Open the door and say, Ah. Your master bath can be more than just functional; it can be a spa.

Bathroom remodeling continues to be one of the most popular home improvement projects. It ranks consistently among the top 10 most reviewed categories on Angies List, which has more than 700 home and health categories.

What you can do with a bathroom depends on its size and whos using it.

Hall bathrooms are commonly used by kids and guests, and an update may be focused more on making the most of a high-traffic, cramped room. Ideas include replacing a mirror with a medicine chest faced with a mirror, or replacing a pedestal sink with a vanity that has cabinet space.

A master bathroom is usually larger and more private. Its a likely candidate for a spa makeover. Some ideas from highly rated remodelers:

Replace the tub with a luxury shower featuring multiple showerheads and hand-held sprayers, or a large rain-style shower head.

Create a fresh, clean look with a frameless glass shower door.

Upgrade with granite or solid-surface materials.

Focus less on the latest design trend or fad, and more on elements, fixtures and colors that will stand the test of time.

Incorporate universal design, which is intended to ensure that a project is useful for people of all ages, abilities and sizes. Among the ideas: Replace lower toilets or sinks with taller ones that require less stooping or bending.

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(MoneyWatch) Kitchens have gone from small rooms relegated to the back of the home to the focal point of family life. They connect to our largest living spaces and speak loudly from the center of the home, offering a central gathering point for family and guests.

So it's no wonder that Americans invest a lot of time and money into remodeling, updating and modernizing these spaces to their exact specifications. Houzz commissioned a survey of its members, most of whom turn to the site looking for inspiration while building or renovating their homes, and found a few trends along the way.

Countertops are the biggest change homeowners will make in their kitchens -- 94 percent of survey respondents planned to change them -- and more than half want to upgrade their appliances.

Those kind of more minor remodels can recoup as much as 75 percent of the cost when the owners resell -- one of the best ways to add value to your home, according to Remodeling Magazine's 2013 Cost V. Value report. Even a gut rehab will fetch up to 70 percent of the cost in added value.

The key to remodeling in a way that adds value is to make choices that will appeal to a broad number of buyers, so these kind of on-trend remodels will go a long way when reselling. If you know that nearly two-thirds of homeowners want stainless steel appliances, it's easy to assume that buyers will have very similar desires.

So what's looking good if you're looking to remodel? Check out these 10 trends:

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Lorton, VA (PRWEB) October 25, 2013

WISA Solutions has a special offer going on for all home owners looking to sell their home for top dollar which includes all kinds of work ranging from simple handyman work to a total home remodel. This deal requires the home owner to pay a deposit fee at the start of construction and they dont have to pay the balance until the day of the settlement.

Some of the work homeowners can get done but are not limited to are kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, basement finishing, flooring, siding, windows, roofing and finishing.

WISA has full kitchen remodeling deals starting at $7,999.00 which include cabinetry, granite, hardware and installation. Bathroom remodeling deals start out at $5,900.00 which includes tile, tub, hardware, shower head and installation. WISA also has a variety of vanities to choose from if needed. All work will be done by WISA in-house installers so WISA will be with the project from start to finish.

Another remodeling deal WISA is offering to homeowners looking to sell their home is window replacement. WISA will come out to your home for a free estimate and present to you a few solutions. All work will also be done by WISA in-house installers.

WISA is also offering incredible roofing and siding deals to homeowners as well. Again, WISA will come out to your home for a free estimate and present to you a few products to choose from. All of these products are also for display in their showroom.

Besides all major upgrades, WISA is offering handyman deals to all homeowners as well. Whether you have a short or long list of things that need to be fixed around the house, WISA can get it done.

WISA Solutions business hours are from 8AM-5PM Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM Saturday and by appointment anytime besides those hours.

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SUNNYVALE, CA -- Planese, Inc., announced this month that homeowners across the country are now willing to spend 30 percent of the value of their home when they remodel; remodeling expense as a percentage of home value has been trending upward since 2007. Consumers also plan to use materials that are more expensive and spend an average of $102,000 to improve their homes.

These findings are part of the Fall 2013 Remodeling Sentiment Report, a forward-looking report based on data from the Planese and http://www.remodelormove.com survey of homeowners nationwide that analyzes and documents trends in the home improvement industry. Planese compared the responses of today's homeowners throughout the nation against the findings reported both during the recession in 2010 and at the height of the remodeling boom in 2007.

"The wealth effect is taking hold; consumers are spending again, which bodes well for the entire home improvement industry," said Dan Fritschen, CEO and co-founder of Planese, Inc. Since 2005, Fritschen has researched and published remodeling industry data about U.S. homeowners, their remodeling plans, and their intentions. "More people are feeling secure enough during this economic environment that they are remodeling. It's no longer the most affluent; we are at the beginning of a multi-year trend."

More homeowners (74 percent) plan to hire a general contractor, which is up significantly from the 64 percent reported in 2010 and 2007. The percentage of people who plan to engage an architect (56 percent) has bounced back from the low of 47 percent in 2010 during the recession. As the scope of projects increases, so does the need for an architect.

The projects planned are larger; the average number of rooms to remodel is four. Homeowners are more likely to remodel a kitchen (55 percent), which tends to be expensive and often is a discretionary expenditure, than a bathroom (48 percent), which is often viewed as a necessity.

The survey also found that homeowners are less likely to do any of the work themselves. Today, 43 percent plans to do none of the remodeling work themselves as compared to 36 percent in both 2010 and 2007. In addition, more homeowners say they will use expensive materials when they remodel (17 percent) today, as compared to 9 percent in 2010 and 10 percent in 2007.

