Home Improvement
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Tips for a high-impact, budget-friendly remodelJun 29, 2014 6:00 am - The kitchen was eye-popping for all the wrong reasons, remodeler Dan Kradzinski recalls. Dark brown oak cabinets with medieval-style handles. Birch-colored counter. Whit...
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Ways to make an older home work for todayJun 22, 2014 12:01 am - Remodels present more challenges per square foot than new construction. Is this based on statistics? No way. But I have experienced myriad oddities over the course of ye...
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Six tips for small-kitchen renovationJun 15, 2014 12:01 am - Designer Iantha Carley loves a good challenge, and designing a small kitchen puts her problem-solving skills to the test. "You have to be really creative to make the mos...
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How to get that put-together look on an IKEA budgetJun 05, 2014 11:00 pm - I am working on two kitchen renovations: one for a client who lives in a New York City townhouse and the other for a client who owns a classic four-bedroom Colonial hous...
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Outdoor entertainingJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - I would love to win this contest for my husband. He works so hard in order for me to stay home with our three young children. His hours are long and he never complains. ...
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Bathroom grab bars get stylishMay 23, 2014 5:45 am - The renovation of the master bathroom in my 83-year-old father's new house turned out beautifully, with a frameless glass shower and handmade ceramic tile accents. Neith...
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How to ensure your home makes a good first impressionMay 21, 2014 5:30 am - David Benton of Rill Architects, lead architect for the front entryway of this year's D.C. Design House, was the guest last week on Post staff writer Jura Koncius' Home ...
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Time for dreams to growMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - You can see from the picture I need to be the winner of the Get Your Summer On contest. Twenty-four years ago I moved in as a happy family with husband and kids with dre...
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Restore yard to former beautyMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - Twenty-five years ago when we bought this home, my husband promised me a new deck if I settled for a house that was in less than mint condition. Well still no deck, not ...
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Gardening allows for more healthy food choicesMay 15, 2014 7:01 am - Growing your own food dates back thousands of years to when it was a necessary task for survival, not a hobby. In post-World War II America, however, interest in vegetab...