The Simple Woman's Daybook

(Click the above photo to see other entries!) FOR TODAY December 8, 2008 Outside my window.. ... . I am hoping...for warm weather over Christmas vacation so the boys can do a lot of snowboarding ... the house...it is not as festive as it should be, but we are so busy with remodelling the decorating [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 21:49:09

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Episode #49 - Basement Mistakes

The Handyguys answer a basement remodeling question and then list some basement mistakes. [ Don't finish this basement! ... have basements that they want to remodel to create new livable space. Basements are no longer scary, dungy ... to constantly improve his house, I would try to get you opinion on a project I am thinking of taking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:00:37

Cal-a-Vie: French Romance in Southern California

Remember this house designed by Cote de Texas Top Designer #7 Gerrie Bremermann?   The house is owned by Terri and John Havens, of New Orleans ... on a massive restoration and remodeling, turning the picturesque property into a French dream.  California ... trek to France each year to collect furniture, construction materials and even buildings to bring [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 07:30:00

NEW YEAR’S EVE…

glitter-graphics.com HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE DAY to you all! ... now as to what will happen. Theinsides are so full of BLACK MOLD that I can’t see themtrying to remodel ... had it, that it wason the list to be DOZED.. OH HAPPY DAY! Several other houses in the two block area [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:28:08

Prayers for My Nephew

I slept in this morning because I was exhausted. About 10:20 I woke up to my husband returning from the temple ... is expecting and was down visiting family in Utah this last week, while David worked on his remodel projects. On Friday his pregnant wife and two children headed home. David was working on the house Friday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:04:07

Update

Both of my boys are feeling much better!! We got the house that we've been trying to buy!!! ... and countertops. We've also talked about doing some serious remodeling to open it up to the living ... has to go.The OfficeWill's Room - Red Raider fan? We will paint this.Extra Bedroom - We probably won't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:46:00

Kitchen Remodeling Ideas Often Come From Kitchen Users

After spending a few years working around a kitchen in your house blueprints, ... in the house for the entire family, they may want some input into any changes that may be made. Looking ... in your build a house project, carefully consider the size and shape of the room as while many may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:12:20

11-25 The Remodel

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Back in September I was told that they wanted to remodel my apartment ... and it is my turn to get 'caught up'. When they came around for federal housing inspections a couple of weeks ago ... had cracked due to the cold. Mold and mildew had set into the walls and cabinets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 02:16:00

Looking For a Unique Feel For The Old Fashioned Kitchen Area

Individuals who love cooking and eating their meals indoors, the kitchen is in all likelihood essential and as the kitchen in your house is used most ... to get huge costs when this happens. In the U.S. most people often remodel their kitchens as part [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:04:29

Your new Bathroom Vanity can be shopped for online

by Amber J. Hernandez When you start redecorating your bathroom there are only a few items you usually have the power to change unless you are considering doing an entire overhaul and remodel of the room. In fact, typically the bathroom is considered to be the easiest location in your house to decorate. However, there are a few elements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:04:54

What's the difference?

Illinois Review reader Emi submits the following question maybe we can help answer: Am trying to understand the following differences: 1. Senator Stevens' sin of not reporting $250,000 in remodeling and other gifts from "friends ... to Obama receiving favorable interest rates and discount on his Hyde Park house from "friend" Tony [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 04:26:00

Man of the House Review

Lincoln Menner is every woman’s dream husband. He cooks healthy meals from scratch, he cleans the house thoroughly on a daily basis, ... house are being renovated and this does not make for comfortable living. But instead of staying elsewhere during the remodel, the Menner family continues to live in their mangled home. One of the workers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:27:00

I Blame It On His Color-Blindness

So, yeah. If you've been around much this week you've noticed a lack of depth in the posting department ... remodeling anything. I'm changing paint and curtains and even though that sounds somewhat simple, please ... when I start tearing the house apart. In order to keep things relatively calm, I finished the dining half [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:41:15

