Design-Build For Inspired Living

Common Sense Remodeling makes every home remodel predictable, enjoyable, and breathtaking.

What’s Happening

We aim to provide the latest, most helpful information to homeowners who are looking to begin their home renovation plans.

REMODELING RESOURCES

10 Bath Trends For 2025

From bold material choices to high-tech integrations, the trends on the horizon promise to transform everyday bathrooms into purposeful home havens.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Home Remodeling Workshops

Our NEW studio workshops: How to successfully plan and execute a home renovation! Free with RSVP.

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PORTFOLIO SPOTLIGHT

A Whole Home Remodel & 3-Story Addition in Barrington

With modern, industrial details and home elevator at the heart of it all, this home is one of the most unique properties in Barrington.

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Common Sense Remodeling

Why is home remodeling with Advance Design Studio unique?

Advance Design Studio is dedicated to making your remodeling experience positive and enjoyable, while ensuring your results are undeniably stunning.

If the idea of home remodeling sounds stressful, our “Common Sense Remodeling” process is your solution. Since 1992, Advance Design Studio has transformed homes through our unique step-by-step design-through-construction process that averts delays, avoids costly mistakes, and prevents budget overruns, keeping your project on track and on time.

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Project Portfolio

At Advance Design, we take on home remodeling projects big and small, all while maintaining our focus of creating exceptional spaces for everyday living. We have completed hundreds of projects over nearly three decades spanning across all areas of residential construction including kitchens, baths, basements, additions, outdoor living, and specialty spaces.

Beautiful Kitchens

Today’s kitchen is the king of multi-tasking.

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Spa Baths

Highly functional and aesthetically pleasing, the perfect spa-like getaway bath you’ll never want to leave.

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Finished Basements

Custom-designed lower levels, where your possibilities are endless.

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Home Additions

A master suite, second story addition, or a bump-out off the back. Sometimes more is just better!

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Outdoor Living

Take advantage of untapped square footage during hot summer days, autumn, and even winter months.

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Specialty Spaces

Sometimes a custom specialized space is the secret key to enhancing home life in a big way.

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Why Advance Design Studio?

Our People

You Want a Cohesive Team Working Together for You

We bring together a team of talented experts and home remodeling contractors from all parts of our industry under one roof.

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Our Process

You Want the Best Possible Project Experience

Our rigorous design-through-build process creates clearly defined objectives within a customized, pre-developed project budget. We call it “Common Sense” Remodeling.

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Our Experience

You Want Focused Attention from Experts

No one wants a bad remodeling project experience. From start to finish, you’ll receive invaluable input and experience from the same team who is hands-on with your project every day.

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Advance Design Carpentry Team working on a house

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Remodeling Can Be Scary

But It Doesn’t Have To Be

Our proven process and people are what makes Common Sense Remodeling work for you.

When it comes to home remodeling, we understand your fears. At Advance Design, a successful home renovation is the result of single-source responsibility. That means we are there throughout every stage of your home makeover to deliver on clear expectations. Our complete in-house team works to produce your project from initial ideas until the final touch is complete, all under one roof. It’s just common sense to us, which is why we call it “Common Sense Remodeling”.

Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your upcoming renovation project or searching for just the right company to partner with, our creative team is here to make your home renovation dreams come to life.

Therese P.

Barrington

“Our only regret is that we did not find them sooner! We are delighted with our bathroom remodel, and the care and attention to detail from the team. We 100% endorse Advance Design Studio now and look forward to working with them on future projects.“

Brian C.

Crystal Lake

“We feared that the project would run over and it would not come in on time. Advance Design Studio was spot on with their estimate. Just about everything exceeded our expectations. It went incredibly well. Our designer listened. We are in love with our kitchen.”

Matt M.

Lombard

“We contacted Advance Design Studio (ADS) about our basement remodel after hearing great feedback from a friend. We were looking for the full ‘design through project management’ experience, and this is ADS’s specialty. They did not disappoint! The design and proposal process was thorough and transparent. Project communication was proactive and clear. Employees and sub contractors were all expert-level, friendly, and helpful with questions. We will definitely work with ADS in the future if the need arises.”

Monica & Jim Brett

South Elgin

“The people that work for Advance Design became like family. They care so much. It’s not just hiring somebody, some home remodeling contractors, you’re hiring somebody that’s going to uproot for life for a couple of months and then put it back together.”