I grew up washing my family’s dishes, pots, and pans by hand, so I appreciate having a dishwasher in my home today. I wait until it’s full before running it and I always set it to operate at the economy setting. For me that means no electronic drying. I’m concerned about my energy bills. But, [...]
Looking for a green sink for a kitchen improvement project? Not the color green, the relationship of the materials to environmental responsibility and reduced carbon footprints. Santa Monica, Calif.-based architects Minarc have created a kitchen sink made of recycled rubber. Personally, I don’t find it exceptionally attractive, but I do think it would make for [...]
With holiday shopping in full fury, the last thing you’re considering is the idea of repainting. But as most of you know, fresh interior paint can change your home–and emotional outlook–in quick order. It may be one of the surest ways to produce the greatest amount of change.
Remember: the post-holiday blues can sneak up on [...]
I just moved into a home that has stainless sinks–not only in the kitchen, but in two bathrooms. I’m not used to cleaning or maintaining stainless, so I set myself to do the right research. I was amazed at the range of homespun solutions and conventional cleaning products that claim to handle the job. All [...]
By the time you read this blog, the cost of materials and labor for home improvement projects will have probably changed from the day I wrote it. I continually see prices go up and down–mostly up. The better news is with contractors challenged to fill up their calendars, some labor costs have come down. With [...]
Labor Day has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have time to complete the eight do-it-yourself projects that Kipplinger suggests that you get done before winter’s cold breath blows against your house. Kipplinger’s idea is that you really want to get some cost-effective improvements done before you’re wound up tight in holiday [...]
It happened early in August. The venerable New York Times ran an article by Sonia Zjawinski noting that homeowners were “remodeling with their pets in mind.” That’s like the tail wagging the dog when it comes to home improvements, isn’t it? Not so, claims Zjawinski, who writes that simply laying out feeding bowls and water [...]
So many reasons today can contribute to your desire to buy new cooking appliances. You may be remodeling a kitchen because it’s too small. Or perhaps your energy bills are just too high for the kind of cooking you do. You may like the idea of getting a tax credit for replacing energy hogs in [...]
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