The demand for new master baths in Morgantown is increasing. Now that many families are spending almost all of their time at home, they have a new appreciation that a bathroom can offer so much more than function. A master bath can be a refuge from Zoom fatigue, a wellness center and a room to spend a few minutes devoid of email, texts and family members, all to yourself. That’s why the results of a recent 2020 Houzz.com bathroom trend study does not come as a surprise.

A Desire for a Makeover:   Most homeowners nationally and in Morgantown want to cha...

Spending more time in you home? Realizing you need to improve what currently exists? they realize that they need to improve what currently exists. If you are interested in a new kitchen or bath, you can make your life a lot easier by developing a wish list of everything that you want to then create a preliminary budget.

A word of caution about budgeting: don't rely on home improvement television as a valid source. While HGTV, DIY and other networks and shows are great sources of inspiration, their timetables and budgets do not resemble reality. They often d...

Most of our customers around Morgantown, decide to renovate their bathroom because their current bath no longer meets their needs, and life is too short not to live in a space that makes you smile every time you use it. If you are considering a remodel for a bath that is either functionally or aesthetically underwhelming, there are compelling reasons to make a change.

Updated bathrooms increase the value of your home. The kitchen and master bath are the two most important rooms in your house, not only for enjoyment but also for creating value. A renovated b...

For more than a century, almost every master and secondary bathroom in North American homes was outfitted with a drop-in bath tub. That’s not the case as we approach the third decade of the 21st century. Given the frenetic pace of everyday life, who has time to soak in a tub? That’s a question many hotel developers are answering by eliminating tubs altogether. Hilton’s Canopy brand has replaced the tub with a barrier-free, walk-in shower. Marriott also is foregoing tubs for walk-in showers at properties that are part of the brand’s Autograph Collection. Bo...

A well-designed kitchen is an organized kitchen. You should expect your kitchen designer to present creative options to maximize the look, feel and functionality of your kitchen space. A technique we often use in our showroom is not to settle for the standard offerings from our manufacturer partners. A recent example was a client who had a smaller space. To help maximize the storage capacity for the new kitchen, we recommended counter-depth upper cabinets. For this project, we knew that the client would not be happy with the standard 12- to 15-inch upper d...

The 2018 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is the largest trade show for our industry, attracting more than 700 exhibitors and nearly 60,000 industry professionals. Our Lead Designer, Lyndsey Iannelli & General Manager Chuck Matala attended this year's show.  It featured the AuthLux Summit, a panel of experts offering guidance for designing the luxury kitchen of tomorrow today.

The overwhelming reason to invest in a luxury kitchen is that the kitchen not only dramatically impacts the value of the home, today it influences most other design decisions. Re...