Published by L Commons on May 13, 2013
Why does Teakwood Builders choose to offer QCCI cabinetry? Quality Custom Cabinetry, Inc. redefines the word ‘custom.’ If you dream it, Teakwood designs it, then QCCI can build it. Like most trending buzzwords in the design industry, “custom” has been overused and abused. Does picking the stain and panel on your cabinets qualify as custom? [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration | Tagged Albany, built ins, custom cabinets, custom home, Custom kitchens, hidden hardware, Jim Sasko, Kitchen, Kitchen Renovation, premium cabinet line, QCCI, Quality Custom Cabinetry, saratoga springs, sustainable building materials, Tansu Kitchen, Teakwood Builders, VOC |
Published by L Commons on April 22, 2013
Why not toss out, tear down, and bulldoze your house? Because the view from your kitchen is unsurpassed. Your mantelpiece was hand-carved in 1804. All your bedrooms are spacious with high ceilings. Your kids have grown to love all of their neighborhood friends. These qualities have weight, they pack punch, they make you want to [...]
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Published by L Commons on April 19, 2013
No matter how you slice it (or dice it) your kitchen is the emotional hearth of your home. It is where you negotiate with the morning, it is where the smell of piecrust transports you back to grandmother’s house, it is where you spend a rainy day with the kettle humming, it is where you [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration | Tagged Albany, Custom kitchens, ergonomic kitchen design, high end cabinetry, Kitchen designer, kitchen remodel, Lake George, Leviton USB charger receptacle, Loudonville, Magic Corner, resale value, saratoga springs, Sensamatic, space saving drawer inserts, Troy, universal design |
Published by L Commons on April 19, 2013
At first blush, you would not expect the word “remodel” to be synonymous with “celebration,” but at Teakwood, we find these words to be one and the same. One client elaborates, “our homes are like our second skin, or perhaps our virtual pacemakers: by celebrating the home, you celebrate yourself.” Teakwood president Jim Sasko explains, [...]
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Published by L Commons on April 19, 2013
A house can be historic, but not your bathroom. Privy to our more intimate moments, bathrooms need pampering too. Most of us stumble into our bathrooms half asleep and half dressed in the morning, and when we leave it, we are awake, refreshed, clean, and ready. Behind the closed bathroom door we give ourselves pep [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration | Tagged Ann Sacks, Ann Sacks ceramic tile, architectural detail, Axor Starck, back lit onyx, Bain Ultra, body sprays, cast iron bathtub, celebrate, ceramic tile, chromotherapy, custom storage, design showcase, eco toilet, fixture selections, frameless glass door, his and hers vanities, Kohler, luxury bathroom, luxury lifestyle, master bathroom, master bathtub, mini spa, multi-head shower system, onyx glass panels, pedestal sink, rainbars, relaxation, Rohl, Rohl rainbars, sauna, shower system, soaking tub, speaker modules, splurge, steam, steam shower, stone tub deck, teakwood, therapeutic amenities, thermostatics, tile mosaic, Toto, warming floor, Waterworks, well being |
Published by Tara @ Teakwood on May 31, 2012
It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us. -Arthur Schopenhauer So…what first impression does the face of your home make on you, on visitors, on passers-by? If you are less than inspired by your front entry or exterior, there are myriad ways to add value, curb appeal, and style, and create [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration | Tagged curb appeal ideas, entryway design ideas, exterior remodel, exterior renovations, front door improvements, front entry doors |
Published by Tara @ Teakwood on April 18, 2012
When the founder and president of Saratoga Springs-based Teakwood Builders was establishing his custom home building and remodeling business as a young entrepreneur in the mid-1990s, he took inspiration from his youth, and named his fledgling company for a street in the Clifton Park neighborhood where he grew up. Now, more than 15 years later, [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration, Newsworthy | Tagged built-in cabinetry, custom cabinetry, custom home, custom kitchen, custom millwork, custom staircase, double vanity, energy efficient, energy star, interior barn doors, Jim Sasko, kitchen island, Malta NY, modern farmhouse, new construction, open floor plan, period lighting, Saratoga Springs NY |
Published by drawpub on June 4, 2011
Teakwood Builders has constructed many homes in the Lake George NY region. This includes new homes, home additions, and remodeling kitchens and baths. Teakwood’s reputation for quality work has created quite a client following in the Lake George area. If you seek a custom home builder or luxury remodeler, browse our portfolio or contact us today! View [...]
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Published by Tara @ Teakwood on March 8, 2011
It’s been a long winter here in Upstate New York, and many of us are anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring, and the fresh start the season promises! Spending time indoors over the past few months has probably caused some of us to rethink how we use various rooms in our homes, and how we can refresh, invigorate, or repurpose certain [...]
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Published by Tara @ Teakwood on February 9, 2011
Another bitterly cold morning greets us here in Upstate NY, along with news of a fresh round of crippling snow in the Midwest, perhaps headed our way, and we collectively wonder: When will this cold abate? Where is all the white stuff coming from, and where we are going to keep putting it? The more serious issue that is plaguing [...]
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