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When it comes to windows, I want what I call: “a lot and not.” Whether it’s an awning window, bay window, casement window; double-hung, single-hung, new construction or replacement window I like a window with the best balance of design features, durability and cost. From the “lot” standpoint, I want to enjoy the way my [...]
The thing about “modern” design is that it’s been around a while. A sizzling hot, easy-to-build style in houses, its rectilinear sensibility throws off the visible structural elements of the Craftsman Style, the complicated hips and jerkins of the American Four Square and the blandness of a rowhouse box. And this can leave homeowners [...]
If budget isn’t top of mind when planning most home improvement projects, you might be in for a bumpy ride. The bigger the project, the more you have to have a sense for how great it’ll make your home—and how much it’ll cost to get there. This is especially true if you plan to [...]
“What’s more American than fixing things and inventing things and doing it yourself?” Said Ty Pennington on CNN announcing the Craftsman Make A Difference Truck Tour, which kicks off on National Rebuilding Day in Moonachie, NJ with Rebuilding Together. And Craftsman is teaming up with another iconic American brand—Harley-Davidson—to build some bad a++ tool boxes to do [...]
When I enter a kitchen—especially a new one—the cabinets are among the last things I look at. Reason is, I want to savor them. And when they deliver an unexpected experience, I’m happy. I’d love to say I’m particular to a style but I’m not. And Wellborn Cabinets‘ Henlow Square Inset doors and drawers deliver a [...]
I am NOT the only person the following has happened to: You’re at the store choosing an exhaust fan or range hood for the current bathroom or kitchen project. You’re face-to-mountain with a bajillion boxes and brands that correspond—somehow—to displays 8-feet overhead. Blood pressure rising. Then the real questions kick in. “Is this the right [...]
We love using unexpected materials and textures in our designs. We love being on-trend—and trend-setting—and depend on materials that keep pace. For on-trend surfaces, that work without question, and that conserve our budget for bringing big time boo-yah to boring boxes, Formica’s 33 new laminates go the extra style-mile. Along with wood-themed finishes that [...]
The hay-fever train is steaming its its way down the seasonal allergy tracks at our house. And I’ll do anything I can to get out of the way. It’s stirring up all the pollen, dust mites, pet dander and allergens it can in a dust cloud of sneezes, itchy eyes, and weeks of discomfort [...]
I don’t mean “mad” in the kitchsy love sense. I’m talking about the good-old-upset-kind of mad. See, whether I’m sprucing up old tile (a great way to get a new look and save money) or doing maintenance or repair, I’ve raked off about a pound of skin from my knuckles using various cleaners, scrapers, and—worst [...]
Many of us who work on our homes consider wood the material of choice for moldings. Yet more and more space on home-center and lumberyard shelves is devoted to synthetic trim. Although the technique for cutting and installing these PVC an urethane products are much the same as for working with wood, synthetics differ in [...]
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