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As contractors, we completely understand the personal satisfaction that comes from completing a home repair project all by yourself. It’s fun, and it can reveal some skills you never knew you had. However, there are some projects that you should always leave to the...

  While creative architecture can make a home truly unique, it can also make it a bit more troublesome to work with. Strange angles, random nooks, and sporadic columns are just some of the things that can create furnishing confusion. If you have a home with one...

Adding a fresh coat of paint to your home’s interior is an exciting way to completely change the atmosphere. But the trick is getting the kind of atmosphere that best suits each room. After all, you don’t want your bedroom to feel too energizing, or your bathroom to...

January is here and that means it’s time for the annual Home Renovation Show! OGC will be onsite with booths, presentations, advice and, of course, contests! Taking place January 24-26 at the Ernst & Young Centre, the show is an opportunity for anyone interested...

If you’re raising a family of little ones, you probably learned quite quickly just how much your furnishing needs have changed. No more glass tables or expensive suede seating. And premium paint jobs are out of the question, unless you care to risk seeing them...

The explosion of home renovation and DIY blogs in the past couple years has been astounding - it's great to see so many creative people share their knowledge online. Although we're professional renovators and designers at OGC, we're happy to see these bloggers really...

This is the sixth and final post in our home renovation series, where we’ve explored some popular home additions and remodels. Be sure to check out the other four posts in this series! Why would you consider a renovation that requires you to literally remove the roof?...

This is the fifth post in our new series of home renovation articles.  We’ll discuss the pros, cons, hows, and whys of popular reno projects.  Today’s post considers deck additions. Imagine yourself relaxing outside.  Do you picture a deck, a hammock, a chaise lounge?...

Saving energy is the watchword when it comes to home construction, and energy-efficient windows are the vanguard of the trend. Think about it: without windows, you would literally have holes in your walls. And with the wrong windows, you might as well be throwing...

Planning a renovation project? You might think that you don’t have to worry about decorating until the very end, to put the finishing touches on your new space. In fact, there are a number of aspects of decorating that are ideally considered at the start of the...