Tiered Planter

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Adding greenery to any home creates a much more relaxing, livable atmosphere. Plants not only add oxygen to the air, but provide beauty and a touchstone with nature. Some plants go beyond that, providing food or at least herbs to flavor our food. Many people don’t really have room for a garden. Living in apartments … Read more

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How to Frame a Canvas

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Artwork does a lot to make a home attractive. The thing about artwork though, is unless we want our homes to look like a collage dorm room; those pictures need to be properly framed. But framing, especially custom framing, can be as expensive as the artwork itself. Fortunately, it’s not necessary to go with a … Read more

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DIY Panel Door

panel door

Panel doors significantly improve the richness of a home’s interior wood trim. Considering that the trim is one of the defining characteristics of finer homes, upgrading the trim is an excellent way of making a house look more valuable than it originally was. One of the best ways to upgrade a home’s woodwork is to … Read more

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Will Lowe’s or Home Depot Cut Wood for You

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There are many reasons why shopping at the big home improvement centers is better than at the local lumberyard. First, lumber yards focus onĀ carryingĀ lumber, while lumber yards are only a tiny portion of a home improvement center. When the first Home Depot opened in 1979, part of their advertising claimed they had everything. Lowe’s has … Read more

Cutting Corian with a Dremel

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Corian is still one of the most popular countertop materials on the market. Corian is the right product for those who want something better than laminates (Formica) and don’t want the high expense of granite or marble. Corian countertops are durable and can be refinished as the finish goes through the material. They can also … Read more