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5 Mediocre Storage Ideas For Small Spaces

February 28, 2010
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5 almost great ways of using every nook and cranny for efficient and beautiful storage.
Here’s the deal — I live in a really small house.
If you’ve been to my blog before you know the story. We were going to add-on, life happened, budget flew out the window, addition plans change.
So I live [...]

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Q & A Day: Buying and Installing Crown Molding

February 24, 2010
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Hi Tim,
Your site has inspired me to install crown molding in my dining and living rooms. However, if I start and I like how it looks, I know I’ll want to do the whole main floor. Our house came with beautiful 4-1/2″ base molding and the ceiling just looks so bare. If I like my [...]

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RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling – Part 5 – Inspiring Beadboard

February 14, 2010
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What is it about beadboard?
As a contractor for twenty years, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone say they don’t like it. At the same time I can remember hundreds of ooh’s and ah’s, gasps for breath, and near fainting when just the idea of beadboard was discussed! Not too many materials can claim such rarified [...]

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Make This Beautiful Coat Hanger Shelf – Illustrated How-To

February 10, 2010
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If you subscribe to the RemodelingGuy IdeaLetter then you’ll recognize this picture. I noticed this recently in a brochure for Ralph Lauren Paints and included the idea in a newsletter, telling folks how easy it would be to build one of these!

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RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling – Part 3 – Board and Batten

January 26, 2010
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In this part of the ongoing series getting in-depth with real wood wall paneling, we’re going to cover the in’s and out’s of one of my favorite looks, board-and-batten paneling.
Let’s start off with some great pictures and general thoughts on the style, then I’ll link to another page with some detailed technical info that will [...]

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Herringbone Ceiling, Rustic Furniture, And Colorful Walls

January 18, 2010

I came across this picture today and I thought it had some ideas worth sharing.

Great Pattern On the Ceiling – notice how the wood is layed between the beams in a herringbone type pattern? It’s a lot of cutting, but looks great!
Really Awesome Wall Unit – for lack of a better term. I saw some [...]

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A Gazillion Types of Wood Paneling

January 18, 2010
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Post #2 in the series “RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling”, subscribe here to be sure to catch the rest of the series.

I almost titled this post Not Your Grandfathers Paneling but then I looked more closely at this picture and thought…isn’t it? In fact, the paneling I’m going to be sharing with you [...]

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A Half-Dozen Great Fireplace Designs!

December 14, 2009

I was thinking about fireplace surrounds today. So I decided to browse around a little and see what I could find. Take a look… some of these are pretty awesome!
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This one totally wins the award for bringing nature into the design. I love, love, love the use of a naturally smoothed piece of [...]

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Cool Day Bed idea

December 11, 2009

Take a look at this picture that found its way into my world today:

I really thought the use of cabinets with glass doors at each end of a mattress to create a day-bed was pretty cool!
Easy DIY Day Bed
You could go out and buy a couple of stock wall cabinets right now. Add some [...]

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A Tiki Bar for Christmas?

December 9, 2009
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This post was originally posted at a slightly more appropriate time of year!  But I’m moving some posts around to help improve the site overall and I can’t wait ’til spring!  So, maybe it’s a Christmas Tiki Bar!  Aloha!

Do you have a place for an incredible outdoor project next spring? If so, I have a [...]

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Get Creative Outdoors with Azek

December 6, 2009
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Have you ever heard of Azek?
If you plan to do any outdoor projects this spring, you might want to look into it.
Azek is an essentially weatherproof PVC product that comes in sheets and planks.
I thought of it while looking at some materials for decks. I’ve used Azek on some docks and decks in [...]

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Great Looking Bathroom Storage In Less Than A Day!

December 4, 2009
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Check out this little storage niche I saw at BHG.com!

Can I Say Cute?
I know I’m supposed to be a big contractor man, but I might as well be honest… this made me say
“How cute is that!?”
Nobody tell my Dad.
But seriously! Isn’t this awesome? I totally thought about running out and getting my tools! I have [...]

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Get Creative and Be Different by Building Your Own Doors!

December 3, 2009
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I get a whole slew of email newsletters from various remodeling sources. They offer great inspiration and sometimes completely novel ideas. Like these doors in a recent newsletter from RemodelingCenter.com

Cool Hardware, Cooler Doors
The use of exposed sliding door hardware like this is gaining popularity. It looks cool, saves floor space, and is [...]

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Use False Beams to Add Ceiling Detail

November 23, 2009
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Is it just me, or does everyone look at the ceiling when they enter a new room? I never miss the ceiling details and if you’re looking for a place to start remodeling, I think you should take it from the top!

False beams are a super detail that can be done in most homes. Sometimes [...]

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Install Wainscoting, Chair Rail, and Paint for Quick New Look

November 18, 2009
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Do you want to make an absolutely stunning difference in any room of your home in less than two days, start to finish? I love big differences made quickly! And this project will do it for sure!
Look at this:

Isn’t this room amazing!
Wonderful Moulding Ideas
I could probably write a whole book about this picture! I love [...]

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