Is A Home Addition The Right Choice For You?
If your homestead is feeling increasingly cramped cozy as the months go by, and you’ve begun to feel a distinct need for more elbow room, you have some options you’ll need to think through. Decluttering, redecorating, and remodeling are all potentially great ways to make the same space feel bigger, or you could always try your luck on the market […]
5 Ways To Maximize Your Space From a Home Addition
Like renovations and remodels, home additions are significant investments and large-scale house projects that can absolutely improve the character, usability, flow, and value of your home as a whole. But unlike a remodel, a home addition doesn’t just give your existing space an update: it creates MORE space for you and your family to spread […]
The Benefits of Natural Materials For Your Home Remodel
There’s no one right way to remodel a home. From layouts to finishes, fixtures, colors, and décor, you can take any project in countless directions. Each unique and each with its own flavor, advantages, and disadvantages. But no matter your style or theme, there are plenty of reasons why you should consider using real, natural, […]
5 Ways To Make Your Updated Kitchen Design Feel Timeless
In light of the holiday season and the dawning of a brand-new year, the team here at Amber Valley Construction would like to invite you to give yourself and your loved ones one of the best gifts out there: a brand-new kitchen that works hard and that will keep looking fresh for years and decades […]
5 Reasons You Really Do Need To Remodel Your Kitchen
Suppose you have a kitchen that feels dated, or cluttered, or dysfunctional, or that just doesn’t work for you. And yet you’ve been hesitating to pull the trigger and dive into a remodel. We understand. Remodeling can be a stressful and expensive process, especially if you decide to do the work, or even just parts of the […]
Farmhouse? Contemporary? Modern? Understanding Home Design Styles
You don’t have to be an industry insider to appreciate the character and influence of a kitchen or living space with a clear, well-developed design identity. But, as beautiful as Instagram-worthy homes can be, in a much deeper sense home designs aren’t about the home at all. They’re about the people who live there. They’re […]
The Hidden Dangers Of Home Storm Damage
Spring is here in West Michigan and that means we’ll all soon be facing April and May storms, high winds, heavy rainfall, and the potential for hail storms and falling trees and tree branches. And for many each year in the Grand Rapids area, all this turbulence leads to some degree of roof damage. But while […]
How to Remodel an Out-of-Date Kitchen With A Professional Home Contractor
Tired of your old and outdated kitchen, but not sure if you’re ready to take the plunge and start a remodel? We get it. Remodeling can be a tough process, and it can be hard to know how to get started or how to come up with a concept (let alone a design) that you’ll […]
Seven Lessons Homeowners & Contractors Learned During Covid-19
We’ve reached the midpoint of 2023 and the social distancing, masking, and lockdowns of Covid-19 have been left in the past. But some changes that grew out of the difficult days of 2020 and 2021 are sticking around, as are many of the lessons homeowners and contractors alike learned during the recent global pandemic. Here […]
West Michigan Basement Remodeling FAQs
The height of summer is here and when we aren’t out enjoying the sunshine we’re hiding out in the coolest spots we can find. And this makes a finished basement an incredible investment for a busy West Michigan home. But, despite the obvious benefits, West Michigan basement remodeling can come with a wide variety of questions. So, […]
