50 Nifty Fix Ups For Less Than $100
Simple upgrades can drastically improve the feel and function of your home. Read on for clever tips, projects, and products that offer a big payoff for a small investment in time and money.
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Even if you’re the kind of person who makes everything a DIY project, there’s always a point when a home remodeling or decorating project could use a professional set of eyes. Whether you are redoing your backyard, need some help planning your living room or can’t figure out where to put the kitchen sink, a…
Construction Contracts: Estimates vs Bids
When planning a home remodeling or new construction project, one of the first things homeowners usually want to know is how much the work will cost. Part of asking about cost is not just defining what the work will be but also knowing what form you would like the contract to take — fixed price…
10 Steps To A Living Room #HolidayMakeover
Planning to entertain over the holidays this year? While some things (like putting up holiday decor) can wait until much later in the season, if your main entertaining space isn’t feeling the way you’d like it to, now is the time to get started. From cocktail party mingling to Christmas morning around the tree,…
Is A Phased Construction Plan Right For You?…
Squaring a project’s goals and budget — often two very different things — is a common problem architects and homeowners confront in a project’s earliest planning stages. The two almost never align when we begin. Working to reduce the size of the overall project is the best way to affect the cost early on, when…
What’s Your #WindowSeat Type
Shelf: A window seat made of a shelf-style bench outfitted with an upholstered cushion allows for open storage under the seat. This option, which you can make yourself or hire out, is great in utilitarian spaces such as mudrooms, entryways, or even a laundry area. Fasten the underside of the shelf to 24 cleats screwed…
7 #NaturalStones For Your #BathroomRemodel
There’s no other material quite like natural stone. No two pieces are exactly alike, and nothing else adds the same organic warmth and texture to a bathroom. Not to mention the longevity. If they’re well maintained, your stone surfaces can last a lifetime. Marble, of course, has been a popular stone choice for luxurious interiors…
#TropicalFlavor With #Wicker #Rattan
Think you know the difference between wicker and rattan? Well, the truth is, they often are one and the same. Rattan is a plant material harvested from palm fronds to create a grassy, classic design essential. Wicker is a woven material made from natural or natural-looking fibers (often made of rattan, but not always) that…
#HomeSearch Process
, Looking at the interactive graph above, there is an obvious increase of people who started their home search online. Indeed, the share of people using the Internet has increased by 28% since 2004. In 2013, 48% of first-time home buyers and 40% of repeat home buyers used the Internet in their home search process.
Latest #HousingStats
Homebuilders were busier in September, digging more dirt and ready to bring more new homes to the market. But construction was tilted towards multifamily apartment units. Single-family home construction still remains well below historical norms. A housing shortage is a definitive possibility next year unless homebuilders get more active.
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