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Kickoff: Raising the Roof Remodel in Wynnewood
When your family's growing, sometimes your home has to too. This blended family has a young teen, two young kids, and another on the way! They love their house in Wynnewood, and have already moved once within the same neighborhood. But the teen needs her own space,...
Spring Creek Design is One of Remodeling Magazine’s Big50
We got to announce a huge honor in August — SCD had been named to Remodeling Magazine’s Big50 for 2018! Here’s a little background on why, as Ron Burgundy might say, it’s kind of a big deal. Each year since 1986, Remodeling inducts 50 remodeling companies that have...
Almost Home: The Exterior Upscaled Remodel in Honey Brook
We're almost there — just awaiting the finishing touches — installation of the dog runs and some work around the trash corral. But take a look what's already happened. The reconfigured front entry has a new concrete pathway, corrugated metal siding, and that modern...
What Does It Cost to Remodel? Part 1
One of the first questions we get asked, whether in the initial phone call from a client or when someone finds out what we do, is “what does it cost to remodel?” The answer isn’t immediately satisfying: “It depends.” It depends on the project, the scope of the...
More Progress: Upscaling an Exterior Remodel in Honey Brook
Things are moving right along at our exterior remodel in Honey Brook. One of the great things about redoing a home's exterior is how quickly you see progress. The new roof and extended eaves have already made a huge difference in how the home looks, and the furring...
In Progress: Upscaling An Exterior Remodel in Honey Brook
We're embarking on a great new project close to the office — we're upscaling an exterior on a home with lots of potential in Honey Brook. We're giving it a whole new look, while making the most of its cozy cottage lines. The owners have been wanting to make over the...
In Progress: Unionville Study for Exec Working From Home
This new project near Unionville will give a busy executive the space he needs to work from home. Remote work is the new normal for many, whether all the time or only part of the week — and creating a dedicated home office space can mean the difference between being...
Container Gardening Products We Love
You want to plant and harvest fresh herbs and vegetables this year, but your yard — for various reasons — isn't the place for a garden, you can do great things with containers. Maybe only your patio, deck, or driveway gets enough sun, or what was your garden has been...
Looking for a Fixer-Upper to Remodel? SCD Can Help
We're at the height of the home selling and buying season in the Delaware Valley, and good houses go fast. If buyers open up their search to fixer-uppers, those houses that could use some love, you might still get your dream home. We can help you. Our Property...
SCD’s Guide to Home Stink Bug Control
Stink bugs: you can't live with 'em, you can't kill 'em all. It's warming up, finally, but that means the stinky pests are waking up from their cold-weather slumber. There's nothing quite like stumbling out of bed to find one sitting on your toothbrush, finding an...
The SCD Guide to Financing Your Remodeling Dreams
You browse Houzz, Instagram, and other home-design sites and blogs, liking and saving bright new kitchens, spa-like baths, or lush outdoor living spaces — but get stumped when it comes to financing your remodeling dreams. It's a dream within reach —...
Home Remodeling Projects We’d Do: SCD Dreams Big
We work on home remodeling projects for our clients every day, but rarely on our own spaces. But we do have our own remodeling dreams. Here's a look at what the SCD teamwould do to our own homes if time and money allowed. This little experiment came with some limits —...
Making Progress: Chester County Remodel and Additions
We weathered some weather — a couple of nor'easters along with days of garden-variety snow and sleet — but the the Chester County remodel and additions are coming together. The additions are built and under roof, the windows are in, and you can really get an idea of...
Home Remodeling with Pets: What You Need to Know
It's obvious we're crazy about our pets here at SCD, there's usually a dog (or two or three) in the office. Many of our clients are also devoted to their furry pals. So we take extreme care while home remodeling with pets — and we've developed ways to keep them safe...
SCD’s Remodeling Trends 2018: So Far
Specific remodeling trends are becoming clear for SCD clients and the folks who call or we met at the Phily Home + Garden Show — and they may not be the ones predicted by the shelter magazines, newspaper columnists, or bloggers. See if what we're hearing about is on...
Main Line Makeover Remodel in Wynnewood: We’re Done Edition!
We're done with our remodel in Wynnewood. The family of four lived for years with a frustrating chopped-up kitchen layout, a family room with awkward steps down, and no real room for a comfortable home office or back-door entrance with storage. But look at it now! The...
In Progress: Chester County Remodel and Addition
When our newest clients first called, the need was clear — a full exterior remodel and addition — at least one. The family had grown since they bought the home, and things were getting cramped for Dan and Emily and their three active kids. Garage space also had to be...
Exterior: Melding Old and New in a Farmhouse Remodel and Addition in Malvern
It was the largest and longest remodeling project we've done — and the results are spectacular. At our remodel and addition at the Malvern farmhouse, so many details, and a lot of innovative design, went into creating harmony between the older estate asthetic and the...
Big Reveal, Interior: Giving a Little Love Remodel in Exton
We've already looked at our exterior makeover of our Exton remodel — now it's time to venture inside! To recap: Matt and MJ and their kids have a great lot, but the house needed some love. We added a garage with finished space above, a modern-cool screened porch, and...
The Big Reveal, Exterior: Giving a Little Love Remodel in Exton
It's a wrap on our remodel in Exton! Our clients, Matt and MJ, had a house they liked well enough, but it was the location — on a great piece of land — that was really the selling point for them. They've systematically improved the place. The last piece of the puzzle,...