Get More Storage Space By Choosing the Right Kitchen Cabinets
Purchasing cabinets is expensive, so making sure you are buying the cabinets that will match your storage and aesthetic needs is essential. Not all cabinets provide the same amount of space, functionality and design appeal. Homeowners generally keep their cabinets for a minimum of 10…
Having Fun With An Eichler Open Plan Kitchen Remodel!
As a design build firm, we get to work on lots of cool projects. Every so often, we get an interesting and iconic home on which to work. This Walnut Creek, CA Eichler is a recent remodel that we completed and love the results! If you…
Wagging Tails and Fresh Paint Don’t Mix: How To Keep Fido Safe During Your Remodel
Pets and jobsites are rarely compatible As a contractor, we have never lost or injured a client’s pet and hopefully we never will! Let’s talk about dogs: Like contractors, dogs love tools. We’ve had a golden retriever eat a cell phone, run off with a…
Has Your Home Had Shoddy Work Done In The Past?
The quickest way to discover shoddy workmanship is to be the general contractor remodeling a home. Some clients know that their home has issues due to past craftsmanship lapses by others. Some clients suspect that there are issues, but are unsure. Recently, a client asked…
6 Reasons That Dusty Planset In Your Attic Could Be Worth $2000+
If you are like most people, a set of house plans is not something you care about. House plans are filled with abbreviations and references that you don’t understand and that are difficult to interpret. Are your plans, torn, dusty and smudged? Space is usually…
A Kitchen Disaster or Why Design Build?
More often than you might think, we receive calls from distressed homeowners in the middle of their projects, looking for help. It might be a do-it-yourselfer without the time to do it, a homeowner with a friend that was going to help but didn’t, a…
MSK Design Build’s Visit to Crystal Cabinet’s & Cambria Headquarters
We are big believers in continuing education, both for our designers and for our craftsmen. Recently, we were thrilled to be invited to Minnesota to visit the factories and corporate headquarters for Crystal Cabinets and Cambria Quartz. Our designers Kelly Morisseau, Linda Bryant and Natalia…