Interior Design & Décor

While the most important aspect of design is you being comfortable and happy with the design elements you choose for your home, it is always fun to explore what trends are up and coming. This is especially true if you don’t have any ideas for what you do or don’t like. The entire team at Gerard Construction loves to look at new ideas and trends for the homes you are custom designing to the homes we are building out ourselves to put on the market. We can’t help but feel excited about what is coming around in the next year.

Of all the details people may imagine about building their dream home or renovating their existing home, cabinet hardware may not be high on the list of things to consider ahead of time. The truth is, cabinet hardware can make a difference in a subtle way to your bathroom, kitchen, or other areas where Gerard Construction has included cabinetry. Here are a few tips our construction and design team recommend for your home.

Having an Interior Designer on the Gerard Construction team was a great step in serving the families who build or renovate with us. However, many have asked what the difference is between interior design and interior decorating as they begin to work with Jennifer through this process.

While we here at Gerard Construction love building homes from the ground up, we know there are many who love the homes they are already living in. Mostly. They may want to add on a room or patio. They may want to renovate their kitchen or master bathroom. Or they may want a few ways to spruce up space that is already functioning well for their family. Creating an accent wall for certain rooms in your home is one way you can easily accomplish a quick spruce.

When trying to decide where to allocate budget for remodeling and renovation, the laundry room is often an overlooked part of your home. However, with a few simple tweaks and adjustments, with the help of Gerard Construction, this small room can make a mighty impact on the functionality of your entire home.

One of the best parts about a home is all of the nooks and crannies you can use for storage, display, and to show a little taste of yourself. Bookcases, whether built in during the construction or during a renovation from Gerard Construction, or purchased after the fact, can be a great way to meet all three needs.

A new year means new in many different ways. Maybe you are ready to build a new home or maybe you are ready to refresh the home you already own. In 2021, there are new and refreshing designs to keep in mind as you think about what your home needs with Gerard Construction.

Gerard Construction uses material of all types within construction and renovations we do for our customers. Tilework is one of the ways we provide flooring and other coverings, depending on the room. In fact, tile can be a very versatile material since it varies so widely in how it looks depending on a number of factors. Knowing the right tile for you can be completely custom to your home and where it will be placed.

Whether you are looking to put extra effort into the upcoming season or just wanting to freshen your space while at home more often, decorating your home can be a fun way to get a new look in the spaces you already love. With a few touches of color or through rearranging furniture to better serve your needs, you can get a new look with our Gerard Construction team.

The kitchen is traditionally the gathering place, a place for food and fellowship and warmth, whether figurative or literal. Unfortunately, the kitchen is often the area that is also most neglected despite it’s use because of the overwhelming choices and fear of costs associated with a refresh or renovation. Whereas other areas can get by with a new chair and a coat of paint, to update your kitchen, there are multiple components to consider. With thoughtful choices, and an eye toward design, the kitchen can be a great place to rehab, providing a place for memories for years to come. For the longest lasting renovation, or if you are building a new kitchen from scratch, here are a few design trends to think about.

The bathroom in years and decades past was truly a functional addition onto home plans. A toilet, a shower/bath combo, and a sink were all that was needed for a bathroom to truly meet the needs of a homeowner. It was often overlooked in home renovations, home planning, and home buying. In more recent years, the bathroom is becoming a larger and larger focus of homeowner’s plans as individuals upgrade to meet their unique needs for this space in addition to adding a few of their wishes and desires.

When designing a home or rehabbing your space, an overlooked portion can be the different aspects that go into choosing and designing your actual cabinetry. At Gerard Construction, we love discussing the individual details that will make a house we build into your home. Here are a few questions to consider ahead of time.