Kitchens :: kitchen in a cupboard

Just the smallest kitchen evah! The Mini Kitchen.Yestertec Design Company builds a complete mini-kitchen  concealed inside it's Kitchen Armoire that ... remodel, it's a steal. And you can take it with you when you move. Great for a guest house, in law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:55:00

Average Jane's New Room Gets Closer

I'm picking up where I left off on the remodeling play-by-play. Here's what the room looked like last Wednesday: P0946 ... up for additional projects around the house once they finish. Unfortunately, we can only afford one house project per year unless I happen to win the lottery. In case you're wondering, my chances [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:46:32

A Little Help With Home Improvement

Fixing the house can be bothersome for the most experienced homeowner ... in figuring out the best way to go about performing these remodeling projects and painting projects. ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:00:12

Weekend Open House Report

Time now for another edition of the Curbed Open House Report, wherein we run down the best of the primo weekend pickins'. Something we missed? ... with modern sensibility. Handsome facade, gorgeous remodel, meticulous attention to detail, quality ... and is graced with preserved period elegance throughout. Three bedroom, 1 bathroom, formal dining room, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 23:47:57

133 Kenyon Street- Hartford’s West End

I recently listed this stunningly remodeled Victorian located at 133 Kenyon Street in the West End of Hartford. The architect was William H ... by my Open House on Sunday, January 25 from 1:00-3:00. Here are some pictures for a preview… 133 Kenyon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:23:23

The Home Improvement Source

Sometimes time does not allow us to fix or improve the quality of our house plan. In this case, we have to find someone who will ... to fix your leaks. There are tree services, people who do remodeling, companies for decks and porches, carpet cleaning and painting services as well. Finding the perfect company for your needs [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 09:36:18

Confessions of a Three-Year-Old and the Poker Lady

(Confessions of a Three-Year-Old comes courtesy of Mary at NotBefore7) So remember how last week was a good week? ... part, sometimes. Anyway, so with all the remodeling and lead paint scrapping that we've been doing ... about it. And on top of that, the baseboards throughout the entire house are full of layers upon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:48:37

2008 in a handbag - Where has the year gone?

2008 in a handbag - Where has the year gone? Some of the year end numbers have finally posted and what a year it has been ... house to a larger single family was very scarce.  Condo prices just weren’t low enough for sales ... in other locations.   I have seen remodeling companies increase thier business as people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:27:13

Austin Bathroom Renovation

by Qandishah Brown Bathrooms are parts of the house that we don’t always pay a lot of attention to, since it isn’t something that’s in plain sight ... cleaner Austin when you remodel your bathroom. ... looking bathrooms; it can help make your bath more relaxing. Getting your bathroom remodeled does [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:22:12

Bathtubs

If you regularly read my blog then you know that our house back home is not done yet with the renovations. It was a long work to go ... so, I we had bathroom remodel plan done! It's not something we can use always though so I opted for a much [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 05:44:21

Do It Yourself Bathroom Remodeling

by Adam Peters How to Remodel Bathrooms Bathrooms can be used in multiple ways ... with an opportunity to style what is often known as the smallest room in the house to suit the most important needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:03:22

7 TIPS BEFORE YOU REMODEL

You’ve made the decision to hire an architect or builder to redesign your (pick one) home, kitchen, bathroom, great room, or master bedroom ... some help. At LOCUS, we generally recommend our clients do a full house assessment before they start ... , and the eventual appearance of mold. Consider an ERV or HRV, or another appropriate ventilation strategy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:47:43

Your Grandma’s Hardware

If you’re like me, you have a soft spot for vintage hardware, such as these classic hex glass knobs, an American favorite from 1900 to 1940 ... and retro interior design, they mix easily in a modern setting, providing a reminder of our charmed past ... available (i.e. Resto), you can locate the good oldies and many other pulls at House of Antique [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:00:19

