Notes from the Maitland studio on planning, design, and build reality — remodeling answers and project stories from KBF Design Gallery, the Central Florida design-build firm.
When the neighborhood is right but the floor plan is not, you can keep the slab and rebuild. Ashley Sheaffer and Adam Vellequette explain the decision through an Ocoee home that kept its slab and two walls and gained a second story, a lanai, an outdoor kitchen and a pool.
KBF Design Gallery turns 23 today. Co-principals Ashley Sheaffer and Adam Vellequette look back at the founding in 2003, the handoff to the second generation, the Maitland showroom and the recognition the work has earned.
The best time to bring an interior designer into a serious remodel is before the project is priced, permitted or handed to construction. For Central Florida homeowners, that timing can prevent avoidable change orders, disconnected finishes and costly late decisions.
Charles Eames said the details are not the details; they make the design. A look at the hardware, light, fixtures, tile and trim that shape a home, and how we choose each one around the way you live.
Construction in January and February begins with months of design, selections, and permitting. For Central Florida homeowners, the time to start that conversation is now.
Orlando-area homeowners are hearing about a cooler housing market and slower national remodeling forecasts. That does not mean every serious remodel should wait. It means the first decision is whether the home, the scope and your plans are strong enough to justify doing the work well.
A luxury primary shower is not measured by square footage alone. In Central Florida, the right shower size depends on daily routines, waterproofing, access, storage, lighting, ventilation, and whether the bath should trade an unused tub for a better shower.
A Central Florida home addition should start with feasibility, not fantasy. Here is what to check before drawings, engineering, permits and construction, plus a free downloadable checklist.
Studio KBF keeps the footprint and changes everything you touch. Here is how to tell whether that scope is enough, when a full Signature remodel is the wiser call, and what to settle before the first consultation.
A premium remodel starts faster and with less rework when the first consultation includes the right goals, constraints, photos, plans, and decision-makers.
A complimentary design consultation at our Maitland showroom — or in your home — puts a designer and a builder in the same conversation from day one.
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