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Top 10 Interior Door Designs Trending for 2012Interior doors are the leading appeal to any home
when you are inside. They reflect the personality
of your home as well as you. Whether you are
remodeling or building, choosing interior doors are
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Arts and Crafts Style Exterior Door Trim
The Craftsman Style was the dominant style for smaller houses built throughout the, Several influences the English Arts and Crafts movement, and door casings, triangular knee brace supports, etc,), favorite exterior finish although many also use stucco or brick, Exposed
Making a Rundown House Liveable in Just 6 Months
My fiance, Merle, and I wanted an old house and found ourselves drawn to Newburgh, New York, where the streets are lined with Victorian mansions. An 1887 Queen Anne, encased in asphalt shingles but with its grand octagonal tower intact, stood out from the crowd. We joked that with five bedrooms, two baths, four fireplaces, and about 2,200 square feet, it was big enough to ride our bikes around in. At $46,000, it seemed like an unbelievable deal. READ MORE...
9 Tips for Buying a Foreclosure
A tide of foreclosed properties has been sweeping into the beleaguered housing market, bringing down property values, dislocating families, and sending municipal governments scrambling to manage the crisis. But some buyers see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the gloomy headlines; they are buying up foreclosed properties at ultra-low prices. READ MORE...
Crown Mouldings - An Easy Face Lift for Interiors and Exteriors
If you want to sell a property, Coldwell Banker agent Jan Detrick says in Sacramento Magazine, "extras such as crown molding and new light fixtures and faucets are winners." Better Homes and Gardens suggests, "Don't leave out architectural detailing. Not reserved for only ornate areas, accents such as molding and wainscoting are simple ways to define and dress up a small space." READ MORE...
Replacement Window Sashes
A replacement window sash installation may be just what you need to improve the quality of each frame on your house while minimizing the traditional costs that are associated with these jobs. The sash of a window is typically termed as the portion of product that allows it to slide, for example on double hung designs where one lower sash is slid up to be parallel with the upper one. READ MORE...
How to Install a New Bathroom Floor
Installing a beautiful new bathroom floor can significantly impact the overall design of the bathroom. But most experts will tell you that remodeling a bathroom can often cost upwards of $10,000 and choosing a bathroom floor is a big hunk of that price tag. READ MORE...
Installing Closet Doors
Unless you have a knack for keeping only the bare essentials and chucking the excess, you need a closet. The simple fact is, the longer we dwell in a space the more stuff we accrue. From overfed closets housing everything from grandmother's quilt to junior's baby blanket that he hasn't used since he left for college, to a basement closet crammed with all the previous used electronics and furniture that we upgraded long ago-we can accumulate clutter easily, and seemingly without notice. This eats up our valuable storage space. READ MORE...
Creating the Perfect Guest Bedroom
Having a house full of friends and family is one of life’s greatest pleasures. As we approach the winter, you’re probably already making plans for Christmas – and the chances are that you’ll have a relative or two descending on you before the yuletide season is over. This is the perfect time to get your guest bedroom looking spick and span, and this winter our interior design motto is “Comfy and Cosy”. READ MORE...
6 Steps to Choose the Color to Paint a Room
Painting a room is the quickest and least expensive way to update a room and give it personality. But choosing a paint color requires a bit of thought and insight. What will you use the room for? What do you want it to say READ MORE...
Finish an Attic
If you find yourself in need of additional space in your home, due to growing pains, or the desire to enhance your family’s lifestyle, consider growing upward. Your attic just might provide the space you need to enhance your home. READ MORE...
Reclaimed materials and Old World craftsmanship infuse this new home with lived-in charm
In old houses, everything has a story—rooms still echo with the laughter that once filled them, walls whisper of long-ago family dinners, and floors show the daily routines of owners who have moved on. The sense of lived-in ease is palpable. READ MORE...
Reimagined Minnetonka FoursquareA house with history, a hole in it—gets a thoughtful makeoverA glowing white stairway, flanked by lovely flower gardens, leads up the embankment from the waters of Minnetonka to one of the most romantic cottages on the big lake. Glistening with light and built-in charm, this is home to Susan and David Gartner and their three daughters. It is also an historic house originally designed and built in 1890 as a Foursquare by the popular 19th-century architect, Harry Wild Jones. READ MORE...
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