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Hundreds of homes of expert analysis. The selections that quietly define how an Icon remodel feels — and the ones that don't.

Jenny Rice.
Owner · Sales & Design Consultant.

Since 2008, Jenny and the Icon design team have guided 400+ remodels — and hundreds of new homes through our sister division. Hot Tips is where the patterns she sees on every project — what works, what doesn't, what's worth the money, what isn't — get written down.

400+ remodels guided since 2008.

Hot Tips publishes monthly. Tap a card to read the full post on icon-group.com — or subscribe at the bottom of the page to get the next one in your inbox.

Recent tips from Jenny.

Design Trends
Hot Tip · Selections that matter

Remodel design trends: what's hot right now.

The aesthetic shifts I'm watching across the projects we're delivering — and the ones I'm telling clients not to chase.

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Interior Design
Hot Tip · Cohesion

Creating cohesive interior spaces from room to room.

The simplest discipline that separates a thoughtful Icon remodel from a catalog showroom — and how we anchor it in The Selection Studio.

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Building Science
Hot Tip · Performance

Where remodeling dollars actually earn their keep.

Envelope, insulation, mechanicals, and the energy-rating disciplines we bring into a renovation — and where those dollars actually pay you back.

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Trade Secrets
Hot Tip · Selection psychology

The five selections clients always overspend on.

Where the budget quietly leaks during finish selections — and the substitutions that get you 90% of the look at 60% of the cost.

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