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Have a spare room in your home? Has it become a junk room? Is it empty? Are you at a loss as to what to use it for? Don’t waste the space! Get creative! This extra room is a gold mine! There is so much you can do with a spare room.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we specialize in home renovations. We can turn and old bedroom or spare space into something completely different – we can transform this room into anything you want it to be!

We wanted to share some renovation ideas with you to use for a spare home or space in your home:

• Have a lot of clothes and accessories? Turn a spare room into a large closet. Install shelving, racks, and poles to organize all your clothes. You’ll have so much space!
• Designate this room to be a kids-only play room. Install shelving for books and toys. Paint the walls with chalk paint, so the kids can draw on the wall without it being a problem!
• Design a library. Build book shelves into the walls and install reading lights. Bring in comfortable reading chairs. This will be a great place to relax!
• Create an arts and crafts room. Design cabinets and counter space for you to make all your art and store all your equipment and supplies.
• Design a game room. Install a TV into the wall. Install outlets and USB ports all around the room. Bring in a pool table, arcade games, video games, and more!
• Install a bar or butler’s pantry. In this room, you can store all your kitchen supplies and bar supplies and mix drinks and snacks, so you’re not in the way in other rooms of the home. If the space is big enough, you can have friends and family sit around for a cocktail specifically in this room.
• Turn the room into the laundry room. If the spare room is on the second floor, this will make doing laundry so much easier!

Have an empty, spare, sad-looking room? Change it up! The possibilities are endless with what you can do. At the end of the day, if you want to make it be another bedroom, we can help you renovate that too! We are here for all your home renovation needs.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we do home renovations, including bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, dining room, home office, and more, in Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and surrounding Southwest Florida areas. Call us at 239-233-2152 or click Fort Myers home remodeler page to view some of our remodeling projects and learn more. We look forward to hearing from you! read more

Does your bathroom need a makeover? Maybe it’s too dark? Maybe it feels too small? If you’re considering renovating your bathroom, there’s lots of changes you can make to enhance and revamp the room without having to demo the entire space or without having to cost you an arm and a leg.

One part of the bathroom you can update is your mirror(s). A different mirror (shape, color, size, height) can completely transform your bathroom. A new mirror can make your bathroom appear brighter or bigger.

A mirror is also an element in the room where you can have fun. Mirrors don’t have to be plain. Instead of wall art, your mirror can be artsy. A mirror can make your room feel eccentric, elegant, glamorous, rustic, etc.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we’ve installed our share of mirrors over the years, so we wanted to share some fun and varied bathroom mirror ideas with you.

• If you have a single sink, install an unframed round mirror. The circle shape brings some character to all the sharper edges in the room.
• If you have little wall space, install suspended mirrors. These mirrors hang from the ceiling by cables. This is a very modern look.
• If you have a small bathroom with no window, install wrap around or large mirrors that take up most of the wall space. The mirror will brighten up the room and make the bathroom look bigger than it is.
• If you have people in your household of different heights, install a pivoting mirror.
• For an artsy look and to create more space, install a mirror on top of a mirror. Use different sizes and cuts.
• For another artsy look, install a mirror with a very ornate frame.
• For a dramatic effect, install a tall thin mirror with a thin frame.
• For a fun and creative look, install a bunch of mirrors with different sizes, styles, and frames – this allows you to decorate/design the room without having to redo the floor, toilet, counter, or tub.

Just from a mirror switch, you can have a completely new bathroom! We want to hear your bathroom mirror ideas!

Think about renovating your bathroom?  At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we do bathroom renovations in Sanibel Island, Fort Myers and all surrounding Southwest Florida and Lee County areas. read more

The kitchen island can change the entire look of a kitchen. Most likely, you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, and so do your loved ones. The kitchen island is a place to prepare food, cook food, serve food, serve drinks, eat food, and stand around and engage in conversation. The kitchen island is multi-purpose.

The kitchen island’s size, look, shape, and purpose should reflect your wants and needs. Do you have a big family? Do you have a big kitchen? Do you host a lot of parties? Do you have a lot of kitchenware? Do you cook often? The answers to these questions will determine how you design your kitchen island.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance, we are experts in kitchen renovations. We will look at your kitchen and help you design the ideal kitchen island for you based on your needs, wants, and the size of your kitchen.

For this article, we’ve gathered together a list of different kitchen island design ideas. A new kitchen island can help bring your kitchen to life – it will be a great focal point in the room. read more

Did you know the average person spends about two years in the bathroom? Where do you spend the most time in the bathroom? Yes, we know it’s a personal question; however, we’re willing to bet you spend a lot of time in front of the vanity. A bathroom vanity is combination of the bathroom sink and the storage or cabinetry around it.

At the vanity, you can put on makeup, shave, style your hair, brush your teeth, pluck your eyebrows, and more!

A bathroom should be an inviting, calming place where you gather yourself together, freshen up, and get ready for your days and nights. You want to design and create a space that makes you want to spend time in there.

At Sunset Builders & Maintenance we specialize in bathroom remodeling in Southwest Florida including the cities of Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, and Naples. As experts in remodeling bathrooms, we assure that your project will run smoothly and be completed on time. Our bathrooms are designed and built with top-quality craftsmanship and service. read more

Every year, there are new home trends that pop up. Some trends appear year after year. When renovating a home, it’s important to make the space reflect what you like and what’s in your budget.  Using trends in your home isn’t a bad thing, but remember, if it’s a bold choice or too “trendy,” you may get bored of it. Stick to trends that seem more timeless.

Our team at Sunset Builders wanted to share with you some current kitchen trends people are into that you may want to add into your kitchen remodel!

• Neutral color palettes are popular all over the kitchen including the walls.
• White quartz is a popular counter top material.
• White is the number one choice for counter tops.
• Ceramic and porcelain tile are top picks for backsplashes.
• The brick pattern is the top should for a backsplash.
• White is the most popular color for backsplashes.
• Ceramic or porcelain tile is the number one choice for floors.
• Black stainless appliances are becoming popular for their sleek appearance.

When getting a kitchen remodel? Do you know what the number one upgraded kitchen feature is by homeowners? Counter tops – followed by backsplashes and sinks. Like stated above, quartz is the number one type of counter top these days followed by natural stone (granite used to be number one). For backsplash materials, natural stone is the next popular choice after ceramic and porcelain tile.

Due to their popularity, there is a good chance you will add some of these popular kitchen features to your kitchen remodel. However, it’s YOUR kitchen, so choose and install whatever materials and features you prefer! read more