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3 Reasons for Not Renovating Your Basement
We have heard the reasons for renovating a basement, to provide a livable space and to enhance the value of the home. While these reasons are certainly valid, they tend to overlook a few things about basements that can have an adverse effect on the room, what you own, and on your wallet.
How To Hire A Contractor
Renovating your home can be messy, expensive and time-consuming. There are many jobs that you can do, and many that you absolutely should not or cannot do.
From Clutter-Free to Neat-Freak: Redesign Your Kid’s Room With These Tips
We understand you want your children to be tidy and organized, as all parents do, but while that is a noble wish, it is also a tad impractical. Kids are just not known for being what you want them to be.
Beyond Function: 5 Surprising and Beautiful Tap Designs
Twist, push or pull for flowing water – the function is simple, but here’s how the humble tap can go beyond that and become a surprising design feature. Some designers consider taps to be a boring necessity to any kitchen or bathroom – more of an afterthought than an item essential to the design.
5 Design Ideas for Your Pantry
A pantry was originally the place in a home where food, dishes and linens were stored, typically a small room located immediately off of the kitchen. Well before refrigeration, a pantry was often used to store bread and may have been used for food preparation.
Taming Mother Nature: Common Sense Tips for Choosing a Conservatory
A conservatory offers homeowners the option to extend their enjoyment of hazy summer evenings and make the most of their garden view throughout the year.
5 Simple Home Improvements to Prevent Major Renovations
Sometimes it seems easier to just let sleeping dogs lie when it comes to home improvement. However, there are some repairs that you shouldn’t ignore. Without proper maintenance and repair, these small issues can devolve into major problems for you and your wallet.
Simply Decorated: Your Home’s Bathroom
A zen or “meditative” look to your home can give it the serenity you seek as you escape to your sanctuary. A home that is cluttered can cause much stress while one that is simple, yet ordered can bring forth a much more relaxed mood.
Jalousie Replacement Windows: Where to Buy Them
Louvered windows, often referred as jalousies, provide a beautiful design touch for many homes. They are used in windows as well as in doors, and are common in older homes constructed in the middle of the 20th century.
Upcycling Is Easy, So Get Creative
If you like to be environmentally friendly, you might already be doing a few things to cut your carbon footprint. From taking out boiler cover to ensure your central heating system wastes as little energy as possible, to walking instead of taking the car, there are plenty of obvious and easy ways to do your bit.
After The Storm: How to Safely and Quickly Repair Your Storm Damaged Home
In many parts of the world, the fall is the season for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and rain damage, and even early blizzards. If you live in a high-risk area, the chances of you seeing a storm of some kind damage your house are high.
Cost Effective Solutions for Remodeling Your Home
The process of home remodeling is an expensive one especially if it involves reconstruction or renovation. Some essential ideas can help you to make it cost effective.
6 Quick Makeover Ideas to Add Spark to Any Room
In between your various home renovation projects, you can make updates that refresh your home, what can be accomplished quickly and without much effort. Even subtle changes can have a profound effect, adding spark and much visual interest to any room.
Top Kitchen Design Trends You Must Know Before Remodeling
Description: Remodeling your kitchen is an exciting prospect. There are so many great ideas out there, so take a look at the kitchen design trends for inspiration.
Quick Weekend Home Fix-it Projects
Not every home improvement project must take weeks or months to complete. Likely, you are aware of several jobs around the home that need to be handled, but are not sure if you have the time to start and complete them quickly.
On the Mend: Foreclosures Reach 8-Year Low
Here is some very good news: foreclosure rates have fallen to the lowest we’ve seen in eight years.
Reduce the Need for Boiler Repairs in Your London Home
If you decide to renovate an old property anywhere in London, you need to do your homework about the costs involved and the potential market value of the finished home. The property market in London sometimes does suffer from a downturn but it rarely lasts long.
How to Use Lighting to Modernize your Home
Tweet Having high-quality lighting is a massively important factor that can transform your home from looking dingy to spacious and fabulous. Although you may not enjoy the decorating process, the
Storing Your Bulbs
Tweet So to preserve them I am here with information on storing your spring and summer bulbs. Spring Bulbs: The foliage which dies during the late spring or early summer,
How To Renovate Your Home, Victorian Style
Tweet Although they didn’t bring back the traditional deerstalker-wearing and pipe-smoking Sherlock Holmes, he is nevertheless back in all his glory. He just uses his Smartphone to get relevant data
