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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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 …
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 …
