To find a Frederick kitchen contractor with a great reputation, follow these steps: Start by asking friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues who have recently had their kitchens remodeled. Personal recommendations are valuable as they come from people you trust. Look for online reviews on websites like Google, Houzz, or Yelp. These platforms often feature customer feedback and ratings for local contractors, providing insight into their reputation and the quality of their work. Check the websites of local kitchen contractors in Frederic. A reputable contractor typically showcases their previous projects, customer testimonials, and certifications on their website. Ensure that the contractor is licensed, insured, and bonded. A valid license and insurance coverage indicate professionalism and a commitment to their work. Look for contractors who are members of professional organizations, such as the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) or the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Membership in these organizations often signifies a dedication to industry standards and best practices. Ask for References. Don't hesitate to ask potential contractors for references of past clients. Contact these references and ask about their experience working with the contractor, the quality of work, and overall satisfaction. Remember that a great reputation is built on a history of satisfied customers and quality workmanship. Take your time to research and find the best kitchen contractor for your needs.

To find a Frederick kitchen contractor with a great reputation, follow these steps: Start by asking friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues who have recently had their kitchens remodeled. Personal recommendations are valuable as they come from people you trust. Look for online reviews on websites like Google, Houzz, or Yelp. These platforms often feature customer feedback and ratings for local contractors, providing insight into their reputation and the quality of their work. Check the websites of local kitchen contractors in Frederic. A reputable contractor typically showcases their previous projects, customer testimonials, and certifications on their website. Ensure that the contractor is licensed, insured, and bonded. A valid license and insurance coverage indicate professionalism and a commitment to their work. Look for contractors who are members of professional organizations, such as the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) or the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Membership in these organizations often signifies a dedication to industry standards and best practices. Ask for References. Don't hesitate to ask potential contractors for references of past clients. Contact these references and ask about their experience working with the contractor, the quality of work, and overall satisfaction. Remember that a great reputation is built on a history of satisfied customers and quality workmanship. Take your time to research and find the best kitchen contractor for your needs.

To find a Frederick kitchen contractor with a great reputation, follow these steps: Start by asking friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues who have recently had their kitchens remodeled. Personal recommendations are valuable as they come from people you trust. Look for online reviews on websites like Google, Houzz, or Yelp. These platforms often feature customer feedback and ratings for local contractors, providing insight into their reputation and the quality of their work. Check the websites of local kitchen contractors in Frederic. A reputable contractor typically showcases their previous projects, customer testimonials, and certifications on their website. Ensure that the contractor is licensed, insured, and bonded. A valid license and insurance coverage indicate professionalism and a commitment to their work. Look for contractors who are members of professional organizations, such as the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) or the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Membership in these organizations often signifies a dedication to industry standards and best practices. Ask for References. Don't hesitate to ask potential contractors for references of past clients. Contact these references and ask about their experience working with the contractor, the quality of work, and overall satisfaction. Remember that a great reputation is built on a history of satisfied customers and quality workmanship. Take your time to research and find the best kitchen contractor for your needs.

To find a Frederick kitchen contractor with a great reputation, follow these steps: Start by asking friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues who have recently had their kitchens remodeled. Personal recommendations are valuable as they come from people you trust. Look for online reviews on websites like Google, Houzz, or Yelp. These platforms often feature customer feedback and ratings for local contractors, providing insight into their reputation and the quality of their work. Check the websites of local kitchen contractors in Frederic. A reputable contractor typically showcases their previous projects, customer testimonials, and certifications on their website. Ensure that the contractor is licensed, insured, and bonded. A valid license and insurance coverage indicate professionalism and a commitment to their work. Look for contractors who are members of professional organizations, such as the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) or the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Membership in these organizations often signifies a dedication to industry standards and best practices. Ask for References. Don't hesitate to ask potential contractors for references of past clients. Contact these references and ask about their experience working with the contractor, the quality of work, and overall satisfaction. Remember that a great reputation is built on a history of satisfied customers and quality workmanship. Take your time to research and find the best kitchen contractor for your needs.