Solving the Stairway Dilemma

One of the problems with living in a home during substantial remodeling is the sometimes piecemeal approach you must take to projects out of shear ... have plans to do a craftsman-ish trim design on the center column, which will focus on three raised ... that best matched the vintage 1912 trim in the house, and we even mixed different stains together [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 14:02:00

Holiday decor: My very own ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’

I grew up in a big house — not because my parents had money, but because they were the son and daughter of an ironworker and carpenter, and both inherited the building gene. They built two additions and launched hundreds of remodeling ... , to the one-bedroom condo my husband and I now share. We have no porch, no yard, no staircase, no fireplace [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:07:14

the things around us

If you’ve been reading here for awhile you might remember me writing about the remodeling of our basement into a studio/playspace ... in your own home.  I have a feeling this is common among designers. So for the past 8 years our house ... with that.  We have a lovely, light filled, 1950’s house that is perfect for us.  It’s not exactly how I want [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:46:15

TGIF: Introducing Blog of the Week

Another week is coming to an end.  It hasn’t been a super exciting week for me, as I’ve been fighting a cold and mostly taking it easy.  I did manage to accomplish completely cleaning out my daughter’s room on Wednesday, though ... . And the work on our house is continuing to move along.  I hope to have more pictures at the end of next week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:00:14

An Updated Kitchen

We starting building our house when our daughter wasn’t quite 3.  She’s almost 18 now.    We were young (well, not that young, we married late), and had just moved back to Houston after living a year and 1/2 in Ft. Worth for Ben’s job.  We bought a lot in West University to build our dream house on and in order to save money on architects, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:45:00

Master Bedroom and Bathroom Demolition

I posted a couple months ago that we were starting our last big house project, the renovation of our master bedroom and bathroom ... it to a master bedroom and bathroom long enough to put up some oh so not chic faux wood paneling ... to do whatever we can dream up. Please visit Remodeling This Life to read more great content or to leave [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:25:08

New White House Website Lays Out Obama Administration’s Radical Leftist Agenda: Plan Includes Commitment to “Support for the LGBT Community” and “Reproductive Choice”

From the newly remodeled WhiteHouse.gov: Filed under Civil Rights: Support for the LGBT Community “While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:57:14

Chinese Drywall Issues in Homes!

If you live anywhere but in Florida, you may have missed some of the recent headlines and news about a problem with homes affected by the use of a ... . Although the long term effect on Indoor Air Quality has not yet been determined and the Florida ... and the rapid rate of deterioration of copper such as in Air Conditioning and Heating systems. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:45:56

Whitehouse.gov remodeling includes larger windows, more doors

The change anticipated for so long by so many came quickly, just after noon in Washington. After centuries of struggle and halting progress, the nation was finally able to welcome … its first White House new media director. He is Macon Phillips, formerly with Blue State Digital, and he is the... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:23:22

my take on the day

That first "Congratulations, Mr. President" and the resultant smile resonated more with me than the other bits of the day I've caught so far. I didn't get to see any of the inauguration live because I had a lunch date. I thought I would make it back to my desk in time to stream some news feeds, but it wasn't to be [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:47:17

Wrought Iron Kitchen Doorknobs Bring to Life Cabinet Hardware

We spend more time in our kitchen than any other room in the house, so we tend to get used to the way it looks. Step back for a minute, take a good look what makes us spend so much time in here, there's really not anything of interest to look at. It's boring and drab and needs a face-lift. A complete remodel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:30:01

New Building Materials Go Green

The year’s newest home-building technologies are related to green building and reducing the amount of energy that is consumed every day, such as  low-energy choices, including light-emitting diodes and manifold plumbing systems.  Whether residential or commercial and remodeling, they are becoming prevalent in new construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:19

