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Archive for April, 2007

Apr 30 2007

Wine Cabinets

Published by Jennifer under Cabinets

It is an essential piece of the modern home and also this cabinet speaks volumes about someone’s taste in food, life and love. This all knowing cabinet is a wine cabinet. Wine cabinets are a European staple and an American eccentricity. Wine cabinets date back to before the Romans of course they were more like [...]

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Apr 30 2007

Rearranging Your Kitchen Cabinets: Time To Organize!

Published by Jennifer under Cabinets

Your kitchen is a place where one of the most complex parts of your day, that of preparing your meals, takes place.  Because the kitchen is a workspace, having efficiency is important.  However, in even the most organized kitchen, it can be difficult to keep your kitchen cabinets clutter-free and well organized.  A major reorganization [...]

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Apr 29 2007

A Guide To Medicine Cabinets: What’s Best?

Published by Jennifer under Cabinets

With any home remodeling project, there are details big and small to consider, and one of those is the cabinetry you use in your rooms.  Storage space in any room, whether it’s as prominent as your kitchen cabinets or subtle as closet shelving, is an important feature in any room.  The bathroom is no exception, [...]

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Apr 28 2007

Updating Your Bathroom Cabinets: Considering Your Options

Published by Jennifer under Cabinets

A bathroom remodeling project has many different things to work out, since unlike most rooms in the house expect for perhaps the kitchen, the bathroom is a room that is a functional space.  In a space like this, you have fixtures that serve specific functions, as well as your bathroom cabinets, where you store everything [...]

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Apr 25 2007

Screened In: How to Replace the Screens in Your Windows

Published by Jennifer under Windows

In many parts of the world, window screens are an important necessity of comfortable living. While extremely helpful in keeping out unwanted intruders and letting fresh air flow in, screens are by nature delicate and often need repair or replacement. Particularly if you have a rambunctious dog and a sliding screen door, as my parents [...]

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Apr 25 2007

Right on Track: Easy Steps to Mounting Track Lights

Published by Jennifer under Lighting

Your five-year-old son is going to be the next Picasso, you can already tell. You want to hang his latest masterpiece on the wall and make it the focal point of the room, but how to achieve the effect?
Track lighting, of course! Track lighting offers the opportunity to much better control the mood and emphasis [...]

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Apr 25 2007

Five Guidelines in Purchasing a Central Air Conditioning Unit

Summer is fast approaching and your air conditioner just does not work the way it used too.  It barely cools, if it does anything at all.  You have tried cleaning it.  You have tried flushing it.  You have tried everything including kick it and hit it with a mallet.  The service man wants to charge [...]

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Apr 25 2007

Decked Out: Ten Things to Consider Before Building your Outside Deck

Published by Jennifer under Deck Building

Decks are one of the most beautiful additions to any home. They add beauty, value, and a serene home getaway that is unbeatable. Imagine yourself sunbathing on your deck with the rays of summer sunshine dancing on your lawn chair. Imagine having a get together with friends, the barbecue grill smoking away spreading its luscious [...]

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Apr 23 2007

Feeling Floored: How to decide which Floor is best for you

Published by Jennifer under Flooring

There are more flooring options than ever before, but so much variety can lead to confusion.  How do you choose which floor is best suited to your space?
There are three main things you need to keep in mind when choosing a floor: your room type, amount of traffic and budget.  You need to determine what [...]

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Apr 21 2007

Five Power Tools You Cannot Live Without

Published by Jennifer under Home Improvement Tools

There are a lot of things that either needs to be repaired, or put together when you’re a home owner. If you’re a new home owner, and have just gotten out of apartment style living, you might want to take this list with you to the hardware store. From remolding jobs to putting together furniture [...]

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