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The Homeowners Guide to Choosing a Kitchen Backsplash

Design Styles & Trends, Kitchen Remodel/Renovation, Planning your remodel, Tile, Tips & AdviceBy Crystal Angersola April 28, 2021

Whether you’re replacing your backsplash as part of a complete kitchen remodel or simply refreshing your above-the-counter space, a new backsplash is a great investment. This update can transform the entire look of your kitchen—and it’s functional, too. The backsplash protects the wall behind the sink and underneath cabinets against water damage from splashing and spills. Beyond its practicality, the kitchen backsplash is prime real estate for expressing…

MEET THE DOVER DESIGNERS: Home Design & Remodeling with Shelby Wilkins

About Dover Home RemodelersBy Crystal Angersola April 14, 2021

Meet the Designer: Shelby Wilkins In this special blog series, we would like to introduce you to Dover Home Remodelers’ talented designers. Enjoy a glimpse at their work, inspirations and beautiful before-and-after remodeling project highlights. If you’re looking for well-balanced interior design perspective, meet Shelby Wilkins. Shelby earned degrees in interior design, business and marketing.…

7 Ways to Discover Your Home Design Personality

Planning your remodel, Tips & AdviceBy Crystal Angersola February 24, 2021

We’ve all been there—to those “perfect” homes that uniquely and beautifully reflect the owners with a well-curated, seemingly effortless sense of style. How do they do it? If you Google how to identify my home design personality, you’ll find lots of quizzes you can take to help you classify your “look” or style as a…

Home Remodeling 101: Get What You Want, Stay Within Budget

Planning your remodel, Tips & AdviceBy Crystal Angersola January 27, 2021

In our loftiest home-improvement dreams, we all have unlimited project budgets. But for most of us, that’s just not reality. As a designer, I work with homeowners every day to help them balance their wants and needs while keeping the budget in check. Today I want to share my experience and help you design the…

Update your lower level. Ideas for basement flooring, walls and more.

Basement Remodel/Renovation, Dover Floor & Tile Center, Planning your remodel, Tile, Tips & AdviceBy Tracey Dabrowski January 13, 2021

Update your lower level. Ideas for basement flooring, walls and more. Baby, it’s cold outside. This is the time of year when many of us in Northeast Ohio are looking to update our living spaces as we’ll be spending a lot of time indoors for the next few months. I’m getting lots of traffic in…

Has COVID Lockdown Got You Thinking Home Remodeling?

Tips & AdviceBy Traci Christler April 29, 2020

Has COVID Lockdown Got You Thinking Home Remodeling? We’ve Got Just The Inspiration You Need for a Home Refresh Now more than ever, I really appreciate my home. Like everyone else, I’ve had to slow down and stay put—but the upside of this unexpected change is that it’s allowed me to enjoy the improvements I’ve…

Tips And Trends For Displaying Your TV

Tips & AdviceBy Traci Christler April 23, 2020

Binge-watching during the COVID-19 shutdown? Follow these trends and tips for displaying your TV If streaming Netflix content is part of your new normal during these uncertain times, we’re right there with you. This blog repost is very much on-point with tips for ways to display your TV—because we all have time to think about…

Planning Makes Perfect: How to Navigate the Remodeling Process

About Dover Home Remodelers, Tips & AdviceBy Traci Christler April 4, 2019

Planning Makes Perfect: How to Navigate the Remodeling Process You wouldn’t take a weekend road trip without packing an overnight bag. Similarly, you shouldn’t dive into a home remodeling project without planning before the demolition begins. A big part of that preparation is understanding the scope of work—and how that is going to affect life…

Love Your Home

Tips & AdviceBy Traci Christler February 21, 2019

Rekindle Your Love for Your Home. During a few recent new-customer meetings, I have had homeowners struggle with the perennial question: Is this renovation project good for resale value? My advice: Do what you love! After all, this is your home. Why not make changes and updates that suit your personal style? Why not…

Resale Value vs. Enjoyment: Tips For Making Home Remodeling Choices

Tips & AdviceBy Traci Christler February 28, 2018

We all want to make smart investment choices. Whether it’s a college savings plan or a home improvement project, the goal is to get the greatest rate of return. As a designer, too often I see homeowners over-think decisions about their home remodeling projects: Approximately 90% of the jobs that I quote, the first question…