This project won in the 2013 Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Housing Excellence Award for Best Urban Renewal Renovation Project. The glass bowl was made in the glass studio owned by the owner which is adjacent to the residence. The mirror is a repurposed window. The door is repurposed from a boarding house. George Mendel

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Nobody would be foolish enough to knowingly purchase PIZZA using a third party call-center middleman.But every day, thousands of people do exactly that when they purchase flowers for delivery! That’s because a NEW TYPE of “florist” has appeared on the scene. And that means most flower buyers pay as much as 50% MORE than they should pay! Finding A Floral Supplier When a prospective flower buyer wants to buy flowers, his first stop is usually the internet. The author’s flower shop is in Charlotte, NC and the two most widely used search terms in this area are: “Charlotte flowers” and “Charlotte florist.” When the customer searches for either of these terms, he will get a list of results. Paid results (advertising) are usually shown first. Organic (website) results come after the advertisements. When a customer clicks on an advertisement, he is usually taken to a beautiful website owned by a call-center floral middleman offering beautiful flowers, hand-delivered by a LOCAL florist. And the products are sales TAX FREE. But what is not revealed is that the middle man does not actually have a flower shop in Charlotte! The Difference Between Toasters and Flowers With “durable” products like toasters and sweaters, the location of the seller isn’t terribly important. That’s because the products will be shipped from a warehousevia USPS, UPS or FedEx. But flower arrangements are *fragile* and cannot be shipped that way! Instead, they must be locally custom-hand-crafted and hand-delivered! And this means that if a customer orders from a middleman’s website, the order must – somehow – be passed from the middleman’s company to a REAL local florist in, for example, Charlotte, NC. This “order transfer” is done by one of the three florist-to-florist networks: FTD, Teleflora and Bloomnet (1-800-Flowers). Too Many FEES and COMMISSIONS Membership in these networks is not free, so the middleman always adds a “handling charge” – typically about $15 -- to the customer’s bill to help pay for hiscosts to access to the network. Please note that the $15 handling charge usually far exceedsany TAX FREE “savings!” But the “handling charge” only helps pay for *access* to the network. The florist-to-florist network also takes a 7% commission, and also credits a 20% selling commission back to the middleman! What this means is that, for a typical online floral purchase, just under HALF of the customer’s money vanishes in unnecessary FEES and COMMISSIONS. By comparison, when a customer buys a toaster from an independent business listing it on Amazon, only a few percent of the purchase price goes to fees and commissions. With this huge profit potential available to third party floral marketers, it is not surprising that these middlemen spend huge sums on advertising and sales promotion. A few years back, one even took an ad during the Super Bowl! Buy Direct For Better Value Clearly, the consumer will always get His Best Floral Value by placing his floral order DIRECT with a Real Florist n the City where the flowers will be delivered. Sometimes it may be difficult to tell whether a Flower Supplier is located “in town.”Here are three easy ways to separate a “real” florist from a floral middleman: 1. Look for the street address, city and state on the website. Often this will be found on a tab labeled “About Us” or “Contact Us.” If you cannot find an address at all, then this is almost certainly a middleman! 2. Look at the telephone number. If the only number on the website is a TOLL FREE “800” number, then the floral supplier is probably not local. 3. Look at the invoice (before you click the BUY NOW button!) for any “Handling” or “Service” charges. A REAL florist will never add these charges to your bill! For more information about Charlotte Flowers and Charlotte Florist, please visit the author’s Flower Hut website at http://flowerhut.com. BUT, if you do not want flowers delivered to Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill or Pineville, NC, please do NOT order from us! Take the time to find a REAL florist in the town where you need flowers delivered. You’ll be glad you did!

