Basic Standard Designer Custom

Custom wood with

Front door Metal Six-panel Metal fan lite Stock wood
glass
Custom wood with
Side or back door Slab (flat, no panel) Six-panel Full-lite, nine-lite
glass

Windows Repair existing window Aluminum Vinyl Wood

Combination of
several
Hardiplank, possibly siding materials:
Vertical plywood siding
Siding Repair (patch) siding
(T1–11)
with some stone, brick, Stone and stucco
or stucco possibly with
some Hardi, cedar,
or metal
Orange peel (remove
Texture Spatter Drag any popcorn ceiling None or trowel
texture)
Custom species with
Stock oak (choice of Stock maple or cherry
Kitchen cabinets Stock white or oak
stains) with a few glass doors
a number of custom
glass doors
Stock 36+-inch vanity Custom vanity
Bathroom Stock 24- or 30-inch
Stock 30-inch vanity with cultured marble cabinet with granite
cabinets vanity
top top
Special-order hollow Special-order solid
Interior doors Slab (flat, no panel) Six-panel
core core

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Repair or replace
> 4 inches high, paint > 5-inches high,
Baseboards sections with existing < 3 inches high
grade possibly stain-grade
type
Sill, apron, and possibly
All windows are
window trim on first
Window trim Sill and apron Sill and apron
floor
completely cased
and trimmed
windows

Crown molding No No Sparingly Everywhere

Openings
Some cased openings Every opening is
between Drywall Drywall
in key places cased
rooms
Wall paint Off-white Off-white A designer color Color or faux finish

Ceiling paint Same color as walls Same color as walls Shade of white Designer choice

Several paint color

Accent paint None None One or two walls changes for different
rooms
Usually a shade of Designer color or
Trim paint Same color as walls A shade of white
white stained
Millwork paint
Designer color or
(cabinets, mantle, A shade of white Same as trim paint Usually an off-white
stained
etc.)

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Match existing paint to

Siding paint prevent multiple coats
Safe color Designer color Designer color

Same paint as siding or

Exterior trim Designer color
Same paint as siding Same paint as siding a shade of white
paint or a designer color
A color that goes with A color that goes with Designer color or
Front door paint the siding and trim the siding and trim stained
Stained

Custom granite
Inexpensive plastic Moderately priced Designer laminate,
Countertop laminate plastic laminate Silestone, basic granite
(beveled bull nose,
honed)
Custom quarry tile,
4-inch plastic laminate Plastic laminate or one Ceramic or inexpensive glass tile, handmade
Backsplash strip row of tile quarry tile or
hand-painted tile
Quarry tile (mosaic
Tub surrounds Basic white 4 x 4’s Basic 4 x 4’s Subway or other tile pattern or other
pattern)
Quarry tile (mosaic
Shower
Basic white 4 x 4’s Basic 4 x 4’s Subway or other tile pattern or other
surrounds pattern)
Flooring for Basic ceramic tile 12 High-end ceramic tile or Slate, travertine, or
Vinyl
kitchen inches x 12 inches quarry tile hardwoods
Flooring for Vinyl or basic ceramic
High-end ceramic tile or Slate, travertine, or
bathroom Vinyl tile 12 inches x 12
quarry tile hardwoods
inches

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Vinyl or basic ceramic
Flooring for utility High-end ceramic tile or
Vinyl tile 12 inches x 12 Travertine or similar
room quarry tile
inches
Flooring for front Basic ceramic tile 12 High-end ceramic tile or Slate, travertine, or
Vinyl
entryway inches x 12 inches quarry tile hardwoods
9-inch overmount or Farmhouse or other
Kitchen sink 6-inch stainless 7-inch stainless
undermount stainless custom sink
Sprayer pulls from
Kitchen faucet Chrome basic Includes sprayer
faucet
Custom one-lever

Integrated plastic Integrated plastic Integrated cultured

Bathroom sink (imitation cultured (imitation cultured marble or porcelain Undermount
marble) marble) drop-in
One- or two-handle Custom (e.g., oil-
Bathroom faucets Two-handle basic basic
One-handle satin nickel
rubbed bronze)
Special order
Satin nickel mushroom
Surface mount White globe (some pull (e.g.,oil-rubbed
White mushroom-type or similar (not too
lights string) bronze with custom
expensive)
glass)
Recessed lights
Some recessed lights throughout (usually
in kitchen, breakfast, low- voltage
Special lighting None None
and family room; some halogen), under-
pendants cabinet lights,
pendant lights

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Cheap, white with light Special order with

Ceiling fans None
kit
Satin nickel with light kit
no light kit
GE Monogram or
GE (usually white or GE Profile (usually
Appliances Hotpoint (usually white)
black) stainless)
special (Viking, Sub
Zero, etc.)

Carpet Plush Berber Frieze Wool

Inexpensive satin nickel Distressed pewter or

Doorknobs Inexpensive brass
look
Brushed nickel look
oil-rubbed bronze
Cabinet knobs Special order (e.g.,
None None Brushed nickel
and pulls distressed pewter)
Special order (e.g.,
Towel bar Budget metal Chrome Brushed nickel
oil-rubbed bronze)
Cut and installed by a Cut and installed by a Special order
Bathroom mirror glass company glass company
Framed (stock)
(framed)
Cut grass, install
shrubs, plants,
Cut grass, install flowers, plant
Cut grass, mulch
Landscaping Cut grass
gardens
shrubs, plants, flowers, grass, mulch beds,
plant grass, mulch beds install small trees,
crushed granite, or
stone walkways

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