COMMUNITY FORUM: HOME DESIGN

unusal room shape

I have inherited my parents 90 year old home which my Dad added a den to in the 70's. The room is 14 x 30 with a ceiling that goes from 15 ft. dow...

12 months by froggy50

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Bath tub lifts

We were looking to install one of those walk in bath tubs for mom. The things are EXPENSIVE. The only thing holding down costs would have been us d...

12 months by munchkinclif

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Great fireplace idea

I want to share the result of an inspiration that began form watching Bob's show years ago. I hope you'll enjoy it. Faux Stone Panels ...

12 months by moviemann

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hanging horizontal blinds

I need help. I have arched windows. Because of this, I can't hang my blinds (inside mount) from the top of the window jamb. I do not want an out...

about 1 year by vistastores

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Any deals on cheap swimming pools?

Hi, I’m looking to get a cheap but quality swimming pool for the back garden that I can also put away in the garage after summer... I’ve tried sea...

about 1 year by munchkinclif

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Ceiling alternatives

My husband and I are completing renovations to our existing home, recently while on vacation to the Caribbean we stumbled upon a pvc ceiling that w...

about 1 year by babypops

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interior door trim ideas?

i am building a new home and am installing 6 panel oak interior doors, i would like to trim them with a fluted casing but dont care for the rosette...

about 1 year by 1973dodger

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window treatments....HELP!!!!!

We just bought a new house and all the windows have cornises. I just love them...What type of window treatments do you use with them. I have a larg...

about 1 year by ricken

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Painting this disaster

I really need help deciding how to turn this very plain house into something gorgeous. It has potential, but the previous owner knew nothing about...

about 1 year by cars365

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painting fireplaces

I want to repaint my fireplace, but have been told you can‚Äôt paint a fireplace-is this true?

about 1 year by vistastores

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chicken coop help

My father and I decided we wanted to have some chickens.. Now, we have chickens but the chicken COOP,(my father made a small, basic barn-type coop)...

over 1 year by cars365

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STYLE?

I just bought this rug http://www.braidedrugstore.com/minuteman53.aspx because I loved the old timey feel of it. Now I'm worried that I need to mak...

over 1 year by vistastores

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Miami Carey medicine cabinet

I need a couple of replacement shelves and the brackets to hold them for my Miami Carey bathroom cabinet model CRP-357-34 installed in 1992. Anybo...

over 1 year by cars365

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Window condensation

What is it that causes condensation in between my window panes? Why is it that some windows have it while others don't?

over 1 year by cars365

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Cost rule of thumb.

I am deciding to to design a new home. Approx. 4000sqft, walk out basement, 4-5 bedromms w/ full baths. etc. My question is , is it cheaper to buil...

over 1 year by cars365

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Soft Pumpkin in bedroom walls, help

Recently we painted our master bedroom walls with Benjamin Moore Soft Pumpkin. The master bedroom is very large and as a result this has become ver...

over 1 year by ben&ward1

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wood flooring

We need to replace our wood laminate flooring - it's 10 years old and was inexpensive to start with and is really showing the wear with buckling, c...

over 1 year by cars365

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Back yard

We have a big a good size back yard.We want to build a porch or deck a roof has to be included because the sun hits directly at the house,there is ...

over 1 year by cars365

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