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Flooring & Stairs
March 05, 2013 | Tuesday
Quick and Easy Vinyl Flooring
My son recently asked for help installing vinyl flooring in his bathroom. So we took a trip to the local home center ...
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JOE PROVEY
Managing Construction
March 05, 2013 | Tuesday
2 Professionals Who Can Save You Thousands
"Satisfaction goes up when you have concrete expectations," says CA-based contractor Dan Fritschen. The unglamorous ...
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JOANNE Y. CLEAVER
How To's & Quick Tips
March 05, 2013 | Tuesday
How To: Add Legs to Furniture (The Easy Way!)
Today I'm going to show you how to add legs to virtually any piece of furniture. It's super simple and pretty fool-proo...
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CLASSY CLUTTER
Home Improvement
March 05, 2013 | Tuesday
How to: Frame a Closet
Find an area in a room where you don’t need the floor space and where enclosing it will not impede traffic. If you ca...
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LARRY BILOTTI
Green
March 05, 2013 | Tuesday
Old Doors Used as Headboards: 16 Dramatic Examples
I love to decorate with old things! The key to recycling vintage items is thinking about how to use them for something...
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DECOHOLIC
Painting
March 04, 2013 | Monday
Boost Your Color Confidence
In her position as director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams, Jackie Jordan spends her days looking at color, ...
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MARIE PROELLER HUESTON
How To's & Quick Tips
March 04, 2013 | Monday
DIY Faux Leaded Glass Window
There’s a serious misnomer about 100-plus-year-old homes. Most people immediately assume they come with all those ...
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IT ALL STARTED WITH PAINT
Historic Homes & More
March 04, 2013 | Monday
Casa Kolonihagen by Tommie Wilhelmsen
Located in Stavanger, Norway, Casa Kolonihagen by Tommie Wilhelmsen was developed as a summer vacation home. Accommodat...
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FRESHOME.COM
Miscellaneous DIY
March 04, 2013 | Monday
How To: Care for Hardwood Floors
We do a lot of hardwood floor refinishing at Austin Home Restorations, and I often get asked by clients how they should...
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THE CRAFTSMAN
Lawn & Garden
March 04, 2013 | Monday
Bob Vila Radio: Container Gardens
There’s nothing quite as fresh as food that you grow in your own backyard. You may think your soil is too poor for a ...
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ROSEANN FOLEY HENRY
How To's & Quick Tips
March 01, 2013 | Friday
Easy DIY Frame Hanging: No Nails or Tape Measure Required
A cinder block wall in the mudroom and sleeping munchkins in their beds forced us to give 3M Command hanging strips a tr...
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HOUSE*TWEAKING
Interior Design
March 01, 2013 | Friday
Top Tips for Installing Window Treatments
When we moved out of the city and into our new home, we increased our window inventory more than three-fold. The wind...
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JENNIFER NOONAN
Historic Homes & More
March 01, 2013 | Friday
Becherer House by Robert M. Gurney
This stunning residence, bordered by picturesque woodlands, was designed by the architect Robert M. Gurney. Away from t...
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FRESHOME.COM
Historic Homes & More
March 01, 2013 | Friday
Getting a Glimpse of the Gilded Age at the Vanderbilt Mansion
Behold - the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York. Perched on a ridge overlooking the Hud...
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KRISTINA GROSSPIETSCH
How To's & Quick Tips
March 01, 2013 | Friday
DIY Potato Printing
I tried my hand at potato printing on fabric this week. Have you ever done this before? To make a stamp, all you need i...
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POPPY HAUS
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