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Window Choices for Small Rooms
- By Taylen Peterson
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Maintenance And Repair , Home Building , Home Accessories , House and Home , Home Improvement
- Unrated
You don't have to feel trapped or suffocated in a small room. Many homeowners are opening up these rooms with windows. In a cost conscious world, they're doing more with less. Undersized rooms can turn into charming additions to the house if you add the right windows.
Induction Units: A New Era in Kitchens
- By Carolyn Capalbo
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
Cooking has changed a lot over the millennia. What started out as heating food items over a fire or coals has progressed through gas and electric range cooking to a new age of cooking with an electromagnet.
The Return to Decorating With Wall Paper
- By Matt Barker
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Decorating
- Unrated
Rest assured, the new wall coverings available are not the same as in years gone by, though some of the designs have a distinctly retro feel. Papers range from Victorian to geometrical, from vinyls to fabrics, and small repeats to entire murals. And as with all decorating elements, there is a product for every budget range.
Recent Articles
The Climate Bill and the Building Industry
- By Lynn Bulmer
- Published 07/3/2009
- Construction Contracts
- Unrated
Companies will be penalized (taxed) for generating an excess of greenhouses gases, such as carbon dioxide; 15% of electricity must come from renewable sources such as wind or solar power; and car companies will be rewarded for developing new energy efficient models. The policies will touch every sector of the economy and is expected to create a flood of jobs in related environmental fields.
Renovate from the Ground Up: Options for Flooring
- By M Shane
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
There are however, a few downsides to carpeting, including the fact that they emit chemicals like formaldehyde into the air. They also get stained and dingy looking fairly quickly, and become mildewed and musty-smelling if liquids come in contact with it.
Linoleum and Vinyl: Deciphering the Difference
- By Mike Taylor
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
If you have been considering replacing a kitchen or bathroom floor, you may have looked into vinyl or linoleum floors and may well have been met with a jumble of contradicting and confusing data on the details of these flooring options.
Using Tile to Spruce up Your Home
- By M Shane
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
Tile can be a visually interesting way to spruce up bland parts of your home, whether you're looking at making your home more appealing to sell or if you've bought a home that literally needs some sparkle. Types of tiles range from ceramic, stone, glass, to linoleum and peel & stick gel tiles. Not all tiles are appropriate for all kinds of treatments however.
Livable Home Design for our Time
- By M Shane
- Published 07/3/2009
- Building Design
- Unrated
The upper class and upper middle class during this time believed in a complex set of social rules about appropriateness which is greatly reflected in many houses from that era. The homes built at the time were full of fancy single purpose rooms for public functions and private use as well as less ornate rooms for their children and servants, as deemed appropriate by the social mores of the day.
Storm Proofing Your Home
- By David Sporleder
- Published 07/3/2009
- Home Maintenance And Repair
- Unrated
Along much of the country's coastal regions, big storms are an unwelcome yearly visitor but don't let stormy weather keep you from enjoying living in some of the most beautiful areas in the country. Some people will tell you that storm-proofing your home is an unnecessary expense. It's true that not all storms reach the hurricane or tornado level of destruction, but why not play it safe and be prepared?




