Archive for July, 2012

It’s Time for the Opening Ceremony! JDR is a Proud Sponsor of the London Summer Olympics on NBC 7 San Diego.

July 27th, 2012
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After 69 days traveling the length and breadth of the UK, the Olympic Flame takes to the River Thames on the morning of July 27th. Over the past 70 days over 13 million people have lined the streets of the UK to show their support. The Flame will arrive at the Olympic Stadium on Friday evening during the Opening Ceremony, where the cauldron will be lit and stay alight until it is extinguished on August 12th, the final day of the Games. 300 nations will take part in the 2012 Olympics and 147 in the Paralympics.

We are happy to share the news that Jackson Design and Remodeling is a proud sponsor of the London 2012 Summer Olympics on NBC 7 San Diego. Our unified team of architects, designers and construction professionals is excited to support our American teams in their pursuit of athletic excellence. Keep an eye out for our ads as you enjoy the Games this summer!

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Aglow with Style: Illuminating Your Lighting Choices for a Whole Home Remodel

July 11th, 2012
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Creative and unusual lighting choices express a distinct personality for your whole home remodel like nothing else. The most interesting lighting fuses function with art to add dazzling performance to your environment. Our professional design team continually researches new resources and discovers ways to delight clients with innovative and appealing design elements. Here we reveal two American artisans in the lighting industry:

Lea de Wit, Lucky Stripe Studios
Glass artist Lea de Wit’s hand-blown art glass pendants are crafted right here in San Diego. Our designers have worked together with Lea and our clients to create one-of-a-kind pendants for whole home remodels, kitchen remodeling projects and more. Lea melts glass color in various forms, from sea salt-sized chunks to powder, into a searing mass. She layers color upon color to create depth and intensity while playing with varying degrees of transparency and opacity before blowing and sculpting the glass into beautiful custom shapes.

Cerno
Cerno creates modern LED lighting fixtures in Laguna Beach. In response to the current age of disposability, the company conscientiously chooses to build products that last, selecting an environmentally responsible material pallet and using energy efficient LED technology. Design, quality and precision are evident in the exquisite details of their impressive, hand-assembled work.

Lighting choices are one of the details that make your whole home remodel sparkle with memorable style. Partnering with a unified team of architects, designers and construction professionals, you access a level of experience and skill that makes choosing the details effortless and enjoyable.

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Pledge Allegiance to American Design with Reclaimed Wood for Your Whole Home Remodel

July 5th, 2012
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Reclaimed wood for your whole home remodel is a design choice that expresses independence and creativity, two hallmarks of the American spirit. When your home design integrates reclaimed wood, you are living with a piece of American history. As we celebrate Independence Day this week, let’s take a look at how sustainable, recycled wood helps you express your individuality in the design of your whole home remodel:

Versatility
Reclaimed wood can be used for flooring, ceilings and walls, structural beams (such as the one pictured here), furniture and shelving, or as an artful accent. The distress marks, patinas and edges of weathered wood give it a unique appearance that instantly lends character to its surroundings.

Durability
A reclaimed wood floor is often much harder than new wood flooring, since aged lumber is drier and thicker than new wood. Historical timbers have been expanding and contracting over time with changes in heat and the slow loss of moisture. This makes them more resistant to the elements.

Sustainability
Using reclaimed wood is an environmentally responsible choice. Wood salvaged from older structures is denser, harder and less likely to shrink or expand than wood from younger trees but doesn’t further deplete the forests.

Working with a unified team of architects, designers and construction professionals, you can find reliable resources for the many types of reclaimed woods and consider how to best use them in your home. Explore the creative possibilities available for bringing a delightful and enduring sense of American history to your whole home remodel!

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