HomeWorks Sourcebook - Qualified Home Design & Remodeling Professionals Serving Greater Boston Homeowners: Best Home Improvement, Home Design Contractors, Retailers, and Service Providers for All Your Remodeling, Furnishings, Landscape, Home & Garden, kitchen design, kitchen remodeling, bathroom design, bath remodeling, remodeler, home improvement, renovation, landscape, furniture, Wellesley, Weston, contractor, retailer, architect, interior design, builder, tile, stone, painter, doors, windows, heating, lighting, electrician, plumber, Architects, Interior Designers, General Contractors, Builders, Design-Build Firms, Kitchen Remodeling, Bath Remodeling, Kitchen, Bath Retailers, Tile, Decorative Stone, Decorative Finishes, Millwork, Moldings, Painters, Wallcoverings, Historic Renovation, old home restoration, Chimneys, Doors, Windows, Roofing, Siding, Window Repair, Masonry, Brickwork, Carpets, Oriental Rugs, Wood Flooring, Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Lighting Design and Retailers, Home Theater, Antiques, Reproductions, Fabrics, fabric stores, Upholstery, Furniture stores, Furnishings, Décor, Custom Furniture, custom Window Treatments, Closets, Organizers, Handyman Services, Household Cleaning, Decks & Patios, Fences, Gates, Railings, Garden Centers, Garden Design, Maintenance, Landscape Architects, Landscaping, Lawns, Pavers, Outdoor Masonry, Paving, Sealcoating, Swimming Pools, Water Gardens, Ponds, MetroBoston, Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, South End, Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Milton, Newton, Waban, Watertown, West Newton, Winchester, MetroWest, Acton, Bolton, Concord, Dover, Framingham, Harvard, Holliston, Hopkinton, Lincoln, Medfield, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Weston, MetroNorth, Andover, Bedford, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Groton, Lexington, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, North Andover, North Reading, Hamilton, Swampscott, Topsfield, Westford, MetroSouth, Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Duxbury, Easton, Foxboro, Hanover, Hingham, Mansfield, Marshfield, Norwell, Norwood, Plymouth, Quincy, Scituate, Sharon, Walpole, Westwood, pre-qualified, credential check, reference checks, new england

"Finally, a design guide that gives homeowners all the information they need in one place."
— Gary Reigel, Boston Design Center

Founded in 1979, S+H Construction is dedicated to high-quality workmanship. The focus of our work is residential renovation, remodeling, and new construction. We offer experienced project management and a high level of service and professionalism.

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For over 37 years, New England's fine homebuilders, architects, and discerning homeowners have trusted Van Millwork to create their interior finishing. We take pride in our work. And you will, too!

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An organized approach is a hallmark of SLDA Landscape Design's Three Steppingstone process -- planning, designing, and implementing. The result is a landscape that reflects your vision, merges the sensitive with the sensible, and bursts with creativity. Our designs are grounded in functionality and are as unique as your own fingerprint.

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Channel 5's Consumer Correspondent Susan Wornick interviews HomeWorks Sourcebook publisher John Kenney every month in a series of video clips that explain the ins and outs of hiring remodeling professionals.

Our bi-monthly newsletters are full of helpful advice, hot design trends, and featured professionals who can help you make all your home and garden dreams come true. Click here to read this month's Outdoor Living eNewsletter, or visit our archives.

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A family-owned business since 1980, Bay State Window Fashions has been serving our community's residential and commercial needs. We offer custom-made draperies and a full line of Hunter Douglas products. We also provide a professionally trained decorator ready to assist you in your home or business with any window treatment or decorating dreams.

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For twenty-three years at Byggmeister, we’ve mastered the art of providing fine design and uncompromising workmanship for our residential remodeling clients. Byggmeister is an award-winning design-build firm specializing in listening to clients’ needs, wants, and dreams and making them real. But don’t take our word for it — contact our long list of loyal clients and hear the whole story.

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Combining 18th century woodworking practices with 21st century production efficiencies, Eldred Wheeler has created a new category of traditional American furniture. Our superbly made and historically faithful pieces are built to become treasured antiques. We invite you to learn more about our beautiful tiger maple and cherry furniture by visiting our online catalog, one of our showrooms, or by contacting our mail order group.

HomeWorks Sourcebook pre-qualifies all featured companies through a rigorous 9-step credential check called SafeHire™. No other source offers anything like it. It's your "Best of Boston" list for everything related to home design & remodeling.

By carefully verifying key indicators of quality, professionalism, and performance, SafeHire™ ensures that our featured companies are respected, reputable, and responsible professionals. Some of the items we check are homeowner references, trade references, state licensing, trade certifications, insurance, financial history, and more.

Plus, we encourage you to provide us with direct feedback about your experiences with companies you find here. Please contact us via email, phone, or fax.

With SafeHire™, we do the homework for you so you can tackle home design and remodeling projects with more confidence than ever before.

Customer references — we collect detailed surveys from 3–5 recent customers and ensure that their ratings are above average or higher
Trade references — we collect surveys from 3–5 current business partners and ensure the company receives above average or better ratings
Professional credentials — we ensure that firms hold any credentials that are customary for their specialty
State licenses — where required, we verify that firms are properly licensed by the Commonwealth
Complaint history — we check our own records, state records, and the Better Business Bureau to weed out companies with unusual complaint histories
Insurance — we check records to make sure that companies are properly insured
Credit history — when available, we pull Dun & Bradstreet credit reports for firms; otherwise we independently check with their bank and other key sources
Civil legal history — we use Dun & Bradstreet reports to confirm that companies have no unusual pattern of legal filings or complaints
Business identity — we confirm that companies are properly registered to do business in the Commonwealth

In addition to our website and eNewsletter, there are two HomeWorks Sourcebook print editions serving Greater Boston and MetroWest homeowners. Each HomeWorks Sourcebook magazine provides valuable information about dozens of SafeHire™ contractors, retailers, and service providers that serve your area. HomeWorks Sourcebook home design & remodeling guides are published once annually.

MetroBoston edition includes Arlington, Belmont, Boston (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown), Brookline, Cambridge, Medford, Newton (Chestnut Hill, Waban, West Newton, Newton Center, Newton Lower Falls), Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Winchester, Winthrop...

MetroWest edition includes Acton, Ashland, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Concord, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Harvard, Holliston, Hopkinton, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Medfield, Marlborough, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Wellesley Hills, Westborough, Weston...