Our DIY Laundry Room, Powder Room & Office Remodel :: Before & After
I'll admit -- I still have a little punch out on the electric, some touch up painting, and I do intend to add shelving above the "picture rail" in the powder room....
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How to Remodel a Bungalow :: Start Where the Water Is and Then Move to the Air
They always say put the money where the water is. In other words, you as a homeowner often get the most from your remodeling dollar with work on the kitchen and on...
Attic Remodel Before and After :: RowHouse or TownHouse
John had this great space in his attic that he wanted to convert into a home office. The space was already pretty well complete i.e. subfloor down, drywall finished, etc., but ....
Installing a Self-Rimming Sink in a Postform Laminate Countertop
We are still working on converting the original kitchen in our house to a laundry room. We (my wife and I) had decided early on that we were going to keep the...
How to Texture a Ceiling :: One Example, an Essay
We were not that familiar with textured surfaces. There was a heavy textured swirl on the some the ceilings of our last house; in our current house, we had a stipple in...
A Door Layout Fix :: The Situation and Options
Dave and his family live in what is called an "Executive Line" home. All major production builders (as opposed to "custom builders), it seems, build in this line. And like most in...
A Bi-Fold Door Fix. Installing a Bi-fold Door Repair Bracket
... I never lost my cool at any point during this install. I will tell you that trying to retract flushed plastic sleeves from a bi-fold door is not necessarily an easy...
How to Achieve a Long-Lasting and Beautiful Wood Floor :: Wood Flooring Care Best Practices
Wood floors do not require meticulous maintenance, but they cannot take care of themselves. You need to be careful and avoid damaging friction, and also adopt wood-safe cleaning practices. Wood floors are...
Rental Refresh: Big Bangs in Small Projects :: New Faucets and Countertop Paint for a Vanity Redo
Our long time tenant, let’s call her Pam, moved (actually buying a home with the help of real estate agent Mrs Moxie). She had been with us for her second stint of...
Reasons a Remodeling Project Takes Longer than Expected – and How to Plan For Them
I was recently asked. I still haven’t determined if she was looking for answers like "drywall" or "flooring" or some other phase of a gut/remodel project, my instinct was to provide these...
Four Kitchen Trends: Open Plan Layouts, Efficiency in Design and More
Kitchen remodeling is one of the best ways to add value to your property but it's also a great way of embracing the change in today's society which sees kitchens serving a...
Designing a Contemporary Railing :: Not to be De-Railed the Decor Girl Does Her Railing
As part of our ongoing remodeling project of a rather cool 1978 contemporary house, the latest improvement has been a new exterior railings. Ideally this would have been one of the last...