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Month: September 2019

10 Creative Ways to Corral Wooden Barrels

10 Creative Ways to Corral Wooden Barrels

When you think of wooden barrels at house decor, you probably think of a high-top dining table in a room that is at a country of full-on Western overkill, where Yosemite Sam can come barreling through the shuttered saloon doors at any moment. However, with the prevalence of wine rooms bursting, these weathered vessels have not seemed so chic. Designers are commandeering rustic barrels to get new uses and mixing them with refined styles. Here is how you can, too….

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Explain Home Equity

Explain Home Equity

Home equity is the difference between the market value of your home and the mortgage balance on the home. As an instance, if your home is worth $600,000 and you owe $460,000 on the mortgage, your equity is $140,000. It is a paper value. Equity doesn’t become cash till you refinance or sell the structure. Effect of Appreciation on Equity Omitting the buildup and collapse of home costs leading to the recession starting in 2007, housing has historically enjoyed in…

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California Gardener's August Checklist

California Gardener's August Checklist

In the sparkling beaches into the craggy mountaintops, Northern California’s magnificent scenery and activities beckon summer vacationers. Those same places also vividly display the region’s wildly contrasting plant ponds which make gardening so varied and so interesting. While you’re traveling, keep your eyes open for planting ideas you can use in your home. I’ve collected a few for you below, in the foggy California shore into the steamy shore to the trendy, high Sierra. Try this at home if you…

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Window Jamb

Window Jamb

On a window that the jambs are the vertical structural elements (articles) of the overall frame. They’re about the left and right surfaces of the window frame. Chris Hill The jamb could be detailed or simple. Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture These jambs, in addition to the remainder of the window frame’s bits, are extended to create a deeper look. Karen Joy Interiors Window jambs are often barely visible. See related

City View: Nashville Design Finds Its Particular

City View: Nashville Design Finds Its Particular

Nashville might be known as the country music capital and “The Athens of the South,” but designers there wish to make it very clear you can’t pigeonhole Nashville’s style. Though the city has a wealth of lovely conventional homes and embraces the classical (it will have a full-size Parthenon in the center of Centennial Park, for gosh sake), in addition, it keeps up with the times. “Nashville is such a diverse city, and that’s exactly what makes it so much…

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Borrow Garden Ideas From Springtime in Paris

Borrow Garden Ideas From Springtime in Paris

A sigh can be elicited by the thought of spring in Paris. The blend of fantastic architecture, history and outrageously good food makes Paris one of the most alluring destinations on earth, and garden fans who visit the “City of Light” in spring may enjoy expansive displays from the city’s many parks and public gardens. In the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank to the hip and trendy Marais near the Bastille, it is entirely possible to spend a week…

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8 Houseplants You Can Not Kill

8 Houseplants You Can Not Kill

Well, I guess I am not really telling the truth. You may really inadvertently kill these houseplants — but only in the event that you love them to death. Therefore, if you’re among those gardeners that say, “I can not grow houseplants; I always kill them,” have a look at these eight nearly bulletproof alternatives, have a deep breath and do it. Jessica Helgerson Interior Design 1. Ferns. That I really like this family of plants, with their lush green…

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50 Dog Photos Worth a Wag

50 Dog Photos Worth a Wag

We asked for your best pictures of your dogs in design, and the graphics are all still galloping in like unleashed corgis. As of the writing, you have shared over 640 great photos and stories, each one a treasure. Here are 50, the most we can show at the same time. They’re your beloved dogs at home, at the job site, in the studio, keeping you safe, becoming in your photo shoots and, even when you must be split, waiting,…

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Fantastic Native Plant: Pasque Flower

Fantastic Native Plant: Pasque Flower

Folks are always lamenting they have few blossoms both late in the growing period and ancient. I will solve the latter together with pasque flower (Pulsatilla patens), a clumping, gradually expanding native blossom that’s before the game every April. Benjamin Vogt / Monarch Gardens Botanical name: Pulsatilla patens (syn. Anemone patens)Common title: Pasque flowerOrigin: Native to the central and northern U.S. plains from Wisconsin, south to Nebraska and west, all the way up and down the Rocky MountainsUSDA Islands: 4…

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The Molecular Structure of Design

The Molecular Structure of Design

Brick terms such as “modern,” “layout” and “order” mean unique things to different individuals, so let’s break them down to their basic components. Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc I believe this might be closest to a haiku. Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Clearly that all-glass shower was a mistake. Jody Brown Architecture, pllc Jody Brown Architecture, pllc I might be looking at…

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