Design

All These Years – Still In Love (Dream Kitchen)

January 12, 2011

I’ve been in-love with this kitchen for so long: I just can’t get it out of my mind. And this weekend, my water heater went south. Doesn’t everyone, when faced with a water heater replacement, say “Well, I guess we might as well just rip the kitchen on out and re-do it.”? I know I [...]

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Modern Small Space Design

January 10, 2011

Are you ready for this: At first glance I said to myself, I’m not ready for that. I guess it was like a little introspective moment because the more I thought about, the more I thought… well maybe. Whoknew? I’ve known for quite some time that I could be converted to the dark side, er. [...]

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6 Exterior Details On One Awesome House

December 10, 2010

One of my favorite things to do when I see a picture that makes me say “wow” (which is scientifically proven to be the most sought-after word in residential design) is to look more deeply and make a list of the details behind that “wow”. This house from CoastalLiving.com makes me say more than just [...]

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6 Great Rooms with White Marble

August 6, 2010

White Marble is SO Back! Look, I have to tell you, I’m not really on the very cutting edge. I’m usually a little “slow on the uptake” as my good old Dad always encouraged me as a child. I say that in preemptive response to those of you sitting in your ultra-cool chair looking at [...]

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Small House Living — At a whole new level! (video)

August 6, 2010

We live in a 1000sf home. Four of us. Three boys (including me) and one saint of a woman. The plan was to make it larger, seeing as how I made my living building room additions for many years. But the wonderful Florida real estate market had other plans and as time has gone on, [...]

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The Wintertime Blues, and Reds, and Yellows, and…

January 21, 2010

(bringing back one of my early favorite posts from last winter) Let’s Roll… Or brush, or sponge, or rag…even spray! No matter how you do it, just paint! For most of you (not me!) it’s the dead of winter and outdoor projects are pretty much out of the question! Even if you’re going to hire [...]

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

November 18, 2009

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 [...]

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Oh My Gourd!

November 5, 2009

This is more of a home improvement blog. I was given orders a long time ago to stay away from the “decorator-ey” stuff. I guess somebody was scared I’d take over! But, despite my efforts at hiding my feminine side, sometimes I just have to run with it! Like now… Check out this GOURDjus flower [...]

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For The Advanced Framing Crew Only!

October 28, 2009

Want to see something impressive? Check this out… I noticed this while I was browsing pictures at the Marvin Windows website awhile back. The house is impressive overall and I like a whole list of things about it, but the most unique thing is that curved roof up-top! How cool is that? There are a [...]

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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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Don’t Forget Your Apron – Window Casing, Sills, and More!

March 18, 2009

I’m a huge fan of nice trim work! One of the reasons I love it so much is that something relatively simple can finish off a job to look a million times better. Take a look at this room and imagine how different it would look if it had simple “drywall returns” to the windows. [...]

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Contemporary Living Close-Up

February 14, 2009

Hi Everyone! I’m glad you’re here today! I have a really cool room to show you! Check this out: Pretty visually stunning isn’t it! I know it’s not for everyone but this look is up-and-coming! Whether it’s perfect for you or not, there are some neat ideas that you can incorporate into your next remodeling [...]

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Glass Tile – A great material gets more affordable

February 6, 2009

Looking For A Wow? I have a few today; here is the first: Is this amazing or what? Glass tiles are a wonderful material and they’re truly one of my personal favorites. As you can see in the picture above, glass opens up new ways to be creative. And glass tiles are often very colorful. [...]

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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 [...]

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