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 …
Project Spotlight: The Gibowicz Home
Julie and Joe Gibowicz’s Sudbury farmhouse was built in 1810 and expanded in 1860. With its long history and charming period details like posts and beams, wood floors and brick fireplaces, the couple has been …
Mudroom Must-Haves
Over the course of our 30 years in business we have worked on tons of mudrooms. Some were additions and some were renovations of existing space. There are endless possibilities that we explore with potential …
Our Favorite Bathroom Sinks
Recently we posted a blog on kitchen sinks. Now it’s time to take a look at the bathroom. You may think that in a smaller space, particularly in a guest bathroom, that it might be …