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Month: August 2019

Kitchen of the Week: Drab and Dysfunctional to Radiant in Minnesota

Kitchen of the Week: Drab and Dysfunctional to Radiant in Minnesota

An outdated kitchen might be bearable, but a dysfunctional kitchen is a whole other story. With this Minnesota family, the previous finishes weren’t ideal, but the absence of a job triangle, the inadequate lighting and a missing dishwasher needed to be fixed soon. Designers Jen Ziemer and Andrea Dixon solved these problems in a kitchen remodel that additional storage and workspace while upgrading the material palette in a fresh but standard style. Kitchen at a GlanceWho lives here: A few…

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Picture This: Your Digital Photos Deserve Frames Too

Picture This: Your Digital Photos Deserve Frames Too

Nearly every home and workplace has framed pictures of loved ones exhibited. It is wonderful, as they serve as constant reminders of good times with family and friends. It feels like framed pictures have existed forever. In fact, the practice is new and constantly evolving. Before the widespread use of customer cameras 100 years ago, and before the widespread use of professional cameras 200 years ago, paintings, drawings and etchings of relations were largely for aristocrats and royalty. Color photos…

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Small Wonders: Get More of Everything With a Bay Window

Small Wonders: Get More of Everything With a Bay Window

Sure, the USA is a country that’s big on scale and massive gestures. However, I must mention I love small moves that make a large difference. At times it’s as simple as changing a colour. Occasionally it’s incorporating a strategically positioned window or removing a badly positioned wall. One of the best small moves is incorporating a bay window to a space. Whether it is a box bay, an angled bay, a walk-out bay or a bay with a window…

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Wild for Wood in Central Texas

Wild for Wood in Central Texas

When you cover a great deal of floor space with rich mesquite, you have to be especially careful when adding additional kinds of wood to the mix, lest you produce a ski-cabin nightmare. However, Mark Lind, a designer at CG&S Design-Build, obliterates any notion that a house can’t have a great deal of wood and still look good. For the material palette in this four-bedroom Austin, Texas house, the designer smartly featured a mix of cherry, white oak and medium…

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9 Ways to Enjoy Your House as It's

9 Ways to Enjoy Your House as It's

Whether you’ve been allowing your home improvement to-do record receive the best of you, or are discovering yourself assessing your real estate home to professionally styled and photographed ones, it’s natural to get a little down to your home from time to time. Luckily, setting content in home is something available to everybody, whatever the size or state of your space. By working your way through these two tips, you can obtain a deeper appreciation of your house, just as…

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Give Your Garden an Arresting Point of View

Give Your Garden an Arresting Point of View

Can it be a grouping of decorative trees or a fountain, a focal point is often displayed at the heart of a garden, lending a sense of significance or a calming balance to the design. Focal points contribute order to insanity. They specify a place for the viewer to look. They flip into a huge, panoramic scene into something more romantic. In any garden, large or small, the thought can be successful because it borrows heavily from fine art, interior…

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Art Makes a Brand New Expertise to Modern Home Exteriors

Art Makes a Brand New Expertise to Modern Home Exteriors

Modern residential structure is called museum-like. Minimalist white walls and spaces make them enjoy galleries waiting for art to decorate their walls. However, what about the exteriors of modern homes? How does art relate to the outside? What sort of art is suitable? This ideabook is going to take a shot. Steinbomer, Bramwell & Vrazel Architects The clearest response is that modern residential architecture ought to be adorned with modern art, particularly abstract or nonfigurative art. This trio of Constantin…

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Bargello Patterns Embroider Eye-Catching Appears for Rooms

Bargello Patterns Embroider Eye-Catching Appears for Rooms

Bargello, that originated from a style of needlework discovered on bits in Italy’s medieval Bargello Palace, refers equally to a method of embroidery (flat, vertical tiles that form geometric tiers) and into the consequent pattern. We’re most comfortable with it as a flame stitch, but it requires different forms as well: ribbons, diamonds, chevrons and arabesques, to mention a few. Bargello’s graphic appeal and versatility have given it staying power through the centuries. Now, thanks to design icons such as…

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Clutter vs. Keepers: A Guide to New Year's Purging

Clutter vs. Keepers: A Guide to New Year's Purging

With a new year upon us and the resolution-making frenzy in full effect, a lot of us (myself included) will probably be casting apart clutter in an attempt to streamline our houses. But exactly what, and how much, would you eliminate? What makes clutter, clutter? Where would you draw the line between an inspiring collection and also a jumbled mess? And what about some of those styling tricks used for photo shoots — creative or ridiculous? In case you have…

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9 Tips to Selling Your Own House in Winter

9 Tips to Selling Your Own House in Winter

With individuals away on trips and chilly weather making home hunting less attractive, winter may be a challenging time to sell your property. On the other hand, fewer houses on the market means yours will get more attention from buyers. By upping the comfy factor, making the most of winter resources and paying attention to details, you can produce your home really stick out. Here are nine strategies to prepare and stage your house for success, and create a warm…

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