Condo Renovation Tips

Stretching your Renovation Pennies, Part 2: Local Bargains and Learning to Haggle

By Jon Anderson / July 24, 2015 /

On Wednesday I wrote about how you can use the internet to find some bargains. Today we’ll go native and shop local. Scrounging for Gold I do enjoy the vignettes on display in retailer showrooms to give me ideas, but for appliances, I’m more interested in the back room. “Open box,” “scratch and dent,” and…

Oh, Those Views! Renovated Warrington Condo Has Glam Interiors by Douglas Bradford

By Joanna England / July 9, 2015 /

Personally, this story just amazes me. Designer Douglas Bradford bought this 9th-floor unit inside the Warrington just last year. While the interiors were dated and the rooms closed-off, Bradford saw the potential in the size of the unit and the amazing views offered by the three over-sized terraces. And now Ebby Halliday Realtor Dennis Hammett…

Renovating in a Highrise, Part 2: How and When to use Architects and Designers

By Jon Anderson / March 16, 2015 /

By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Armed with the renovation application, ideas, and sketches it’s probably time to find an architect, a designer, and a contractor.