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Plan to perform none of the work 2007 - 36% 2010 - 36% 2013 - 43%

Plan to use a general contractor 2007 - 64% 2010 - 64% 2013 - 74%

Plan to hire an architect 2007 - 54% 2010 - 47% 2013 - 56%

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Spending on home remodels is expected to return to pre-recession levels nationwide by mid-2014, according to an index put out by Harvard University, but indications are it wont happen in Albuquerque.

The pace of remodel spending across the country is forecast to increase by double-digit percentages from the third quarter of this year through the second quarter of 2014, when it will peak at $148.9 billion, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity by Harvards Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The $148.9 billion in spending in mid-2014 will eclipse the most recent high of $146.2 billion set in mid-2007. The nationwide pace of remodeling is forecast to slow down in the latter half of 2014.

The soft patch that homebuilding has seen in recent months, coupled with rising financing costs, is expected to be reflected as slower growth in home-improvement spending beginning around the middle of next year, said Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the center, in a prepared statement.

FOLKMAN: City has a unique housing market

At the national level, remodeling activity has tended to track with the pace of homebuilding, said Jim Folkman of the HBA, the homebuilders association in the metro. Both tend to reflect housing demand.

That is much less true in the Albuquerque market, however, he said. There really doesnt appear to be a one-to-one relationship between those two different construction activities in our metropolitan area.

For example, homebuilding hit a 30-year low in the metro in 2011 when building permits were issued for 1,192 new homes, he said. In stark contrast, 2011 was a robust year for home remodels, he noted.

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Buckhead, GA (PRWEB) October 18, 2013

A leading Atlanta area home remodeling contractor says that rising demand for his firms services indicates continuing growth in the local housing market.

Dove Remodeling LLC, which has been in business for thirty years, has seen requests for kitchen, basement and bathroom remodeling by homeowners increase by twenty percent over the past year, according to Ed Emery, co-owner of the company.

This follows a similar rise the year before. In fact, since the housing industrys low point in 2009 there has been growth in remodeling and repair work each year, he notes.

A portion of this is being done by homeowners looking to make their homes more attractive to potential buyers, says Emery. It reflects confidence in their ability to successfully market their existing home and trade up to one that better suits their current needs. When homes arent selling you typically see far less of this sort of thing.

Despite many headwinds, the National Association of Home Builders predicts that the housing recovery will indeed pick up in the coming year. It has grown at several times the rate of the rest of the economy in recent business quarters, and double-digit increases in home prices over the past year have helped spur a housing reboundaccording to an October article appearing in Realtor Mag, an Association publication.

Dove Remodeling is a full service residential and light commercial construction company that is family owned and operated. Licensed by the state of Georgia, they specialize in serving home and business owners in the Greater Atlanta area.

For more information on the company or their remodeling services visit them online at http://doveremodeling.net or phone 678-246-9683.

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Spending on home remodels is expected to return to pre-recession levels nationwide by mid-2014, according to an index put out by Harvard University, but indications are it wont happen in Albuquerque.

The pace of remodel spending across the country is forecast to increase by double-digit percentages from the third quarter of this year through the second quarter of 2014, when it will peak at $148.9 billion, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity by Harvards Joint Center for Housing Studies.

The $148.9 billion in spending in mid-2014 will eclipse the most recent high of $146.2 billion set in mid-2007. The nationwide pace of remodeling is forecast to slow down in the latter half of 2014.

The soft patch that homebuilding has seen in recent months, coupled with rising financing costs, is expected to be reflected as slower growth in home improvement spending beginning around the middle of next year, said Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the center, in a prepared statement.

At the national level, remodeling activity has tended to track with the pace of home building, said Jim Folkman of the HBA, the home builders association in the metro. Both tend to reflect housing demand.

That is much less true in the Albuquerque market, however, he said. There really doesnt appear to be a one-to-one relationship between those two different construction activities in our metropolitan area.

For example, home building hit a 30-year low in the metro in 2011 when building permits were issued for 1,192 new homes, he said. In stark contrast, 2011 was a robust year for home remodels, he noted.

Permits were issued for 1,134 home alterations and additions just within the city of Albuquerque during 2011, not that far off the pace of 1,404 remodeling permits issued during 2007, the final year of the housing bubble. In 2012, as the local pace of home building picked up, remodeling activity dropped.

While the Harvard index shows remodeling activity picking up at an accelerating pace nationwide, building permits in Albuquerque show home remodels are currently running at 10 percent below the 2011 level and more than 20 percent below the 2007 level.

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Carpenter Nick Rossi completes a door installation at a home in Watertown in this file photo. Spending on home remodeling is expected to continue to increase at double-digit percentage rates through the middle of next year, experts say. AP FILE PHOTO

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CAMBRIDGE -- The home-remodeling market's rapid growth is expected to taper during the second half of next year, according to a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

Preliminary indications are that spending on home remodeling in the third quarter of this year totaled about $140 billion, up about 10 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), released Thursday by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center.

Double-digit percentage gains are expected to continue through the second quarter of next year, before slowing, the report found.

"The soft patch that homebuilding has seen in recent months, coupled with rising financing costs, is expected to be reflected as slower growth in home-improvement spending beginning around the middle of next year," said Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the Joint Center, in a prepared statement. "However, even with this projected tapering, remodeling activity should remain at healthy levels."

The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity is designed to estimate national homeowner spending on improvements for the current quarter and subsequent three quarters. It's intended to help identify future turning points in the business cycle of the home improvement industry.

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