Two Bathrooms – One Impressive Makeover
When Ericka and Tim Benson moved into their Lexington home 10 years ago their sons were little. The upstairs bathrooms may have been outdated, but they were functional. “We wanted to wait and renovate after …
A Bathroom Transformation and Laundry Addition You May Not Believe!
When Watertown homeowner Cheryl McGrath decided to renovate her bathroom and add a laundry room, she decided it was time to go BOLD or go home. “More is more!” is how she describes her design …
Project Spotlight: Bathroom Makeover Includes Luxurious Steam Shower
When Wendy Swanton called us to remodel her bathroom, we were thrilled. Why? Because Wendy is an example of one of our favorite calls – she’s a previous client we’ve worked with many times over …
Kitchen Island Must-Haves
The kitchen island is usually the focal point of the entire kitchen. When our clients are planning to renovate their kitchens they almost always include an island on their list of must-haves. Today’s kitchen islands …
Project Spotlight: Kitchen Addition Features an Eye Catching Backsplash and Wet Bar
Sometimes an interior renovation isn’t enough – you simply need more space! That was the case with our clients in Arlington. They decided to renovate their kitchen, but wanted to add more space and create …
Custom Contracting Makes the Qualified Remodeler QR500 List!
Qualified Remodeler, a leading publication serving remodelers and home improvement companies in the U.S., has ranked Custom Contracting as No. 262 on its 43rd annual TOP500 remodelers of 2021 – up from No. 300 on …
Choosing the Right Countertop Material for Your Kitchen or Bathroom
Marble? Granite? Quartz? Soapstone? Wood? With so many great options to choose from, sometimes it gets a little overwhelming to pick the right material for your kitchen counters or bathroom vanities. We’ve narrowed down some …
With All This Rain, Is it Time to Upgrade or Add a Mudroom?
From coats and shoes to backpacks and athletic bags, a well-designed mudroom lets you store it all. With all the rain we’ve had early this summer, there’s more than the usual amount of MUD to …
Adding On for Multi-Generational Living
Over the last decade, there’s been a huge trend of multiple generations of one family deciding to share a home. Usually it’s aging grandparents moving in with their adult children and grandchildren. Other times it’s …
CCI’s Bill Farnsworth in the Boston Globe! How Covid-19 Reshaped Renovation Trends
Last week our own Bill Farnsworth was interviewed for a great story on home renovation trends that appeared in the Boston Globe. After a year of spending more time at home than ever before – …
Trade Partner Spotlight: HVAC Specialist Tom Talcott
Tom Talcott, owner of HVAC contractor T.J. Talcott & Son in Townsend, goes way back with Custom’s Bill Farnsworth and Scott Blain. In fact, the three first worked together on Custom projects in the early …
Custom Contracting at 30: We’ve Come a Long Way
The year 1990 saw the reunification of Germany, Margaret Thatcher resigning as prime minister of the United Kingdom, the beginning of the Human Genome Project … and the founding of Custom Contracting. Okay, so Custom …