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Key Design Elements that Make Seniors Feel at Home
Senior citizens have become the fastest growing population in countries around the world and predictions are that their number is going to double by 2050. Older adults today have a choice to stay in their homes or join a retirement facility, and in either case, the main concern is not only health care, but also…
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Marble Surfaces: Cleaning & Maintenance
Marble is a beloved material for flooring, kitchen and bathroom counters and accents on furniture. While it certainly looks beautiful, marble is also susceptible to stains. So, if you’ve decided to introduce marble surfaces to your home or it’s already been there for some time, it’s very important that you know how to clean and…
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5 Tips to Completely Transform Your Outdoor Space
A porch swing Spending time outside is great for our health, and it doesn’t come as a surprise that so many people love being in their gardens and on their porches from the earliest spring mornings all the way to late fall. If you’re one of those people who find both joy and comfort in…
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Bathtubs and Showers: Maintenance Essentials
Mildew can look like such an innocuous hindrance. Yet, like all tell-tale signs of insidious household problems, it grows and affects various areas with a slow resolve that often catches you off guard. This is a moment when maintenance is not enough and costly repairs become the only solution. On the other hand, regular rinsing…
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Vinyl Flooring: A Comprehensive Selection Guide
Choosing the right flooring for your home is a very important decision to make. Whether you’re building a new home or renovating the existing one, put some careful consideration into your choice. Your flooring provides the basis of your entire home and needs to correspond not only to the overall décor, but it has to…
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Designing a Garage for True Car Enthusiasts
Garages seem to follow the new trend of building bigger and bigger homes in order to accommodate more vehicles. Apart from protecting our cars, garages today have a whole array of storage uses, all of which influence the garage design today. If you’re a car lover who believes that a garage should be more than…
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How to prep your house for exterior painting
After picking the right color for your exterior, what comes next is painting it, but you can’t just rush into the painting phase just like that, there are some “groundwork preparations” you have to make before the actual painting. The purpose of this is to make the paint last longer, look good on your exterior…
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Water-Efficient Plumbing: Every Drop Counts
While the headlines often focus on environmental impact of huge industrial projects, more and more homeowners are getting increasingly concerned about their homes’ environmental footprints. Many people have already adopted eco-friendly practices such as LED lighting, high-value insulation, and passive home designs, but there is another area that needs to be brought under the green…
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How are Custom Homes Appraised?
Appraisers of homes yet to be built rely on the plat, floor plans and detailed specifications of fixtures and finishes in order to qualify new homes for both construction and permanent financing. They sometimes also compare the existing value similarly-finished existing homes (or comparables) to calculate their figures. However, before a buyer of a newly-completed…
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Air Purifiers: A Comprehensive Selection Guide
People are shocked when they hear that the indoor air in our homes is often more polluted than the air outside. As we spend a great deal of our time indoors, we’re exposed to a number of issues, such as asthma, allergies, and respiratory conditions. One way to combat these and enjoy a healthy home…