Small Changes, Big Results A Living Room Refresh Made Simple
to tear the whole thing apart. With a solid plan and one weekend, you can bring new life to your space — no contractor required. Start with what’s working. It could be a sofa worn just right or a wooden table with a storied past. Use those to ground the space. Then, clear the decks: Pull down the shelf clutter, trim back the pillow pile, and give your eyes space to rest. Once the room can breathe again, bring in new touches. Paint if you feel up to it. Even just one wall in a deeper tone can shift the whole feel. If that’s too much, bring in more texture. Think curtains that catch the light, a low-pile rug, or a few new cotton, linen, or velvet pillows.
a lamp near the reading chair can shift the room’s ambiance. Pulling the furniture closer to the windows can also do the same. Rearranging things to make the most of natural light can brighten the entire space and make it feel more open. And don’t forget about the other sensory elements. Simple things like a new scent or potted plants are an easy way to breathe fresh life into your living room. Once you get started, you’ll see it doesn’t take a complete overhaul to make a space feel better. A throw with some heft, a chair turned toward the light, and a clear table surface can bring back a sense of calm. You know it’s working when the room invites you in without trying too hard.
Sometimes, your home needs more than a quick-fix cleaning. It needs a reset, and the living room is a good place to start because people gather, settle in, and spend time there with each other. But over the years, even a cozy, relaxing space can lose shape. Maybe you’ve had one too many attempts at rearranging your furniture or a mix of styles that never quite clicked. That doesn’t mean you need
Light also does more than people think. Swapping a fixture or adding
BUILT TO LAST The Value Behind Our Workmanship Guarantee
There’s an old joke about warranties in the home improvement industry: Most contractors provide customers a “headlight warranty”: They stand behind their work until they drive away. After they turn the corner and their headlights disappear — well, there goes your warranty! We go to the other extreme. We offer our customers a lifetime workmanship guarantee on all our work, on every project. That means we stand by everything we do. If we did something wrong in installing materials or making a repair, we will always come out and fix it. If you damaged the area somehow, obviously that is a different situation. But if we forgot a screw, installed flashing wrong, or made some other mistake, we will always come out and fix it free of charge. That sets us apart from other home-improvement
contractors, who typically offer a one- year warranty or none at all. We also match the product warranties on our building supplies and help our customers take action on them if needed. For example, our high-quality TimberTech decks come with warranties of 25–30 years. A customer called us earlier this year with a highly unusual complaint about some chipping in a deck we had built for him a year earlier. This homeowner’s problem was something I had never seen before. I contacted our TimberTech representative immediately and he placed a rush order for replacement boards. We were able to restore our customer’s deck to its original high quality, at no cost to him. In a further reassurance to our customers, we have been designated
by some of the nation’s top building supply manufacturers as preferred installers because of our experience and the quality of our workmanship. For example, GAF, America’s biggest shingle producer, has certified us as “Master Elite Installers,” which allows us to offer an enhanced warranty on every GAF roof we install. We are also certified installers of James Hardie siding, which has a stellar reputation among homeowners and offers a 30- year warranty on its boards and soffits. If you need work done and are nervous about trusting a contractor, or perhaps have been disappointed by others in the past, contact us today for a free consultation. You can rest assured you will receive honest advice from us, plus the highest quality workmanship, materials, and customer service in the industry!
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