Subject: Construction Estimates vs. Bids | Kitchen of the Week | Prep Your Living Room for the Holidays
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Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 07:32:06 -0000

Houzz Tour: Easy, Breezy Home Lets the Light Shine In

Foodies fIock from all over Sydney to enjoy the caf&#233;s and restaurants in and around the trendy suburb of Alexandria, and architect Elaine Richardson loves that the suburb is so close to the city but is dotted with parks...

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10 Steps to Pulling Together Your Living Room Before the Holidays

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&#8217;t feeling the way you&#8217;d like it to, now...

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Kitchen of the Week: Taking Over a Hallway to Add Needed Space

&#8220;Hallways are dead space,&#8221; says interior designer Harmony Weihs.  When designing this renovated kitchen, she knew  that between the permit process and extensive construction, expanding the space with an addition would...

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A Designer&#8217;s 8 Go-to Decor Pieces

As a designer, there are certain pieces that I return to time and time again in my life and work that I know will instantly enhance any space, no matter what the style is. If I&#8217;m ever stumped &#8212; or a client is stumped...

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My Houzz: A Stylish Brooklyn Apartment Filled With Memories

Cody McBurnett and her husband, Douglas Friend, moved back to New York in 2004 after living in Panama for two years. They wanted to be in Brooklyn near Prospect Park, and they fell in love with this apartment, with its fireplaces...

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Construction Contracts: What to Know About 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...

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Room of the Day: A Room With a View and Books

Two years ago a couple found their perfect lake house retreat, a home built in the footprint of an old camp on Lake Champlain, Vermont. They were drawn to the simple, well-executed architecture of this house in the trees....

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Houzz Tour: A Craftsman Cottage Expands for a Growing Family

Nadia Blair was a single teacher in 2011 when she purchased a charming 844-square-foot, 1941 Craftsman cottage near downtown Austin, Texas.  &#8220;It was perfect for me,&#8221; she says.  &#8220;It was recently remodeled and in a great...

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Laundry Room Redo Adds Function, Looks and Storage

Chris Perkin thought his partner, Nathalie Kohler, was taking too long to decide how they were going to remodel their dark, dingy and storageless laundry room. So to kick things into gear, he demolished the laundry room one...

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The Upstairs-Downstairs Connection: Picking the Right Stair Treatment

If your home has multiple levels, chances are, you have a few different floor treatments as well. If you have the same flooring on both levels, or if your stairs were already covered when you moved in, you may not have given...

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Fresh Take: 13 New Ways With Animal Prints

Playing free association with animal prints can bring to mind the jungle room at Graceland, Heather Locklear&#8217;s sheets on Melrose Place or the fashion choices of Snooki from Jersey Shore. But what designers know is that...

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How to Get a Claw-Foot Tub for Your Bathroom

A claw-foot tub is a special place in which to soak, play and dream. More than just a tub, it may recall a romantic getaway or childhood bath time with Mr. Bubble. Restoring a vintage tub is recycling at its best and may...

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Winter Gardening: Ideas for a Dream Potting Room

Winter can be a tough time for gardeners in cold climates. As the ground freezes, we start to get antsy for the days when we can stick our hands in some soil. Potting rooms are great for staying occupied until spring. There&#8217;s...

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21 Ways to Waste Less at Home

I&#8217;ll never forget an episode of a Nigella Lawson cooking show where she pours the leftover wine from her guests&#8217; glasses and freezes it for later use &#8212; to throw into a stock or sauce. I just loved how she did this with...

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Relax and Reflect in a Blue Landscape

&#8220;Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the Deity to be a source of delight,&#8221; wrote Victorian art critic John Ruskin. And, indeed, surveys reveal blue to be among the most popular favorite colors. What makes it so well...

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10 Things to Know About Prefab Homes

Are prefabricated homes, which are constructed at least partially offsite, really more eco-friendly than stick-built homes? How do costs compare? If you&#8217;re wondering if a prefabricated home is right for you, or if you&#8217;re...

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Color Guide: How to Work With Chartreuse

It's a vivid, electric color. Happy, even. It's the inside of a perfect avocado, a bed of Scotch moss or the belly of a lovebird. Chartreuse is halfway between green and yellow &#8212; a yellowish green, a greenish yellow. But...

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6 Splendid Blue-Flowering Bulbs

In much of the U.S., from now until the ground freezes, it&#8217;s time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. Tulips and daffodils are the most popular. Between the two the flowers cover the color spectrum from pure white to purple-black....

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You Said It: Imagine It Empty and More Tips of the Week

Houzzers, have you ever felt your creative mojo completely drain from your brain? It happened to me this week, and it&#8217;s panic-inducing. So I stared at the screen for a few days, adding a sentence here or there, barely able...

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Guest Picks: Going for Baroque

When going for baroque, there&#8217;s only one thing you need to remember: The fancier, the more over the top, the more outlandish, the better. Chanel your inner Bernini and get going on this baroque goodness. &#8212; Lani from Mon...

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Great Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos

Crimsoneyed rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) has a large native range in the southern and eastern United States and parts of the Midwest. It&#8217;s a prolific bloomer throughout the summer, with large, sugar-white petals and...

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Guest Picks: How to Furnish a Gender-Neutral Nursery

Whether you choose to find out the gender of your baby or not, keeping the nursery on the gender-neutral side can be a nice idea. A light and airy design scheme for the major furniture pieces will allow you to add fun dashes...

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Great Design Plant: Echinocactus Grusonii

At first glance, golden barrel cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) looks like a green ball covered in yellow fuzz.  Its round shape and yellow spines add a touch of warm color to the arid landscape. This cactus is extremely versatile...

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