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Owning a home means giving constant attention to the building products that go into protecting the structure of your house. While we’d like to believe items like our roof, siding and windows will last forever, that’s not the case. Click here to read more tips on evaluating your home’s exterior.
When it comes to making your entry an event, we like to think of it as an affair that spans from friendly to fancy. So when we dial in our door designs, the door’s decorative glass is its diamond necklace. Here are three things we do when we dress to impress: > We tease out [...]
Door decor obsessed like me? It seems like everywhere I look I notice an inspiration to create another holiday-themed door decoration. It’s fun to be inspired everyday, but it’s hard to keep up with all of my ideas. Here’s an idea that I was able to bring to life in our little studio in just a [...]
Autumn. It’s that perfect time of year to make your entrance a little more special using rich harvest colors and textures. Incorporating leaves, flowers, and gourds just makes any entrance feel a little more connected with the soothing nourishment of an autumn harvest. A few seasonal door stylings that I’m enjoying on Pinterest. And here’s [...]
Garage door a bore? Give it some giddy up. Garages, attached to the house or not, are often mostly door, driveway, and some wall around it. The space defies deep detail. Of course you can add a nice door, dial up the siding, install some foundation plants and so on, but unlike the house where [...]
No matter what hues the color experts are promoting for top trends picks, conservative color palettes tend to stick as top picks for curb appeal colors. And for good reason. While my home is mine, there are neighbors and that mysterious ‘future buyer’ to consider when expressing my personal style. It’s easier and less expensive [...]
Halloween is that one time of year we can take a real creative leap, and create a unique look for a front door. And you know you’ll have an audience for your creations. There will most probably be crowds at every door for the annual walk around the neighborhood for yummy ‘treats.’ It’s also a [...]
Deciding on a front door color can be frustrating. Theresa shared a tip in this month’s Better Homes & Gardens.
Old doors sometimes mean squeaky hinges. Quiet those squeaks and creaks with some spray lubricant like Teflon spray or WD-40. You only need a little. Have a paper towel with you to chase drips. Teflon spray is nice because it works and is low-odor.
If you think about it, doors and fences have a lot in common: their appeal can be as much about what they keep out as what they let in, creating in almost a single gesture, key focal points for the home—the kind of stuff people slow down to get a look at and say to [...]
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