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What Happens at the First Consultation?
For your first consultation, or design session as we like to call it, we'd love to have you come into our 3,000-square foot Sarasota showroom. It's a great way to introduce you to our company so that we can get to know you personally. You get to meet with one of our...
Home Design Trends Unique to Sarasota
One of the great things about the unique designs in Sarasota is that we live near the water. Not only do we live near the water and fabulous beaches, which are even some of the top beaches in the world, but the water is so turquoise and blue. One of the things that’s...
Why is Budget so Important?
The First Thing You Do When planning a renovation to your home, one of the first things to establish is the cost that you are ready to invest in in your new project. People think about a multitude of things when coming up with this budget such as the value of the...
The Best Flooring Options
A question we get a lot is what are the best flooring options? Our counter question to that is, what is it you're using the space for? Is it your personal home, do you want it to feel soft beneath your feet, or is it a rental property and you need it to be low...
Nominate Cabex for Herald-Tribune Readers’ Choice Awards
The Herald-Tribune Readers’ Choice Awards is back. You can nominate your favorite local spots in dozens of categories. If you nominate in more than 25 categories, you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win a gift card. Nominations are open from November 1st...
“A Modern Retreat” as Featured in Home & Design Suncoast Fall 2021
The client wanted to change their traditional Lakewood Ranch master bathroom into an exquisite, modern retreat. We were able to convert the traditional everyday master bathroom. We did this with an oversized, unused built-in bathtub and small shower space to create a...
Nominate Cabex for Best of SRQ 2022
Time to Nominate! It’s BOSRQ time! Nominations are open for the 2022 Best of SRQ Local Readers’ Competition. With your help, we took home Platinum for “Best Contactor” and “Best Kitchen Designer” for 2021. Thank you to all of your nominations last year, and thank you...
Powder Bath Design Trends
One of the great things about powder bath designs is that a powder bathroom is usually a small space. With that in mind, some of the more popular things to do with a powder bath is using textured tile. This can create a unique design in that space while also using...
Canterbury at Lakewood Ranch: Before the Full Home Remodel
Starting with Typical We’re bringing you here to a typical home in Lakewood Ranch to do something a little different. We want to take you on a tour through the house before we start the demolition and the construction aspect. We want to show you the possibilities of...
Adding Character to Your Home with Technology
There is a huge benefit in incorporating technology into the house. Integrating features like lighting and scenes add an ambiance and a character to your home that you can’t get without simply flipping a bunch of switches and setting a bunch of dimmers. This lighting...
How to Make Up Your Mind Between Different Design Styles
So Many Styles All styles of design have unique characteristics, which can make it all the harder to pinpoint exactly which style to choose when updating your home. When helping a client determine what the best overall style and design is for them, the first thing we...
Why Should You Invest in New Windows?
So Many Styles We have a lot of new clients moving down from up north to Florida. Some of these homes that they are purchasing are older and need to be remodeled, so the question comes if it’s worth it or not to upgrade your windows as part of your renovation. Windows...
Why Remodel Now?
This question comes up a lot, more than you’d think. Well, why not remodel now? If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely been thinking about remodeling for a while now. You just want to change up your space, maybe freshen up with paint colors or redo your kitchen or...
How Would a Designer Design Their Dream Home?
Anna Marie has spent years imagining what her dream home will look like. One of the most important key elements in designing her dream home is the location. Once you’ve determined the location, that helps you understand more about the exterior structure of that...
Questions to Expect an Interior Designer to Ask
Ask Away Some of the questions we, as an interior design firm, like to ask our clients are how do you want to use your space, what is your goal with the remodel, and what is your finished product- do you want it to be low maintenance, or do you want high-end materials...