If you’ve ever felt a bit confined while cooking or wished your home could feel more connected and inviting, you’re not alone. Open-concept kitchens have become a favorite in modern living, beautifully blending the kitchen, dining and living areas into one seamless and stylish space. Whether you enjoy hosting family gatherings, casual dinners with friends…
The kitchen is undoubtedly the heart of the home. It’s where we cook meals, gather with family and friends and increasingly work from home. Given its essential role, it’s no surprise that many homeowners prioritize modernizing an outdated kitchen. Creating an updated kitchen that is both stylish and functional not only elevates the look and…
Imagine a classic colonial built in 1950, with great bones and original hardwood flooring, in a desirable Westside Cleveland community near Lake Erie. While there was a lot the homeowners loved about this beautiful home, its choppy, compartmentalized first-floor layout made the space feel small and cramped. They met with our team at Dover to…
Now more than ever, the kitchen is the heart of the home. While entertaining has been a long-time focus of kitchen remodels — it’s still where our families and friends love to gather — the past 18 months of cooking and working from home has reinforced that a functional kitchen is a priority, too. Keep…
This fabulous renovation earned our team at Dover the 2020 NARI Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award: Second Place, Kitchen: $60,001- $100,000. For the next 2 weeks, Dover designer and guest blogger Patti Saracusa wraps up her walkthrough of this award-winning home remodeling project which features an updated open-concept kitchen that seamlessly blends with the…
Our team at Dover was honored with the 2019 NARI Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award: 1st Place, Residential Interior $175,001-$250,000, for this fabulous renovation. For the next 2 weeks, designer and Dover blogger Beth Orr will walk you through this award-winning remodeling project which features an open concept kitchen and shared dining/living space. Enjoy!…
Our team at Dover was honored by NARI with a 2018 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award: First Place, Kitchen Remodel ($45,001-$60,000), for this townhome kitchen renovation. For the next few weeks, designer and guest blogger Amy Tilow will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of this award-winning project. Enjoy the clean, contemporary design and…
Our team at Dover was honored by NARI with a 2018 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award: Second Place, Interior Renovation ($100,001-$250,000), for a garage-space-turned-living-space home transformation. For the next few weeks, designer and guest blogger Amy Tilow will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of this award-winning project. Enjoy the fabulous design and the…
Our team at Dover was honored by NARI with a 2018 Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award: Second Place, Interior Renovation ($100,001-$250,000), for a garage-space-turned-living-space home transformation. For the next few weeks, designer and guest blogger Amy Tilow will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of this award-winning project. Enjoy the fabulous design and the…
Family First: Remodeling solutions for today’s busy lives This post is an updated version of a Dover blog originally posted in 2014. It’s crazy that here we are four years later, and this content is still relevant: No matter how big or small our home space is, we all need smart, storage and built-in conveniences…
