This article was written by Lorraine Hart of Ideal Consulting Services and published online and in the Sunday, March 31, 2024 edition of the Houston Chronicle Springtime is the time that many homeowners find themselves inspired to embark on remodeling projects to breathe new life into their homes. Springtime brings with it a sense of
This article was written by Lorraine Hart and published in the December 24, 2023 edition of the Houston Chronicle. When the festivities of the holidays are over many homeowners are inspired to tackle their plans to remodel their living spaces. If 2024 is the year you want to remodel your home to fit with the
This article written by Lorraine Hart appeared in the October 29, Sunday edition of the Houston Chronicle It highlights contractor fraud warning signs to look out for when embarking on a home renovation. There are thousands of legitimate, ethical contractors in business. Unfortunately, there are also scam artists who pose as legitimate contractors. These smooth
Congratulations to our clients who received 2023 Star Awards for their renovation projects! 2023 marks the 30th anniversary for the Texas Star Awards. The Texas Association of Builders is the only statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. Caliber Construction Group Best Whole House Renovation (300K - 375K) The Woodlands Divine Renovation Best
The Greater Houston Builders Association’s (GHBA) Remodelers Council was honored to receive the highest national award by the Washington, D.C. based National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for 2020. The award was accepted by Remodelers Council President, William Cole, CGR, CAPS, owner of Divine Renovation and Donna Buenik with the Greater Houston Builders Association. The
The Greater Houston Builders Association’s (GHBA) Remodelers Council was honored to receive the highest national award by the Washington, D.C. based National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for 2020. The award was accepted by Remodelers Council President, William Cole, CGR, CAPS, owner of Divine Renovation and Donna Buenik with the Greater Houston Builders Association. Will
Lorraine Hart, President of Ideal Consulting Services in Houston received a 2020 Remodelers Council Associate of the Year Award for her outstanding work with the Greater Houston Builders Remodelers Council. President of the Remodelers Council Will Cole of Divine Renovation made the following announcement at at the June 2021 monthly meeting and surprised Lorraine by
Congratulations to our clients who received 2021 Best of Houzz Awards! Houzz is a popular online resource for interior designers, remodelers, contractors, dealers and homeowners. The Best Of Houzz badges are awarded annually. Design and Service awards honor professionals whose work was the most popular among the Houzz community. 2021 Houzz
Congratulations to our clients, Houston award winners and finalists in this years Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Houston's Best Prism Awards program. Our Houston clients were awarded the following: CRAFTSMANSHIP BY JOHN Winner: Whole House Renovation $500,000 to $750,000 Finalist: Remodeled Kitchen $50,000 to $100,000 DIVINE RENOVATION Finalist: Whole House Renovation $250,000 to $500,000 REMODELERS
Congratulations to our clients, winners of 2020 Texas Association of Builders (TAB) Star Awards for their projects. Divine Renovation for Best Whole House Renovation $300,000- $400,000 Remodelers of Houston for Best Bathroom Renovation $25,000 – $50,000 and Best Email which Ideal Consulting did for them. In 1992, the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) launched the
Navigating Remodeling during a difficult time Written by Lorraine Hart of Ideal Consulting Services, published in the Sunday, April 5, 2020 edition of the Houston Chronicle. This is a challenging time for all of us. Our actions, decisions and behavior matters. Given our current situations, we may find ourselves with less time or more time.
Every year, at our annual Remodelers Council Holiday Party, members are honored with "Of the Year Awards" and the President has the opportunity to present Board Recognitions to those members that have gone above and beyond in their service to the Remodelers Council. This year the members of Board of Directors received these Presidential Citations.
Pictured with Lorraine Hart, philanthropist Mattress Mack receives recognition for his contribution to HomeAid Houston’s charitable project at last week’s Greater Houston Builders Association Remodelers Council meeting. Mack is known for his motivational and inspirational speeches. Mack announced he would be opening two schools; one vocational school and a charter school for adults that did
Our booth on October 17th at the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Product Expo. A members only trade show for Remodelers, Builders and Developers, featured the latest products and services. There were over 100 EXPO exhibitors, great food & prizes to win! The day also included a host of classes and seminars. A fun time
The AIA SandCastle Competition is an annual fund-raising event for American Institute of Architects Houston and Architecture Center Houston Foundation as well as one of the top five revenue generating events for the City of Galveston. The winner of the competition receives the American Institute of Architects' Sandcastle Competition Golden Bucket Award. Firms begin months
Members of the Remodelers Council discussed the benefits of Remodelers and Designers working together at their May luncheon meeting. Thank you to Kevin Vick of Vick Construction & Remodeling, Rob Hellyer of Premier Remodeling and Construction. Sophia Vassiliou of Sophia Designs and Stephanie Vaughan of Eklektik Interiors for a very interesting discussion about building, design
We had such a great time last weekend at the GHBA Installation Dinner at the Houston Stampede Event Center! Lots of fun having the "Total Texas Experience". Congratulations to Larry Abbott of Abbott Contracting for receiving the 2018 Remodeler of the Year Award! Group photo with GHBA Remodelers Council President Sherry Pruitt, and board members;
The Remodelers Council had their annual holiday gala and installation of the 2019 board members. A great time was had by all! Larry Abbott presented me with a 2018 Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contributions - I am so honored to have received this!
