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New Video Feature "Welcome Home"

Ashley Walks Us Through Her Recently Completed CG&S Project

We're really excited to debut our new video series "Welcome Home" that allows our clients to highlight favorite parts of their new projects in their own words.

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"S" Is For Stella

Meet The Underrecognized Woman Behind CG&S

Ever wonder what “CG&S” stands for? This admittedly strange sequence of letters is short for Clarence Guerrero and Sons. But in my mind, it always stood for Clarence Guerrero and Stella. Stella is my mom’s name and in 1957 she helped my dad start CG&S.

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CG&S Founder Clarence Guerrero Passes Away At 93

April 18, 1928–August 19, 2021

It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of CG&S founder Clarence Guerrero, age 93. Surrounded by family and his wife Stella, Clarence died peacefully at home on August 19th, 2021.

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Portrait Of A Greenbelt Hillside Home

HouzzTV Interview with Design Manager Sara Hadden

This HouzzTV piece takes a gorgeous tour through a full home renovation, outdoor living, and ADU project we completed on a bluff that overlooks a central Texas greenbelt. Design Manager Sara Hadden—who designed the project—is on hand to discuss what considerations were made to arrive at the finished product.

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CG&S Featured On The Small Business Blueprint Podcast

The Small Business Blueprint Interview with General Manager Dolores Davis

In this interview, General Manager Dolores Davis discusses business in the time of COVID with host Alex Patterson of "The Small Business Blueprint."

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Make Your Guest Bath A Style Highlight

The Often Overlooked Guestbath Doesn't Have To Be Boring

Guest bathrooms aren’t necessarily the sexiest place in your house, right? But guest baths don’t have to be boring! Spruce them up with funky floor or wall tile. Add some wallpaper or bright colors. Or give your guests a real treat with a soaking tub! You can make your guest bath modern and monochromatic. Or pick a theme and make selections around it. Pick an unconventional paint for the walls or vanity—there are so many options!

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Top 10 Reasons To Remodel Your Home

We field a lot of calls about what ails homeowners out there. Here we've narrowed it down to a Top Ten, and while any one of these complaints is sometimes enough to spark a renovation, often it is a combination of factors that inspires change for a better, more well-suited home. We can make it happen, it's what we love to do.

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Currently In The Design Studio

Projects 'On The Boards' In April

Times are weird but we have not been idle whilst readjusting to circumstances of pandemic. We are still developing projects in our design studio from before the lockdown as well as developing new ones. Here's a snapshot of what our studio's been up to while working from home. All images are renderings taken from the actual working computer models as design becomes substantially complete.

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Comfort At Home

Client Interviews About Their Adjustment To The Coronavirus

I thought it would be interesting to reach out to a few of our clients about their experience dealing with self-isolation in their homes and the different ways their lives and schedules have changed in the past few weeks. The following interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Be well out there!

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Zoom Backgrounds

Get a free (virtual) home renovation with CG&S’ Zoom backgrounds

CG&S Design Build is here to help upgrade your home office. As COVID-19 disrupts our day-to-day, video conferencing, such as Zoom, is slowly becoming part of our new normal for those who are fortunate enough to take online classes, work from home (WFH), or take our happy hours virtual.

Whether you’re a WFH pro who wants to get creative, or just learning the ins-and-outs of virtual meetings and want to cover up a messy room, we've got you taken care of.

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