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No Time to Declutter the Whole House? Try These 6 Ideas Instead

As January comes to a close, let's make sure you are taking all that new positive energy from the 1st of the month and keeping it going into the following months of 2019. Here are some ideas on how to keep your life clean as well as your home!

A Kitchen Opens Up and Gains a Focal Point

Nowadays, many families are opening up the spaces in their homes, especially from the kitchen to the living room. Here's how one family did it!

How to Create a De-Stress Zone at Home

New year, new you! Leave the stresses of 2018 behind and bring more peace into your life in this new year, and here are some ways to do it.

10 Times to Hire a Professional Organizer

How do we know we've reached the breaking point with the messes in our homes? Sometimes we can't handle organizing on our own, and that's fine...h ere are some reasons for maybe stepping aside and letting a personal organizer come in and help clean up your home!

20 Transformative Ways to Give New Life to Old Furniture

                                                       (Image credit:   Anna Spaller ) Here are some ideas to help you restore any of the wood, metal, leather, etc. in your home. 

50 Picture-Perfect Powder Rooms

The bathroom, or the "powder room," as they used to call it, has always been an important space for people when designing their new home or renovating an existing one...mostly because, bathrooms are our private space where we get ready in the morning, do our business, and like to relax and feel at home in. Here are some "powder rooms" that might inspire your next design ideas. 

7 Essential Features of a Well-Designed Kitchen

Here are seven ideas to help you design the perfect kitchen space for you or your family.

Top 100 Lights: Stylish fixtures of all shapes, sizes and designs for any space.

    Here's a list of some of the best selling light fixtures to light up any of your spaces at home or in your apartment.                                               

Joanna Gaines Just Shared Her 5-Ingredient Secret for Making Her House Smell Amazing

                                                             ( MAGNOLIA/Pinterest) The former "Fixer Upper" star, has some tips for the homeowner who wants to make their home smell amazing at all times. 

84 Tiny Houses That Will Convince You to Downsize

                                                              ( GETTY IMAGES/ MIREYA ACIERTO) We've all heard the saying "less is more." Well, this isn't only good advice, but also an up and coming trend in 2019. Let Hamilton help design the perfect tiny house for you!

Your Debt May Not Be a Mortgage Dealbreaker After All

                                                  (Image credit: Jessica Sharmin/Stocksy) Many young people are wary of purchasing a new home because of the debt they may come out of school with, etc. Many people have heard of the FHA Loans...in reality, these are actually helpful for young people looking to purchase or build a new home for themselves. Here are the reasons why...let Hamilton help you with your new home wants and needs, today!

Here's the Best Way to Work Through a Big Mess of a Closet... In Just 30 Minutes

Closets can often times be one of the messiest places in our home, apartment, etc. Here is some advice on how it only takes 30 minutes to really buckle down and clean out your closet...you could be surprised at what you find in there! 

Before and After: This Is Not One of Those Wall-to-Wall White Kitchen Remodels

                                                         (Image credit:   Kayla Joy Photography ) Here is an example of a classic kitchen from the 90's, taken and transformed into a brand new stylish and chic trendy kitchen in the year 2019.

5 Clothes Closets With Storage Ideas to Inspire

                ( https://www.modularclosets.com/products/drawers-for-shelf-tower) Closet space can always be a hassle for homeowners, especially if you share a closet with your significant other. Here are some ideas on how to keep your closet more organized. 

Fun, Functional and Efficient Ideas for Your New Home Construction

           (https://hacks4realestate.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/new-construction-home-buying-tips/) Here are some ideas on how to design your new Hamilton home, that creates enough space and efficiency for the whole family!

Need Some Breathing Room at Home? These Design Tricks Can Help

                                                           (Image credit:  Marie-Lyne Quirion ) Less is more, is a classic saying that should be applied to everyday modern home design. The reason being, because often times, too much can cause a bit of clutter in your newly designed space. Here are some ideas on how to keep your home decluttered but also stylish! 

Design Through the Decades: 1900 to 1910

                                   (https://www.decoraid.com/blog/interior-design-history) The designs and trends from back in the day are still prevalent in a lot of modern day homes. Here are some examples of these classic designs, applied to modern-day home decor. 

Homeowner’s Workbook: How to Remodel Your Bathroom

Looking to remodel your bathroom? Here are some tips you might want to consider when going to build and design a new bathroom or remodel an existing one. 

The Best Way to Cozy Up Your Cold Bedroom for Under $25

Is your bedroom extra cold this winter? Here are some tips on how to warm it up, and all under $25!!

Before and After: This Kitchen Got a Huge Return On a $600 Investment

Looking to redesign your kitchen? Contact our office in Cortland to speak with our kitchen designer Jacob, to take something like this couple did and make it your own OR build and design a completely new kitchen for yourself from scratch!

See How a Designer Tackles XXL Proportions in a Living Room

We've all heard the expression, "bigger is better." However, it often times left out consideration for what people actually wanted as far as a living space is concerned. Here's how one couple took an old living room and made it their own, and Hamilton can do the same for you!

The Ultimate Home Maintenance Checklist

                                                        (Comstock Images/Getty Images) Home maintenance is always a pain for most homeowners. It can be a nuisance and costly, but certain things need to get done each year to ensure the safety of your home and family. Here is a list of maintenance you should be performing on your homes each year. 

10 Creative Designs for Brick Patios and Walkways

                        ( https://www.landscapingnetwork.com/patios/brick.html) Bricks can provide a classic yet stylish look to your patio and deck, but it is often an overlooked material. Here are some examples of how to creatively incorporate brick into your next patio or deck. 

The Top 10 Laundry Room Photos of 2018

                                     (https://freshome.com/laundry-room-ideas/) Looking to design a laundry room for you recently built Hamilton home? Here are some of the most popular laundry rooms of this past year. 

14 Adorable DIY Dog Beds Your Pooch Will Love

Home is where the heart is...it's also where your pets are... here are some DIY pet beds for your furry family member.

The Real Cost of 3 Types of Home Additions

DIY trends are continuing to grow each year. Home improvement projects are one of the biggest ways that homeowners are trying to customize the perfect home for them. However, the overall cost can be pricey, and not like that of what TV may show you. Let Hamilton design the perfect cost-efficient home for you with our specialized design team just for you!

17 Stylish DIYs That Will Help You Finally Feel Organized

Struggling to find ways to keep your home organized? Here  are some ideas for DIY home decor hacks that will keep your home more organized and your life easier. 

8 Home Gym Ideas That Will Make You Want To Work Out

Home gyms  are a great solution to making excuses to work out because you never have to leave the house. Let Hamilton help design you a home gym, today!

A Couple Escapes the Rat Race with a Cute Clapboard Cottage in the Bahamas

                                                                (Image credit:  Mary McHenry | Apartment Therapy ) Hope and Pete wanted to escape the city life, so they sold their house and built a cute cottage on an island. Let Hamilton do the same for you !

These 7 Easily Forgotten Home Maintenance Tasks Could Save You $1,000s

(https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/piggy-bank-with-dollars-banknotes-gm866247292-143831545) Here , the experts share with you how to keep your newly built home (with HAMILTON) up-to-date and maintained properly to avoid costly improvements in the future.