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In the Tuscany region of central Italy, a region made famous around the world for its history, landscapes, traditions, artistic legacy and fine wine, perhaps nothing is more universally recognized than the old world villa’s that are nestled into the rolling countryside. Standing at approximately 10,500 square feet, this custom residence has all of the elegance, style and craftsmanship of those old world homes, but with all of the modern amenities of a new modern luxury home. This stunning residence was recognized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) as the best custom built home in the country in 2010, a testament to the skillful designers and craftsmen who brought the homeowners vision into reality. When Chad Haas, Founder of VAULT (www.vaultgarage.com), a company that prides itself in furnishing some of the most beautiful garages in the world, was brought into the project, the home and garage had already been built. The accolades of the gorgeous villa already awarded. But the homeowner felt that the exterior and interior of the garage lacked architectural harmony with the rest of the home and so he flew Mr. Haas out to visit the space directly so that he could assist hands-on with re-designing a new look and to add furnishings to accessories the space. “When I first approached the villa from the street, I knew that I’d have my work cut out for me. Everything looked so perfect exactly the way it was designed and built. I questioned myself ‘how was I going to improve upon perfection?’, since remarkable attention was paid to even the smallest of details in the home” asked Haas. The client’s goal was to engage Haas to design and furnish a garage where he could relax, separate from the home, enjoy his growing car collection and entertain family and friends. After spending a short weekend together with the home owner to gather his ideas, Haas returned back to his Beaverton, Oregon-based company with a clearer vision: create the ultimate gentlemen’s retreat through the look of a turn-of-a-century Tuscan ‘car barn’. Absolutely nothing in the garage was overlooked – and it shows. Every design element in the garage for color, texture and material was meticulously thought out to elicit just the right feeling and emotion in everyone that enters what may be one of the most beautifully elegant garages in America, a space commonly overlooked in the construction of homes today. A main focal point of the exterior of garage is the beautiful view from the courtyard, where all three carriage doors can be seen. While the existing wood doors looked acceptable, it was agreed that something more befitting of the quality and beauty of the home were appropriate. Haas designed luxurious castle-style doors handcrafted from solid Mahogany and bathed in a rich dark brown stain that was complemented by hand-wrought iron grills, clavos and door pull hardware. The double-wide door, in particular, is truly remarkable in both its elegance, as well as its one-of-a-kind operation. “The client was concerned in this area of having mounting hardware and a motor on the ceiling. Because the cars in this area do not get brought out on a regular (daily) basis, the doors open manually by hand and operate accordion style on a track”. The homes main overhead garage doors feature jack-shaft operation which removes the clutter of a motor on the garage ceiling, but offers the convenience of powered operation. These extraordinary, custom-made castle doors look just as beautiful on the inside as the out and their unparalleled design and craftsmanship take the exterior of the home to even greater heights than before. On to the interior, a black and white epoxy coating was stripped and replaced with porcelain tiles that resembled Italian travertine stone. To give the car barn a rustic feeling and a presence that it was older, not modern, Haas worked on the development and concept directly with the home owner to collaborate with a local millwork company that designed and hand-finished substantial wood beams from distressed Doug Fir. All of the walls were hand-plastered by a local artist using straw that was harvested from the immediate area surrounding the home and incorporated into the plaster to give it a rustic antique quality. Haas conceived and designed a bar area and cabinetry for a work area that pulled inspiration from old ice boxes of the 1920’s that utilized heavy nickel-plated hardware, again to give storage spaces a rustic appearance. The warm glow from several custom porcelain neon signs, each one meticulously built entirely by hand by VAULT, are dispersed throughout the space and transform the entire room and bring it to life. The client had never previously owned a neon sign before and along with the carriage doors felt that these items have transformed the space more than any other feature. Several antique gas pumps, restored in the client’s favorite petro bran, and a few additional porcelain signs will eventually furnish the rest of the space to complement the clients amazing car collection. In addition to the countless details that set this showcase garage apart, its ability to seamlessly blend with the rest of the home and the natural, rustic setting of the Colorado Rockies, yet house modern automobiles in a manner in which they feel well placed and belong, is also noteworthy. GARAGE DESIGN & FURNISHINGS To learn more about VAULT visit them at: http://www.vaultgarage.com/ And on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VaultGarage PHOTOGRAPHY All photographs were used with the permission of photographer John Vanderpool (john.vanderpool5@gmail.com) You can visit John Vanderpool on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/JVanderpoolPhotography ARCHITECTURE Jerry Gloss, Principal, KGA Architects: http://www.kgarch.com/ HOMEBUILDER Thomas Sattler Home: http://thomassattlerhomes.com/ VEHICLES Here is an overview of the cars that were photographed in this article: 1. 2014 Ferrari 458 Italia 2. 2013 Maserati GranTurismo Sport 3. 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) 4. 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS 5. 2008 Porsche GT3 RS 6. 2013 Porsche 911 Turbo S (997) 7. 2014 Porsche Panamera GTS 8. 2013 Ford SVT Raptor (6.2L CrewCab)’ Overview of project reprinted with permission of DuPont Registry.