Home professionals note different trends in remodeling across the country"Two years ago, two-thirds of my work was new construction and a third was renovation projects. In the last two years, that has completely flipped," says Charlie Simmons of Charlie & Co. Design, Minneapolis. "It's hard to sell a home — instead of potentially taking a loss to sell their house, people are modifying their existing home to make the most out of what they have." Sven Gustafson, a custom home builder and owner of Stonewood LLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota says that while his new construction business hasn't decreased, the remodeling side of his business has increased to about the same level as the new construction side. Ed Dion of Dion Builders in Tallahassee, Florida has observed something quite different in his home state. "I haven't noticed an increase in remodeling," he says. "More of a decrease in construction overall with remodeling faring better than new home construction — so contractors who normally build new homes are now renovating."

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doug fir with pale earthy green and clean white walls

wall color and lights; wood

partitions

Ceiling

Entrada

ideas

if load bearing wall

another judy idea if it is a load bearing wall

I like the bookcase idea for separating a room. it can act as support for the structure and also function as room decor in the form of a bookcase / shelving piece.

Ceiling

warn color and texture

barrel ceiling in woodwork

Room divider bookcases

nice walls

Stained cedar

The wood work is awesome man.

wood is the same as the color in our house; note the color on the walls; also the lights.

room divider

Something like this case to separate the kitchen from front door

open floor plan with bookcases

the shelf dividing the room and lighting

Anywhere to do this in basement? Or Could I use this somehow on one of the walls? Maybe in the bedroom? Behind Bar? wall near gas entrance?

Mueble separador de ambiente

Shelfs

Wall color plus trim stain.

shelf

visually open room divide. no clutter. less is more displays.

The shelves are great

ceiling

Bookshelves as room divider

bookshelf partition allows for light vs. wall. still room for display of art and books.

lights on slanted ceiling

paint color

room divider

front entry

wall color

divider / display

I love these shelves/bookcase. so unique

love the color w/ the wood trim

raising the ceiling

windows and divider

Wooden divider

entrance and living room

Room divider?

bookcase divider

maybe ceiling and fireplace in wood???

entry storage

Wall in exercise space

Plank ceiling

curved arch, pendant lighting

bookshelves

room divider

room divider

Using a divider like this as you enter the house to separate entry way from living room

ceiling, bookshelf

Love the wood ceiling and the colors.

shelves divider

Paint color

Nice walll colour and wood

room divider

the new condo!~

shelves

ceiling and divider

LOVE this family room

Divider between open space

modern style room divider

wood ceiling for bedroom

Beautiful space!

Divider/bookcase idea

bookcase

Wood work

wooden ceiling

nice woodwork

woodwork, open living space, useful built ins.

see-through storage wall

Ceiling

the shelves

room divder