Using Glass Technology to Enhance Your Home

Highly engineered glass will become a part of everyday life and will greatly affect how we live and manage the home. Benvenuti and Stein is committed to improving lifestyles through innovative design/build solutions and the integration of current technologies appropriate for each client’s needs. We are always looking for means to improve a home, whether [...]

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Benvenuti and Stein De-Constructs, Recycles & Re-Uses Materials from Demolished Winnetka Home

The practice is catching on in our area thanks to organizations like our partners the Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse. Their mission is one we all can benefit from. Working with builders, homeowners, and suppliers, they collect, store, and resell materials that in the past would have ended up at a landfill.  In the remodeling business one can [...]

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Showroom Open House, May 4th

   Benvenuti and Stein Showroom Open House – during “Kitchens of the North Shore Tour” 12 – 5 pm,  899 1/2 Green Bay Road, Winnetka Benvenuti and Stein is proud to be a sponsor for the Junior League of Evanston- North Shore’s “Designer Kitchens of the North Shore Kitchen Tour 2012″. Whether you are a [...]

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Professional Remodeler Magazine chooses Geno Benvenuti of Benvenuti and Stein as a judge for Best of the Best Design Awards . . .

Professional Remodelers Magazine October 2011 “2011 Design Awards-This Year’s Professional Remodeler Design Awards show a shift to more practical projects” By Jonathan Sweet, Editor in Chief We’ve seen the change over the last several years in the remodeling industry from the luxury projects of the boom to today’s more needs-based jobs. This year’s Professional Remodeler [...]

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April 12-Moms Night Out

Cooking demonstration/book signing by Certified Health Counselor, Beth Aldrich, author of “Real Moms Love to Eat”, at Benvenuti and Stein showroom. Thursday, April 12th, 6:30pm-7:30pm with complimentary wine & appetizers. RSVP by April 9th, rita@benvenutiandstein.com Location: 899 1/2 Green Bay Road, Winnetka    

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Qualified Remodeler Magazine chooses Geno Benvenuti of Benvenuti and Stein as a judge for Master Design Awards . . .

Qualified Remodeler 2011 Master Design Awards – October 2011 “Game On- This Year’s Master Design Awards Yielded a Stellar Batch of Winners” By Laurie Grant http://www.forresidentialpros.com/article/10362425/game-on

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Ice Dams and How they can Affect You

Winter can be tough on a roofing system.  Ice dams are formed when heat from the inside of a home escapes into the attic and warms the roof decking during the winter.  This heat, combined with heat from the sun can melt snow on the roof.  When it reaches the cold eaves and gutters it [...]

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Here Comes the Sun : Solar Power

On my drive to work each morning, I’ve started to notice a definite sign that spring is fast approaching – the sun is finally out again to greet me on my morning commute. So maybe it’s my new traveling buddy that has me thinking a lot about the sun lately. There are many ways to [...]

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Tracking Your Home’s Energy Efficiency

With temperatures outside dipping below the zero mark, it may be time to audit the energy efficiency of your home. One of the best ways to do this is to get a Professional Energy Audit. In preparation for an Energy Audit, you should compile a history of past utility bills and a list of any [...]

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