Covered front porch with new blue siding, a black door and a wicker chair

Before and after

Renovation projects

Six rooms, each shown twice. Drag the handle across a picture to watch the old room turn into the new one.

Where can I see examples of your past work?

Right here, and at your kitchen table. Ask at the site visit and we show you finished rooms close to yours. The six pairs below are illustrations of the kind of change each service makes.

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Oak and laminate to white shaker

The same kitchen after: white shaker cabinets, a grey island with stools and three pendant lights

Illustration of the kitchen before: honey oak cabinets, beige laminate counters and a fluorescent box light

About these pictures

Each after is a stock photo of a finished room. Each before was made from that same photo with an AI image editor, so the two line up corner to corner. They show the kind of change, not a job we did. Photos of our own jobs take their place as jobs finish.

What	Before	After
Cabinets	Honey oak with brass knobs	White shaker with long black pulls
Counters	Beige laminate	White stone look with a waterfall island
Light	One fluorescent box	Three pendants and under-cabinet strips
Floor	Cracked vinyl sheet	Grey plank
Appliances	Almond dishwasher	Stainless, panel ready

Kitchen renovations page

Room by room

Four more rooms, same angle twice

Every pair keeps the camera still. Only the room changes, so you can judge the work and not the lighting.

The same bathroom after: grey stone walls, a freestanding tub, a floating vanity and round lit mirrors — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Illustration of the bathroom before: small pink tile, a built-in tub with a shower curtain and a white vanity — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Pink tile bath to grey stone ensuite

What	Before	After
Walls	Small pink square tile	Large grey stone look slabs
Tub	Built-in tub and curtain	Freestanding soaker
Vanity	White box with one sink	Floating wood with two vessel basins
Light	Chrome bar over a cabinet	Two round lit mirrors

Bathroom renovations page

The same basement after: a grey sectional, a dining table, pot lights and a media wall with a fireplace — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Illustration of the basement before: concrete floor, block walls, open joists and one bare bulb — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Bare block walls to a family room

What	Before	After
Ceiling	Open joists, ducts, one bulb	Flat drywall with pot lights
Walls	Bare concrete block	Insulated, framed and painted
Floor	Stained slab	Light plank over a subfloor
Stairs	Open wood treads	Closed stair with a glass rail

Basement finishing page

The same living and dining room after: wide plank hardwood running through both rooms — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Illustration of the room before: worn beige wall-to-wall carpet under the same table and chairs — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Worn carpet out, wide plank in

What	Before	After
Floor	Wall-to-wall beige carpet	Wide plank hardwood
Edges	Carpet tack strip at the walls	New baseboard and quarter round
Rest of the room	Unchanged	Unchanged, so the floor is the whole story

Flooring and hardwood page

The same open room after: smooth white ceiling and walls behind the stairs and sofas — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Illustration of the room before: a blotchy stained ceiling and yellowed walls around the same stairs — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Stained ceiling to clean white

What	Before	After
Ceiling	Blotchy, stained and patched	Skimmed smooth and painted flat
Walls	Yellowed and uneven	Primed, two coats of white
Trim	Scuffed	Filled and repainted

Drywall and painting page

06 Outside

Tired front to a new face

A whole house job often ends at the curb. The front is the first thing a buyer sees and the last thing we finish.

What	Before	After
Front wall	Faded, peeling painted siding	Stone and brick
Garage	One plain white door	Two carriage style doors
Windows	Small, older frames	Larger units with an arched top
Yard	Patchy lawn	Edged lawn and young trees

Full home and commercial page

The same house after: stone and brick front, two carriage garage doors and an arched window — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Illustration of the house before: faded painted siding, one plain garage door and patchy lawn — Illustration. Drag the handle.

Judge any contractor

How to read a before and after

Any builder can post a pretty after. These six checks tell you if the pair is honest, ours included.

Same spot, same lens. The window, the door and the corner should sit in the same place in both shots. If the angle jumps, you are looking at two rooms.
Look at the edges. Ask for close shots where tile meets the tub, where the counter meets the wall, and where floor meets trim. Sloppy work hides in corners.
Ask what was behind the wall. A good crew can tell you what they found when the old room came apart and how they fixed it. Their answer shows the part of the job a photo never will.
Look past the staging. New cushions, plants and a bowl of lemons make any room look better. Judge the joints, the trim, the caulk lines and the tile edges instead.
Check the light. A dim before and a sunny after can hide the real change. Fair pairs are shot at the same time of day with the same lamps on, from the same height.
Ask for the paper. Jobs that move a drain, a wall or a circuit come with a permit and an inspection. The final sign-off should exist for the photo you are shown.

Would you be willing to share before and after photos of the home renovation project?

Yes, we will share before and after photos of rooms like yours, first wall to final coat. Ask at the first visit. Ask about the edges and the permit too. A contractor who will not show past work is a contractor to skip.

Show us your before. We will plan the after.

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