Dream

Paint Project Inspiration

July 1, 2011

Here’s the truth: You deserve the home of your dreams. You do. I’m totally serious and I’m talking to you. No if’s, and’s, or but’s about it. Write this on a little index card: “I live in the house of my dreams.” and read that out loud every day, like ten times in a row. [...]

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DIY and a Sense of Accomplishment

May 29, 2011

If you think it’s at all possible for you to do it yourself, I encourage you to try. Too many of us go far too long between those times when we feel victorious. You know, the sense of pride in having surprised ourselves by stretching and accomplishing something that seemed, at best, on the edge [...]

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10 Ways to Keep The Inspiration Alive

May 28, 2011

Raise your hand if your home remodeling plans have taken longer than you expected. Plans to build a new home? Plans to redecorate? Now take a look around the room. Almost every hand in the room is up, a few of you with both hands up, and one lady trying to hold a foot up [...]

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EPCOT International Flower Festival Pictures — Wow!

March 25, 2011

I went to EPCOT at Walt Disney World in Orlando for my 40th birthday yesterday. I can’t put what I saw into words, so I took pictures… (I always squeeze a word or two in somewhere) This is what was just inside the park and it kept getting better! This type of area that is [...]

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Amazing Swimming Pools

March 10, 2011

No WAY! When I saw this, I thought, and I quote: “You have GOT to be kidding me!” Once you’re done jaw-dropping at the pool, check out the curved block walls with colorful stucco, the sunburst pattern in the brick paver motor-court, the cool square paver-blocks with green grass between them (my neighbor has mastered [...]

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15 Ways Remodeling Equals a Better Life

November 12, 2010

Why remodel? I used to think the answer was as much resale value as anything else. I’m older and wiser now and that’s a good thing because resale value is, at least for now, not the best reason to remodel. So why? Of course we both know that there are lots and lots and lots [...]

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Pictures, Pictures, Pictures – The Key To Remodeling Success

October 17, 2010

You know what’s funny to me? When I ask myself “What is the most important factor for success in a remodeling project?” The answer I most often think of first is “pictures”! That may seem odd, but I’ve got two decades of experience to prove it’s true. Pictures are what you need to burn the [...]

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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 [...]

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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 and too much [...]

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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 [...]

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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 of the most [...]

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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 [...]

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