Zillow Employees New Year’s Resolutions for Their Homes

Zillow employees may spend their days thinking about homes—-home values, home for sale,  Zestimates, mortgages ... a sauna and gym in my basement.” Randy, Director, Test “We replaced the wiring in our house over a year ... right now I usually just go there to sleep.” Lakshmi, Test Lead “I’d like to buy a house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 23:04:35

My Party, Right or Wrong

This is a long, link-heavy, almost “stream-of-consciousness” jumbled post. So be warned…. There seems to be a civil war going on. Hard to the right Conservatives who reluctantly jumped aboard the straight talk express- not because they were for McCain so much as they were against Obama (and for Palin) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 15:59:09

Cole-gate: Colemans' rennovations overlap with payments to Laurie's company, DC house buy

Norm Coleman was undertaking an expensive home renovation project when his friend and benefactor Nasser Kazeminy allegedly ordered a cash transfer ... records of the remodeling project. Original projections in 2006 estimated a cost of $328,000, but four months later, the construction cost was estimated at $414,000, over-budget by $86,000. During [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 23:16:33

Remodeling Our Home on a Budget

I mentioned in my last post that I would share my experience on how we remodeled our home and added a modern addition on a budget ... and laundry room (yes, they were all very small cramped rooms) into a open floor plan modern home ... house we could in an area we liked. We lucked out and were able to find a 700 square foot bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 12:56:26

What Am I Doing Now?

Okay, I am now officially obsessed with the whole remodeling/redecorating thing for my house. Ob-sessed ... interior-design magazine they had to offer. Wow, there’s a lot of them! And then I went across ... all very modern, with lots of primary colors. Sort of first-apartment-ish, not at all what I'm thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:36:00

Bay Window Curtains

We have taken on a project that may take the largest toll on our marriage that we ever faced. We are remodeling our home ... remodeling you can survive anything. This has been said in jest, yet some days it is not as funny as others. Our remodeling project has included the kitchen area, the back entrance and the windows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:15:03

Basement Remodels Popular, But First Make It Dry

Alan Ziebel Associated Press When it comes to remodeling your basement, the era of 1970s-style wood paneling and thick shag carpeting is over. These days, basement designers want to make your cellar look as polished as the rest of the house. The only limits are your budget and the amount of space downstairs. Trendy transformations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:35:25

Door Way

Door Way, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl. Ah the joys of rental property ownership… Just when we think we’re getting close to being done, ... for one of the bedroom and the hinges to go with it, we do and the door fits, but the hinges ... , photography, portland oregon, real estate, rebuilding center, remodeling, restoration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:42:09

Updates: Alki Homestead fire out, Christmas lights blamed

(scroll down for latest information, continuing to add it as we get it) (photo by David Hutchinson) ORIGINAL 6:23 AM POST ( ... . Crews were sent out about 5:20 am. The Homestead’s log-house building on 61st SW south of Alki SW ... off from Alki Ave to SW Stevens (Log House Museum). 7 AM UPDATE: Most of the fire vehicles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:23:45

What Home Sellers Should Insist From A Listing Realtor

I was having a discussion with a new friend yesterday about what it takes to be a successful real ... : What you paid for the house Your remodeling costs The amount of cash you need to buy your new house ... years ago. What do home buyers expect? A clean, like-new house Appliances and Roof in great condition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:29:57

Houses That Sit — Blue Carpet, Bad Feng Shui, Bad Design

I couldn’t resist bringing to light a funny blog post I saw recently by Robin Rogers of San Antonio ... and what homes will sit. Need to be inspired? View some gorgeous kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and bedroom remodeling ideas in our home improvement hub, Dueling Digs. You might even see a blue carpet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:48:17

Sidwell Friends School: A green education for Malia and Sasha Obama

By Harriet Blake Green Right Now Barack Obama has been getting an earful from environmental leaders wanting changes for the nation ... are being reborn as models of green construction. The Sidwell Friends Middle School, renovated in 2006 ... s sustainable designs suggested the green remodeling. “He insisted that we look at this green building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:50:58

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