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Kitchen cabinet refacing is a cost-saving option

woodrow — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:20:50 +0000

Kitchen cabinet refacing has become a popular choice during these cash-strapped times. In as little as a weekend, you can completely transform your entire kitchen’s appearance. Compared to the time and expense of ordering and installing new cabinets, refacing may just be the most cost-effective remodeling scheme out there. The Do It Yourself Network reports [...]

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Going with the flow in kitchen remodeling

woodrow — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:23:45 +0000

If someone gave you a tip for saving water and, consequently, cutting your utility costs would you take it? I was evaluating new water taps for this blog and wandered across the Department of Energy’s regulations on the gallons per minute (GPM) rate allowed on new taps. According to Energy Savers, new faucet flow rates [...]

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Four quick kitchen upgrades that you can afford

woodrow — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:13:37 +0000

Enough complaining about the sad state of affairs. You want to perform a home improvement now and you don’t want to finance it with new debt. Besides, in response to the housing crisis and economy, big lenders are dropping the top end on home loans, reining in most homeowners to projects that simply cost less [...]

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Remodeling: Let there be light

woodrow — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:28:59 +0000

Another prudent remodeling project to consider these days when cash is tight is a plan to revamp your lighting. Kitchen lighting focuses on energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness today with new -generation light-emitting diode (LED) and compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. Add a strategic dimmer or two, a set of spot lighting fixtures and you’re on your [...]

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Small kitchen remodeling options for new cooktops

woodrow — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:33:48 +0000

If you’re considering remodeling your kitchen, think about ways to do it in modular fashion, improving the overall space one step, one appliance at a time. There are countless ideas for the small kitchen that make sense when you don’t have a fortune to spend. Adding a new cooktop or stove within your budget is [...]

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Refacing cabinets can save you money

woodrow — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:29:31 +0000

Most people are looking for a quick, effective way to handle tired and worn kitchen cabinets without having to embark on a long, costly and disruptive kitchen remodeling effort. While very few kitchen improvement projects are considered inexpensive today, cabinet refacing or resurfacing can be a way to trim overall costs while completing a facelift [...]

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Recycled Sinks for a Green Kitchen

woodrow — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:25:13 +0000

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 [...]

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8 Ways to Spiff Up Your Home for Fall

woodrow — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:48:44 +0000

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 [...]

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Mudroom Revivals

woodrow — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:01:15 +0000

Mudrooms are commonplace in the entryways of homes in the cold and wet north and northeast of the country, where families deposit their muddy boots and coats before entering the house. But they’ve become common here in horse country where I live in California, too. People can remove muddy or soaked work boots instead of [...]

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A Second Look at Cork Flooring

woodrow — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:53:27 +0000

I’ve been reading more and more articles about cork flooring. Is it that the green, alternative product is gaining in popular use among homeowners, or are home-improvement bloggers just beginning to discover the properties of these natural products that are kind to the foot? Some 70 percent of harvested cork is still used to create [...]

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Shop Wisely for New Appliances

woodrow — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:22:00 +0000

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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Make the Most Out of a Cramped Kitchen

woodrow — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:00:35 +0000

When faced with a small kitchen, too many people settle. They stuff plates and cookware into tiny cabinets. They suck in their bellies when other family members try to squeeze past toward the sink or fridge. They dream of someday moving to a house with a spacious kitchen where they can once again prepare sumptuous [...]

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Measuring the Fittings for Your Kitchen Sink

woodrow — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:45:50 +0000

Configuring space for your new kitchen sink is one of the most-important chores when you begin a remodeling project. If you measure wrong, you may not only have to start over, you could find yourself cutting countertops to fit–and that can be costly. What begins as a project to add one kitchen element turns into [...]

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Cabinet Refacing: The Alternative to Kitchen Splendor

Hugh — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:04:45 +0000

Today I am glad to have Will Jerome from Granite Transformations as our guest blogger. Will, thanks for taking time to give us your take on cabinet refacing. Take it away Will: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rickety, run-down, and ready to be replaced. Many of us could probably describe our kitchen cabinets that way, though most of us just sit back and watch the [...]

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It’s a Boom in Home Improvements

woodrow — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:21:27 +0000

M.P. McQueen of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) weighed in this week on the do-it-yourself boom. It seems as the housing market continues to circle the drain, the home improvement industry is about to profit from the first spending increase in four years. Driven by plunging prices, cash shortages, and ongoing house payments, homeowners are strategizing [...]

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