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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,...
Main Line Makeover: Kitchen and Family Room Remodel in Wynnewood
Demo is done and you can start to see the new spaces taking shape in remodel in Wynnewood. To recap, we're completely reinventing the kitchen and family room to create more cooking space and storage in the kitchen and creating a better flow between it and the family...
Spring Creek’s Home Remodeling Faves: Great Products We Love
Our designers collaborate with our clients to find them the best products for their home remodeling projects. We stay on top of the trends and know where to source high-quality materials and components to fit their styles and budgets. It's anintegral part of...
Main Line Makeover: Kitchen, Family Room and Home Office Remodel in Wynnewood
Our latest project is a kitchen, family room, and home office remodel in Wynnewood. It's a classic Main Line stone-front home built at the beginning of the last century. Tucked into a cozy neighborhood, it's an ideal place for our clients to raise their kids while...
In Progress: Part 2 Giving a Little Love Remodel in Exton
When we last checked in on our addition and remodel in Exton, we had plans in hand and were ready to go! Demolition, excavation, foundation work, and framing are complete and the garage addition is moving along! We had a great stretch of weather to complete the...
In Progress: Part 2 of Melding Old & New in a Farmhouse Remodel & Addition in Malvern
This remodel and addition project in Malvern is major. We're taking our cues from the original home's gracious touches and our clients' desires for high quality and preservation of original details. That means that in a project this size, it's the little things that...
In Progress: Giving a Little Love Remodel in Exton
That saying about location, location, location, certianly applies to our lastest project — an addition and remodel in Exton. The lot is ideal — partially wooded, with walking paths and a stream, and the house sits a good way off the road. It feels private and even...
The Reveal, Part 1: The Almost-Empty Nest Remodel in Chester County
When last seen, this ranch remodel in Chester County had just started. We removed some walls, flipped the locations of the kitchen and dining room, gave the living room a makeover, and added closets. We'll look at the public spaces today, and follow up next time with...
10 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring a Home Remodeling Contractor — We’ve Got the Answers! Plus THE Answer to a Question People Don’t Ask
If you’ve got the itch to remodel or add an addition to your home, you’ve likely come across all the online articles telling you the 10 or 20 (or some random number) of questions you should ask before hiring a home remodeling contractor. To save you some time, we’ve...