Home & Life — VanderBeken Blog
Winter Warmth
Enjoy some Winter Warmth with an Updated Fire Insert Sitting in front of a fire is a favorite thing to do – so hygge. Whether a summer firepit on the patio or a winter evening by the woodstove sitting and watching the flames while visiting with family and friends or...
Create a Year-Round Pacific Northwest Outdoor Living Space
Over the last ten years, weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest have become increasingly unpredictable. Extreme temperatures are now more common in both the winter and summer seasons, while floods are larger and more frequent year round. As the climate continues to...
Whole Home Remodel Timeline
Homeowners remodel for a number of reasons. Some consider a whole home remodel to boost their property’s resale value. Others want to update the function and aesthetics of their home to better suit their current lifestyle. Many of our clients work with us on a whole...
How to Know Which Flooring Type is Right for You
Choosing the right type of flooring for your home can be tricky. The right type of flooring for your home also varies from room to room. Some spaces are best served by hardwood and others by carpet. Whether you hope to update the flooring in your walkout basement or...
6 Surprising Things that Could Bring Your Home’s Value Down
In a seller’s market, homeowners often dismiss calls from real estate agents to maintain, repair or update their properties. They assume because the market is hot, buyers are desperate and available homes are so limited that their home will easily sell for top dollar....
6 Tips for Maximizing Storage in Your New Bathroom
If you are planning to remodel your bathroom, more storage may likely be on your list of must haves. Working with a designer can help you discover the best route to maximizing storage in your new bathroom. Most older homes in Snohomish County struggle with having...
How to Brighten Up Your Northwest Home
Snohomish County is known for the cool light of our many overcast days, and miles upon miles of deep green forests. Our Northern latitude gives us short winter days, leaving us with reduced natural daylight for part of the year. Yet, high on the wish list for many...
3 Benefits of Jobsite Cleanliness
Home renovations are notoriously dusty, dirty and debris-ridden. With framers, plumbers and electricians working around each other on a tight time frame, it is difficult to keep things clean and tidy. In fact, one of the main reasons people are unhappy during a...
When to Remodel A Whole Home
How to Determine When to Remodel a Whole Home Whole home remodels can be both exciting and overwhelming. The investment of time, energy, and money for a whole home remodel is significant, but so are the results. While careful planning and considerations are...
Design/Build Remodeling Firm or General Contractor?
If you are planning to renovate a kitchen or bathroom in Snohomish County, you probably already know it is well worth your time to research who will be the best fit for you and your project. However, deciding whether to hire a design/build remodeling firm or general...
Expressing Your Personality in a Home Renovation
With society’s ever-evolving values and sensibilities, people increasingly balk at the idea of being confined to a specific “box.” Perhaps no greater example of this shift can be seen than through examining home renovation. Cookie-cutter homes are being replaced with...
Remodeling Realities 101
The Reality of Rising Costs in Remodeling The last several months have had quite a ripple effect on almost every aspect of our lives and while there have been silver linings in figuring out ingenious and more efficient ways of dealing with these effects there are...