I spent the early part of 2009 working on a renovation that ended up transforming a home. I don't usually publish a whole lot of my work here, but I'm particularly proud of this one. Like a lot of homes built in the early '80s, this one was full of unnecessary, non-structural walls and dropped ceilings. I met the clients in question in late January and luckily, I took a couple of photographs of their home as it was the first time I saw it.

The other day, I came across some interesting return on investment numbers from the National Association of Realtors. Based on what I've been seeing, I think these nationally averaged numbers are pretty accurate for my market. The average returns are just that, averages and they take into account everything from Home Depot specials to projects that are well-thought out and executed. But if the average return on a major kitchen remodel is 81%, maximizing that return would be easy to do. How? You may ask? Why, by hiring me of course.