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  Demystifying Contemporary Home Décor & Design

  7/22/10

  Mixed up by modern? Confused by what’s considered contemporary? With more emphasis on home design today, it can be difficult for homeowners to distinguish between the array of design styles.

  To create this look in your home, start by incorporating these five key elements: color, metal accents, texture, wood tone and lighting.

   

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  Five Fabulous Finds That Won’t Put Your Kitchen Budget On The Chopping Block

  7/22/10

  There are few items in your kitchen that you shouldn’t live without. Add these five affordable finds to your kitchen and you’ll be cooking with class in no time.

   

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  Practical Upgrades Pay Off In Kitchens & Bathrooms

  7/22/10

  Gone are the days when vir­tu­al­ly ev­ery kitchen or bath­room re­mod­el in­volved top-of-the-line lux­u­ry up­grades and a bud­get big enough to fund an Ivy League ed­u­ca­tion. To­day’s home­own­ers want more val­ue for their re­mod­el­ing dol­lars.

   

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  Rounded, Organic Shapes Soften A Bathroom’s Style

  7/22/10

  The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is not only the launching pad for a number of new kitchen and bath products; it’s also the place where key trends are announced. At this year’s spring event in Chicago, the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) held its annual design competition, at which 10 key trends were revealed.

   

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  How To Get A Custom Closet On A Do-It-Yourself Budget

  7/06/10

  If you haven’t been read­ing to­day’s most pop­u­lar home and style mag­a­zines, sneak­ing a peak in­side your neigh­bor’s clos­ets, or house-hunt­ing late­ly, you might not have no­ticed: Clos­ets have evolved from clum­sy and non-func­tion­al to down­right fab­u­lous.

   

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  Practical Upgrades Pay Off In Kitchens & Bathrooms

  7/06/10

  Today’s homeowners want more value for their remodeling dollars, and that means turning to improvements that make both functional and fiscal sense. If you’re contemplating a kitchen or bathroom remodel, here are some pointers for keeping it practical.

   

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  Ready To Renovate? Key Ingredients: Style, Color, Pizzazz

  7/06/10

  Whether you’re remodeling a kitchen or bathroom or adding a bedroom, one of the most important decorating steps is choosing windows to match the architectural style of your home. No mat­ter what your style or needs, choos­ing the right win­dow for your re­mod­el­ing or re­place­ment pro­ject will be a de­ci­sion that you’re hap­py to live with for years.

   

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  How to Keep Your Wood Floor’s Natural Shine

  4/09/10

  Wood floors are a beloved part of a home, and are al­so a great in­vest­ment that can boost your home’s val­ue by up to $10,000. Here’s some ad­vice on how to keep your floors look­ing shiny and beau­ti­ful.

   

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  Make Your Home Clean & Green

  4/08/10

  Is your house really clean, or have you traded dirt and germs for caustic and toxic chemicals found in most conventional cleaning products?

   

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  Strange Fact: Cars Belong in the Garage

  4/08/10

  To­day, most garages are at­tached to hous­es and con­tain enough space for two to four cars, at least the­o­ret­i­cal­ly. In re­al­i­ty, garages of­ten store heaps of mis­matched and dis­or­ga­nized clut­ter, which quick­ly in­vades ev­ery inch of space and leaves no room for park­ing ve­hi­cles.