Upgrade Your Home’s Interior Doors

Interior doors are one of those small, but important details that set the style of your home.  Upgrading your home’s doors is a cost-effective way to improve your home’s interior and give a room extra panache!  Before settling on a new door, it is important to consider several features including: style, materials, door swing, and […]

Easy Home Painting Tips

In last week’s post we discussed ways to use paint colors effectively in your home.  This week, we want to help you put your new found knowledge to use with some easy home painting tips.  Follow these steps to make your next home painting project a breeze! Choose The Right Tools: The right tools can be […]

Using Paint Color Effectively

The color that you paint your space can easily make or break a room.   Choose the right color and your paint will highlight your space’s attributes and reflect your personality.  Select the wrong color and your room will appear overwhelmed, shadowy, or just plain dull.  With the stakes as high as these and the number […]

Ceramic Versus Porcelain Tile Floors

Last week we talked about a great flooring option – heated bathroom floors.  Today we would liketo discuss another popular flooring material – tile.  One of our most frequently asked customer questions regarding tile flooring is, “What is the difference between ceramic and porcelain tile?”  We’ll look at both options and help you determine which […]

Heated Bathroom Floors

There are few things we like more than a warm shower on a cold, Minnesota winter morning.  Yet nothing can snap us from our warm retreat and back to reality faster than stepping out of our shower and onto a cold and uninviting bathroom floor.  Luckily, modern technology has created the perfect solution – heated […]

Preparing For Your Home Bar

Last week we discussed how to prepare for a home wine cellar.  Not wanting to leave our beer and spirits drinkers in the lurch, we are dedicating this week’s post to the home wet bar.  As with the wine cellar, when preparing for your home wet bar there are several factors to keep in mind, […]

Preparing for a Home Wine Cellar

Whether you are a wine enthusiast, an amateur sommelier, or a spirited home entertainer, a wine cellar makes an excellent addition to any home. However, this fun project is a significant undertaking and not one to be taken lightly. When preparing for your home wine cellar there are several factors to keep in mind, including: Finding […]

What Is The BBB?

Last week we discussed the importance of the National Association of The Remodeling Industry (NARI) and why we feel a NARI certification should be one of the minimum qualifications that homeowners require when searching for a remodeling professional.  This week, we would like to discuss another important organization that we think every reputable business should […]

What Is NARI?

Today we want to talk about an organization that is very near and dear to our heart, as well as a vital resource to any homeowner considering a remodel. NARI, or the National Association of The Remodeling Industry, exists to advance and promote the remodeling industry’s professionalism. NARI was established in 1983, as the result […]

Media Room Makeover

The media room serves as the perfect multipurpose family wide relaxation vacation.  Unlike the home theater, which is typically outfitted to replicate a cinema experience, the media room is a more relaxed and versatile space.  The perfect use for an unfinished basement, an empty attic, or a spare bedroom, a media room may be just […]

Fireplace Mantels

A well decorated mantel can serve as a stunning focal point in any room.  Check out these inspiring mantel decorating ideas!  Make Color Pop: Your fireplace mantel is a great place to feature your favorite color.  Use a collection of colored vases or a monochromatic piece of artwork to showcase the shade you love.  Colors […]

Fireplace Surrounds

If the cold weather finds you spending more time curled up in front of your fireplace, perhaps it is time to consider a design renovation.  Revamping your fireplace surround, or the decorative area around where the fire actually burns, can give your fireplace a much needed facelift.  Consider one of these materials to update your […]

Homecare – 52 Years In The Making!

Happy New Year! This year we were particularly excited to ring in the new year as 2012 marks our fifty-second year of operation.  In honor of our birthday, we decided to take a look down memory lane at what was happening in the year of our founding – 1960. In 1960… Elvis returned home from Germany after […]

New Year’s Resolution: Eliminate Home Clutter!

This New Year’s resolve to eliminate home clutter!  Check out these storage solutions to reduce clutter in each room of your home: In The Office: To help keep your office organized and all of your family’s important documents within arms reach, consider installing one wall of open shelving.  Not only will open shelves (as opposed to […]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

From all of us here at Homecare Incorporated, we would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating and relaxing!

Holiday Happenings Around Town

With snow just barely on the ground, it is hard to believe that the holidays are less than two weeks away!  If you need some help finding your holiday spirit this year, check out one of these area events.Holidazzle Parade: The Minneapolis Holidazzle parade, now celebrating its twentieth year, has become a holiday tradition for […]

Kind Words from Our Clients

Dear Steve,We just wanted to thank you for the fantastic job done on our home improvement project. We are extremely happy with everything that was done. Everyone that was here was very helpful, friendly and professional. Your employee Steve was always very informative as to what was being done and what was ahead. He also was very […]

Updating Your Fireplace

With turkey dinners behind us, our attentions are now turned to preparing our homes for Christmas. Few things are as aesthetically nostalgic as a fireplace at Christmastime.  However, if yours is in need of a little sprucing up in preparation of the holiday season, consider one of these renovation options.  Touch Up With Tile: In […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

A special greeting of thanks to express to you our sincere appreciation for your confidence and loyalty in us. We are deeply thankful, and extend to you our best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving Day!

Kitchen Lighting Options

If your Thanksgiving feast is anything like ours, we’re guessing that you are going to be spending a lot of time in the kitchen in the weeks to come.  With that in mind, you may be thinking a bit more about kitchen remodeling projects and possible upgrades.  Before you get too far along in your […]