From the category archives:

Dream

Inspiring House Paintings – Key West Style

August 24, 2010

Each image is linked to the source. Just click the image to visit.

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Remodeling Your Own Home – You CAN Do It!

August 2, 2010

Let me show you a picture:

Now, I’ll ask you a question: Do you think you could do the work you see here?
You Can Learn How To Build!
I was visiting a business the other day and there was some construction going on. Some new rooms were being built, complete with a second floor storage [...]

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An Interior Balcony
{I’ve always wanted one of these.}

July 23, 2010

The year was 1990 and I was building my very first room addition. It proved to be the first in a longer line than I expected at the time. Interestingly, it was the closest I ever came to including one of my most elusive design features…
The Interior Juliet Balcony

That first addition included a [...]

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An Entry Worth Lingering In!

October 14, 2009

The Nester’s Pic of The Week #2
The Nester was dreaming big when she sent me some house pictures she loved. This house here, in particular, is really amazing. She had seen it on Brooke Giannetti’s blog and fell in love. I think Brooke’s husband is the architect. The house is fantastic [...]

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3 Beautiful Bathrooms

October 4, 2009

I wrote a quick post this weekend about towel warmers, which I would say are a “luxury” component of a bathroom. And… I’ve had pretty bathrooms on my brain ever since. So I dug-up some pictures (or am I supposed to call them “images” now?).
3 Beautiful Bathrooms
Clean, Cool, Traditional

I found this bathroom inspiration at BHG.com, [...]

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Bump-Out Additions — Small Spaces , Big Impact

September 29, 2009

Have you ever looked with slight contempt at one of those exterior walls and thought “If I could just bump that wall out a little bit…”? I know I have! I guess I don’t count, but you’re still not alone! I wrote a post back in January about small spaces and one [...]

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Finding Out Your Home Style — From a Man’s Perspective!

September 11, 2009

What? Lots of guys take that quiz… right?
I read about this at The Inspired Room and I had to see for myself. A quiz that says it can TELL ME what my style is. We’ll see. But first, I have to admit that I wasn’t entirely comfortable with the questions.
Question #1
You’re running late and only [...]

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Reinvent Yourself, Save Money, and Create Your Dream Home!

September 10, 2009

Great Blogs, like great TV programs, are seasonal. That’s my theory. Take summers off. Why not? In that spirit, welcome to the new season of Remodeling Guy!
Let’s jump right in!
Create Your Dream Home!
Despite what’s going on in the world, despite what your “bottom line” is financially, regardless of who you are, where you live, or [...]

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Ideas From The Road – Florida Keys

April 18, 2009

Thursday morning I went for a little walk. While I was gone, an idea came to mind and as soon as I got back to the house I calmly presented a couple of options to my bride. Here they are:
Option 1: I’ve been really wanting to build some window boxes on the [...]

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Designing Kid’s Rooms and Tree Houses

March 5, 2009

“The Key” is to think like a kid! That is SOOO easy for me to do, just ask my wife! Take a look at our younger son’s room in the last house:

Now, while I’m not so proud of the photography skills, I’m dang proud of the room. Key features?

The Bed – A REAL [...]

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Developing Your Dream – Part One

January 24, 2009

In my recent post entitled Dream, Design, Build…Live! , I wrote about the process of a well planned and executed remodeling project. It starts with the Dream!
I also gave you a little field trip exercise to help get the inspiration flowing! I hope you tried it! If not, go back and take a look at [...]

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