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Designer's fresh perspective unlocks home's true potentional

We know our homes so well, we might imagine we understand exactly how to make them better. But this familiarity can just as easily limit our vision.  It's hard to think outside the box when it's packed with so many memories and habits. Unimagined Possibi


Roseville woman moves up without moving out

Lynn Geadelmann wanted a brighter, more open home that would be better suited to entertaining and integrated with the outdoors. Rather than move from her long-time Roseville neighborhood near her  tennis club, she recruited Murphy Bros. to transform the p


Award-Winning Designer Cherie Poissant on Entertaining Kitchens

With the shift to more indoor activities and planning holiday gatherings, we asked Murphy Bros. designer Cherie Poissant what she considers when designing kitchens for clients who love to entertain. Here's what she said: Cherie Poissant FLOOR PLAN It is


Why is the "Cheap Guy" the cheap guy?

A chronic theme that I encounter in the building industry is stories from people who repeat the usual list of complaints about the guy who built or remodeled their home.  They will complain about the shoddy workmanship, the lack of communication, the chea


10 Step Attic Insulation and By-Pass Sealing Process

26 Nov 2012 | Tags :attic, cold, cost savings, insulation, remodeling, Winter

If you are concerned about keeping your home warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer and spend less money in accomplishing both, it might be time to consider looking in your attic.  Many consumers and less-sophisticated contractors have made the mistak


The Brilliance of Design/Build

Design/Build VS Design-Bid-Build The Design/Build process has gained great acceptance in residential construction over the last few decades. This method emerged in the 1970's as an alternative to Design-bid-build and now is used in a significant par


Murphy Bros. & Cambria Finance

Murphy Bros. Designers and Remodelers is a proud supplier and installer of Cambria, the only Quartz countertop material made in the USA. We are one of a select group of companies who offer this new financing program for our clients. Murphy Bros. has insta


Year End Opportunity

Have you put off shingling the roof trying to stretch another year out of it? Are you finally tired of that bath with a couple of loose tiles in the shower?   2011 is almost over and that means that our promo with GE Capital is about to end.  There is sti


Thoughts on Remodeling your Home... Now, Later or Never?

Early in 2011 we were interviewed by a couple who was looking for someone to design and build an entryway addition on their home.  At our first meeting, I had explained to him that the home finance world had changed substantially in the last few years so


It's a roof. How hard can it be?

One of the most common and seemingly simple projects is to replace an old or failing roof. Don't be fooled. Those five words "How Hard can it be?" are almost always the gateway to disappointment and wasted opportunities. Bef


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