Exterior House Painting Preparation
Exterior painting starts with systematic preparation of all surfaces to be painted. Here are some simple guidelines and things to look for before continuing with the painting process.
Thoroughly inspect your home completely before moving on. This will prevent, if any, further damage to your home. Look for signs of blistering, peeling or chalking on the paint of your home. Water damage shows as rot or discolored areas. These problems will need to be properly fixed before moving ahead into the project. Mildew and...
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2009 Color Trends - Authentic and Traditional Paint Hues
Color style for 2009 draws inspiration from both nature and nurture. With increasing numbers of homeowners remaining in place, many are searching for options to refresh and reinvigorate their living spaces. By simply changing the paint color in a room, all spaces in the home become reinvention candidates.
Key drivers for 2009 color choices include aspirations that create a comfortable and tranquil home environment coupled with a return to authentic and sustainable materials...
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Beautiful Kitchen Updates on a Budget
Today's kitchen is the new living room. During the past few decades, it's evolved from a room where we simply prepared and ate our meals, to one where we now hold family discussions, socialize and entertain guests, study or work and even play with the kids.
As the kitchen's role has grown, so has the price tag that comes along with renovating it. Creating a stylish kitchen has turned into a costly American obsession, with the average remodel costing tens of thousands of dollars. For the majority of us dealing with a slowing economy, a credit crunch and rising gas prices, the idea of a pricey kitchen remodel might not be top-of-mind these days.
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Top Tips for Painting Your Home
Painting the interior of your home can be one of the most rewarding and cost-effective ways to completely transform your living space. By following a few simple tips, you'll maximize your time and efforts, while ensuring the end result will look as if you hired a costly professional...
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Easy Tips to Refresh Your Kitchen Decor
Looking for change with your kitchen decor, but not quite ready to call an interior designer? You can make small improvements now that will not only help you love your kitchen again, but will determine what your next steps need to be when you are ready to call in the professionals....
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Interior Decorating Trend: Wallpaper Makes a Comeback
Since Oprah announced on her TV show that "wallpaper is back" and Time Magazine called wallpaper "hip" and the "latest passion" of interior designers, the plain painted wall seems a bit boring.
If you haven't given your walls much thought since last ag
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Eye-Fooling Faux Designs Add Style and Savings
It has been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So when it comes to selecting the right home improvement materials for remodeling projects, more homeowners are discovering they can achieve fabulous looks by going faux.
In a recent stud
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Easy Home Improvements that Add Value
(ARA) - You can open the real estate section of any newspaper today and you're likely to read about how poor the housing market is. With home sales slow and market prices reduced, many people are choosing to stay put and make changes to their current home
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Industry Experts Elect the Top 10 Home Decor Trends for 2008
(ARA) - Much like we can expect from the American people in next year's election, the votes among the nation's top interior designers and manufacturers are split when it comes to forecasting what will be "hot" in home decor in 2008.....
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Colors for 2008 Culled from the Circle of Life
(ARA) - When selecting colors for inside the home and for your favorite outdoor spaces, where do you find inspiration? Color experts suggest looking to all walks of life across the globe, starting with nature, art, travel, culinary and fashion influences.
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