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Creating Your Forever Home
At DreamMaker Bath and Kitchen, we spend each day working with clients, remodeling bathrooms or doing a kitchen remodel. These are great spaces in your home to update and often result in the biggest rewards in making it visually pleasing, as well as functional. Our designers work with you to ensure your home reflects your personal wishes and meets your family’s lifestyle. But there’s even more to consider than bathroom and kitchen remodels! If you’re planning to stay in your house for a while, it might be worth thinking about how your home can age alongside you. As the kids…
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Bathroom Remodeling Trends for 2018
Does your bathroom look like something from the sixties? Are you tired of the old pastel tiles and linoleum flooring? Could your bathroom use an update? Even though it is one of the most private rooms in your home, it’s also one of the most highly trafficked. A bathroom needs to be functional – vanity, storage, shower/bath, toilet, etc. – but we also believe it can be beautiful. It can be turned into a vibrant space to help you wake up in the morning or a tranquil zone where you can unwind before heading to bed. Either way, your…
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What to Ask a Prospective Contractor Before Remodeling
At DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen in Springfield, Illinois, we help people navigate the world of remodeling in a transparent and organized way. This resource on questions to ask a prospective contractor before remodeling outlines the very code of values that each of our team members follow. We believe every contractor should be held to these same guidelines. We, of course, hope that you would give us a call if you are considering a remodeling project, but if you are just starting to research options, feel free to use this as a guide to help you through the selection process. It’s…
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Kitchen Remodeling Trends for 2018
Is remodeling your kitchen one of your top New Year’s resolutions for 2018? Or are you just tired of honey oak cabinets and worn laminate countertops that look like they were made in the 60’s? Does your kitchen feel crowded and barely useable? This year’s trends will brighten up your kitchen, open up the room, and provide more functional and efficient space for you and your family to enjoy. Check out the top 10 kitchen remodeling trends of 2018: White is Here to Stay From cabinetry to countertops, white isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But you can change up the…
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2018 Home Expo in Springfield
The 2018 Springfield Area Home Builders Association HOME EXPO is just around the corner! DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen will join over 100 other local businesses in the home building and remodeling industry to be present and available for attendees to meet, ask questions, and touch and feel new exciting products and designs.
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DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Earns Best of Houzz Award
We are pretty excited to add another badge to The DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen profile on Houzz.com. This Best of Houzz for Customer Service comes from an online community that is over 40 million users strong (I know, that's a crazy big number right), and although we know many of the millions of Houzz users don't know us personally, DreamMaker clients here in Springfield and surrounding communities have used the Houzz platform to share reviews about their experience using the DreamMaker Team to design and remodel their bathroom, kitchen, laundry and basement spaces
Smart Planning Means Smart Saving for Your Remodeling Project
Yay, it’s here! The DreamMaker Holiday Financing Promotion is back! For those of you planning a kitchen or bath remodel in the first quarter of 2018, right now is prime time to start planning and talking to a designer. And with the Holiday Financing Promotion, it is time to save real dollars too. Quick and simple, the financing offer allows you to choose...
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True Confession of Our “Do-It-Yourself” Experience
If you have been to the DreamMaker Design Center, you know that we enjoy a nice atmosphere. We are deliberate in design and want your visit here to be both enjoyable and informative. So after a year and half in this new location on Wabash Avenue, we moved to the outside of the building to dress up the landscaping. We chose the “do-it-yourself” option as we rationalized that 1.) we have a decent amount of experience and knowledge of plants, 2.) we have the muscle needed and 3.) it probably wouldn’t take too much time. We bought nice plants, put…
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