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Kitchen remodeling: 4 costly mistakes to avoid
Undertaking a kitchen remodeling project can be a stressful experience, as the kitchen is the one room in the home that needs to be at least partially functional all of the time. Over the years, I’ve helped many clients identify and overcome these mistakes, saving them money, time and sanity. Here are four mistakes to
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Kitchen Remodels: Amenities To Delete and Stay on Budget
You can still have your dream kitchen, and stay on budget. Here are some amenities you can leave out of your kitchen remodel.: Pasta spigots over the cook top. This amenity requires the cost of another faucet plus the cost of the additional rerouting of the plumbing lines. It is not so hard to carry the
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Soapstone: Chocolate Brown Counter Top
How To Pick the Right Soapstone Counter top Soapstone is the best natural surface a homeowner can choose for a counter top that not only provides a unique look, but also feels warm and inviting. Soapstone can transform your kitchen counter tops from ordinary to extraordinary. Soapstone is the perfect choice for your soapstone kitchen
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Lighting Reflections are a Magical Charm when using Crystal Fixtures
Lighting up your life and home is a critical part of design. There are eight components that must be considered in lighting, and with each unit of light: placement, fixture, energy consumption, electrical source, foot candles, bulb, switching, and the finished reflection. As seen from the photos above, when using fine crystal fixtures, the reflective
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Why You Need An Interior Designer
Undertaking an interior design or remodeling project can be a stressful endeavor. The best way to ensure that your project stays on track and you keep your sanity is to hire a professional interior designer.
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Computer Scooter: A Secret to Home Office Ease
When addressing the home office situation we embrace a new set of complex issues. Separation between family and work Space Enjoyment of home environment Flexibility and focus Multitasking with equipment and locations A few years ago these issues were not even considered as our norm was going to the office to earn a living. Times
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An Elegant and Simple Shower Upgrade
Last week, Larry and I attended the National Retail Hardware Show in Las Vegas, where we spent several days at the Convention Center combing the aisles looking for the latest, greatest, and best designed products for your home. This was a great show, and we struck gold. We came back with a car load of
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Happy Mother's Day To All
This poem by Nicholas Gordon is a about a vivid memory and the importance of “Mom”: Every time I see my pansies Vivid in the golden sun, You are with me in my garden, And I am once again a child. Vivid in the golden sun, Their beauty brings me close to tears, And I am once
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Happy Mother’s Day To All
This poem by Nicholas Gordon is a about a vivid memory and the importance of “Mom”: Every time I see my pansies Vivid in the golden sun, You are with me in my garden, And I am once again a child. Vivid in the golden sun, Their beauty brings me close to tears, And I am once
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Fun In the Warm California Sun: Garden Shower
I recently came across the Garden Shower, and fell in love with it. As a child, we had either a lawn hose or an inflatable wading pool to help chase away the hot weather. The Garden Shower is a 21st century solution for a great way to cool off outside. Simply attach a lawn hose
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