Ayars Home Improvement Blog
How to Choose a Home Remodeling Contractor
As much as we’d like to believe in ourselves as a nation of DIYers, the fact of the matter is that most Americans are not handy — more than 80 percent enlist outside help for home improvement projects on an annual basis. Although many prioritize essential utilities like HVAC, electrical, and plumbing in their budgets […]
Set Your Interior Style with Moulding Profiles
Do your interior spaces seem flat and characterless? If so, interior trim — aka interior moulding or millwork — can inject some much-needed personality and depth. Trim helps outline and frame key visual and functional elements within a room, making them pop and stand out. When shopping for interior trim, you’ll often be presented with […]
Understanding the Rules of Thumb for Master Bathroom Layouts
For many homeowners, master bathroom layouts tend to be an area where dreams and reality butt heads. Sure, you can imagine anything you want — especially if you’re starting from scratch with a master bath addition built from the ground up. But first, you must ask yourself whether your current floor plan supports your fantasy […]
Creating an Outdoor Living Space: Do’s and Don’ts
“Outdoor living space” has become the new buzz phrase in home and garden. It’s not that decks have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Or that porches and patios are passé. It’s just that homeowners have begun to expect a little more from their outdoors. Instead of seeing a lawn to mow or a deck […]
Kitchen Countertop Ideas You Can Count On
Homeowners these days are overflowing with kitchen countertop ideas, and that’s because the palette of options is broader than ever. The types of materials available to build kitchen countertops are constantly being added to and evolving, and the conscientious ways we are using them to define spaces are changing with the times too. The kitchen […]
Modern Finished Basement Ideas: Getting Downstairs to the Details
What is your idea of a modern finished basement? Don’t let other contractors sell you on the idea that laying a carpet down and installing some cheap drop ceiling panels qualify as “finished.” There is so much more that can be done to convert your basement into a real, honest-to-goodness, bona fide living space that […]
