New homes will become ever-increasingly smaller, with rooms doubling up on functionality, designers and realtors agree. If you’re thinking of adding a new room, perhaps you should give some thought to combining living spaces rather than adding square footage – that’s if you intend to sell your home in the coming decade.
A survey conducted by [...]
The difference between completing a home improvement project with pride or ending up in an emergency room with a severed hand can be the variance of a single millimeter and a half-second of time. Motorized saws cut extremely well, and most don’t distinguish sheet metal from a forearm. Nail guns shoot right where they’re aimed, [...]
I have friends nearby who added a small, inexpensive greenhouse to jump-start their summer garden. The experiment went so well that they’ve built a larger greenhouse to house a winter garden. Temporary or permanent greenhouses, depending on your water or electrical needs, can be expensive and exotic, or simple and easy on the pocket. [...]
You’d be amazed at how many people roll their eyes when I mention pool safety. This year a close friend nearly lost his son to a pool accident. It’s no laughing matter and certainly should not be minimized. Many municipalities have requirements for pool barriers, fences, and alarms integrated into the code requirements for adding [...]
It may be too late where you live to have an Indian Summer barbecue, but many Americans live in mild climates with seasonally warm winters. For them, and for those of you saving up to improve your patio come springtime, let’s have a look at outdoor patio heaters.
Most consumers choose natural gas power to stoke [...]
In keeping with my attraction to alternative housing, I’m naturally really excited about the Metro Cabin. I’m also pretty convinced that one day I will live in one. If I’m lucky.Â
Just look:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Photo Credit: Metro Shed
And the really great part? They’re pre-fab. You and a few of your closest (and handiest) friends can assemble them in [...]
Just stumbled across this amazing backyard on Design*Sponge. It’s the home of Meredith Kleinman, an interior designer and painter, and she has truly made me covet her home.
The interior is beautiful, but it’s the exterior that really got my attention.
The wood deck is complete with shaded sitting area. The three sided bench is a great [...]
All right, all right. I knew it would come.
I’ve been avoiding it like every other sun worshipping summer lover, but after all the ‘fall this’, ‘autumn that,’ I suppose it’s in our best interests to concede that maybe it might be time for another season’s transition, possibly… maybe.
What the onslaught of back to school sales and [...]
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