A Kitchen Renovation | Woodlyn Avenue
September 27, 2019 A Kitchen Renovation | Woodlyn Avenue September 27, 2019 A Kitchen Renovation | Woodlyn Avenue Design decisions are made from one of three priorities- beauty, affordability or functionality. When you can implement a solution or find a product that...
An Ode to the 70’s | Video Home Reveal With Claude
September 18, 2019An Ode to the 70's | Video Home Reveal with ClaudeLately we’ve been considering our approach to designing a space. Have we been imposing our design on a space? Or are we allowing the space to dictate its design? Enter, our Victorian home with ornate...
Why We Believe in Community over Competition
August 31, 2019 WHY WE BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY OVER COMPETITION Every creative business wants to stand out. They want to be different and original- innovators of something brand new. Granted, this has been us. We’ve prided ourselves in being unique and genuine-...
Why You Should Paint Your Floors White | Another Painting Tutorial
August 5, 2019 WHY YOU SHOULD PAINT YOUR FLOORS WHITE | ANOTHER PAINTING TUTORIAL I asked all you people for any questions you might have in regards to painting floors white because that's something we love to do around here. You delivered with all your curiosity in...
ANIMAL REFUGE TURNED BONNY
july 1, 2019 ANIMAL REFUGE TURNED BONNY THE SAD BEFORE AND HAPPY AFTER OF COLUMBIA AVENUE TA-DA! It's the big reveal of Columbia Avenue!Columbia Avenue, as beautiful as she is, was an incredibly challenging house from the very beginning.Previously, this had been an...
For the Newlyweds Buying their Fixer Upper | Featuring Jeremie & Hailey’s Renovation
June 1, 2019 For the Newlyweds Buying their Fixer Upper | Featuring Jeremie & Hailey’s Renovation Meet Jeremie & Hailey When the Chris & Claude Co. started we had this hard core vision of walking alongside people wanting to update their space. And that’s...
Why I Can’t Stop Using Pink | An Entry Makeover
May 20, 2019 WHY I CAN'T STOP USING PINK | AN ENTRY MAKEOVER I want to love my home. That sounds a bit weird and I’m totally not an advocate for going out and spending crazy money to beautify your home. But I am saying, if there are small ways you can tweak things - a...
8 MUST-SEE THRIFT STORES NEAR LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
April 22, 2019 8 MUST-SEE THRIFT STORES NEAR LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA THE KEY TO RANDOM AWESOMENESS FOR YOUR HOME We all know that not all good things come first-hand, right? There are treasures to be found in second-hand, hole-in-the-wall places like thrift stores....
REAL QUESTION 01: TO HIRE A REAL ESTATE AGENT OR NOT?
April 5, 2019 REAL QUESTION 01: TO HIRE A REAL ESTATE AGENT OR NOT? Honestly, this has been a question on our own minds lately. (yes, even as real estate agents) In a world where everything is becoming more automated and the internet is becoming more jam packed with...
A HISTORY OF NEGLECTING TRENDS – AND USING COLOR ANYWAY
march 22, 2019 A HISTORY OF NEGLECTING TRENDS - AND USING COLOR ANYWAY Design is so much more than just a system or series of hoops you jump through to come to the correct end result. Design is art, and art is based on the artist. Home design is always going to look...
Bosc Pear Meets Drab Lancaster City Rowhome
march 8, 2019 BOSC PEAR MEETS DRAB LANCASTER CITY ROWHOME 460 New Dorwart Street was really something. We jumped right into the renovations after the sale of darling Louise Avenue and her blush colored cabinets which proved that pink just might be the new black. But...
Retro Renovation on Louise Ave.
december 13, 2018 RENOVATION: A MIDCENTURY INSPIRED HOME ON LOUISE AVENUE I’ve been blessed with a personality that can quite promptly come to a strong opinion on matters. Like that time my sister Clarita (her blog) and her family bought a house in Lancaster City...
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ANIMAL REFUGE TURNED BONNY
july 1, 2019 ANIMAL REFUGE TURNED BONNY THE SAD BEFORE AND HAPPY AFTER OF COLUMBIA AVENUE TA-DA! It's the big reveal of Columbia Avenue!Columbia Avenue, as beautiful as she is, was an incredibly challenging house from the very beginning.Previously, this had been an...
For the Newlyweds Buying their Fixer Upper | Featuring Jeremie & Hailey’s Renovation
June 1, 2019 For the Newlyweds Buying their Fixer Upper | Featuring Jeremie & Hailey’s Renovation Meet Jeremie & Hailey When the Chris & Claude Co. started we had this hard core vision of walking alongside people wanting to update their space. And that’s...
Why I Can’t Stop Using Pink | An Entry Makeover
May 20, 2019 WHY I CAN'T STOP USING PINK | AN ENTRY MAKEOVER I want to love my home. That sounds a bit weird and I’m totally not an advocate for going out and spending crazy money to beautify your home. But I am saying, if there are small ways you can tweak things - a...
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