Ventana Construction remodeling seminar

Event: Building a Better Home: Remodeling and Custom Home Workshop

Location: Ventana Construction offices, 5458 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98136

Time: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6 pm

Summary: If you are a considering remodeling the home you have or building a new custom home, this workshop is an invaluable first step in the process. Learn from experienced professionals about how to get started, what to expect, and the steps you can take to make your project successful. This 1 ½ hour workshop is open to the public and seating is limited. Call 206-932-3009 to reserve your space.

Remodeling shopping in SODO district, Seattle

On Friday last week, I spent the day in the SODO area in downtown Seattle, meeting with a number of store owners and managers. If you haven't gone there before, it's a cool shopping area for home remodeling needs. You can find a little bit of everything - including the kitchen sink! First, I went to Seattle Door and met a really friendly sales associate named Ryan. Seattle Door carries both wood and fiberglass doors and windows from companies such as Simpson, Marvin, and Thermatru. Seattle Door has recently started opening on Saturdays to help homeowners who can't get to their showroom during the week.

At Tile for Less, there is really great heated countertop just inside the door. Inspired me for my next luxury! They also rent tools if you are daring enough to try tiling on your own.

Allied Marble's owner, Jimmy Mai, is a third generation, highly experienced marble fabrication expert. His family has owned the business for over 30 years, and Jimmy grew up learning everything about marble, granite and other popular stones. His showroom has some gorgeous transparent stone to view and touch.

Bamboo Hardwoods is a locally owned store with four locations - three in Seattle and one in Redmond in the Whole Foods complex. The main warehouse and showroom is where I visited and found some really nice accessories for my home as well as interesting information on bamboo floors, poles and veneers.

Remodeling Seminar Last night

Last night, the HomeSavvi team had our first home remodeling seminar at the beautiful Albert Lee Appliance store in Bellevue, WA. There were five professionals who talked about ways to save money, save time, go green, and the best ways to improve your home's value. 13 homeowners were there, and 7 of them won raffle items. The pros who spoke were Rick Van Arnem of Kitchens Plus, Brian Hughes of Hughes Building Company, Vernon Learned from Lighting Universe, Bruce Donnally of Donnally Architects and Bonnie Bagley Caitlen of Bonnie Bagley Interiors. You can find all of them on HomeSavvi's local resource guide for the Seattle area.

Kitchen and bath remodeling secrets seminar

Do you wonder whether it would be better to reface your cabinets or get new ones? Or, how much value you'd get from a custom made vanity in your bath vs. one you could buy online? Tomorrow at Albert Lee Appliances showroom in Bellevue, WA, HomeSavvi is hosting its first remodeling seminar.

This picture is from our Speed Dating event held earlier this year.

20 people are registered already and there will be fun giveaways and great raffle items. We have 5 highly qualified speakers - check out the link to see more about the details.

http://www.homesavvi.com/SavviHomeRemodelingSeminar