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Where Home Improvement Shows Don’t Translate to Reality
There are many wonderful cable television resources available that will inspire your home remodeling projects and give you home design ideas. These shows help you envision the project, implement the process, install, and finish all within a cozy 60 minute time...
Family Friendly Basement Remodel
Our homeowners, a pair of busy doctors, were in desperate need of extra play space for their two pre-teen children. This 1,700 square foot daylight basement in Southwest Portland went virtually unused except to store Christmas decorations and...
Luxuries You Will Love: Audio Visual Home Automation
When designing or remodeling your home, there are aspects to consider that reach beyond color palettes and material selection. A design concept that is becoming more popular with advancing technology is Audio Visual Home Automation. Each day brings new advances in...
From Builder to Beautiful: Base to Case
Baseboard moulding (called base) and case mouldings can add a refined edge to a room. Base moulding is the moulding that covers the gap between an interior wall and the floor. Case moulding is what conceals the space between an interior wall around a door or window...
Primary Bathroom Must Have’s
If you are thinking of remodeling your Primary Bathroom and wondering what the best “splurge” items are, here are 3 to consider. Heated floors: We recommend and use Nuheat Floor Heating Systems which allow for programmable and non-programmable thermostat options....
Mid-Century Feature
Mosaik Design & Remodeling is very honored that our Mid-Century Modern kitchen was featured on this year’s “Heritage Home Tour” July 28th, 2012. Check out these mentions below Portland Monthly Hillsdale News Chatterbox Living Room Realtors
Converting Unused Spaces: Under-Home Garage
Many Portland homes have under-home garages in them. If you are planning to purchase a home with a garage beneath it, or already own one, we have some ideas on how to better utilize the space! Converting unused spaces can add up to 400 square feet of livable space to...
Involved Owners: Setting Ground Rules for the Remodel
Remodeling does not have to be a nightmare. In fact, it can be a pleasant experience if you set some ground rules for the remodel with the professional you are working with. Sit down with your designer and remodeler before work commences to talk about your...
Easy Lighting Design Solutions
One of the most common complaints from our clients is that their lighting design is either outdated or inadequate. In most cases it is both, so when designing a space, the lighting needs to be addressed both functionally and aesthetically. Correcting these...
Mid-Century Modern Kitchen
When remodeling period homes, we always take a holistic approach with the new design by incorporating elements that evoke the period’s feel, but that are updated for today’s living. This particular kitchen was originally designed by architect Saul Zaik, one of...