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Remodeling trends: Smaller homes appeal to buyers

woodrow — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:57:58 +0000

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 [...]

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Preventing home improvement tool injuries

woodrow — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:49:14 +0000

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, [...]

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Summer Improvements: Build a Greenhouse

woodrow — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:13:32 +0000

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. [...]

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Home Improvements for Pool Safety

woodrow — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:07:48 +0000

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 [...]

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Considering Outdoor Patio Heaters

woodrow — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:46:10 +0000

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 [...]

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Simple, Smart Solutions

Mary — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:07:12 +0000

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. Just look: 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 [...]

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Outdoor Shower, Custom Carpentry Work, and Japanese Hot Tub Make Unique SoCal Living Space

Paige — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:09:32 +0000

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 [...]

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Still Time for Sunshine

Mary — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:51:13 +0000

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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