Bedrooms: When it’s Time to Splurge

Renovating a bedroom doesn’t have to send you to the poor house. There are ways to cut corners yet still achieve the desired look. That being said, there are certain areas where you’ll regret not using a higher quality product. Here is a guide, inspired by decorator Kimberley Seldon, on where to save and when you should splurge.

Bedrooms: When it’s Time to Splurge : 2:25 (606 words)

The Bathroom Reno - Get it Right!

Along with the kitchen, the bathroom is one of the key rooms people pay attention to when buying a house. If you’ve decided to renovate, then it’s important to get it right.

The Bathroom Reno - Get it Right! : 1:28 (368 words)

Home Sellers, Put down Your Toolbelts!

If you’re planning on selling your home soon, put down the tool belt and forget the big renos. If you’re going to sell within a year, the annual Cost vs.Value report says most renovations are just not worth it. The report, published by Remodeling Magazine in November 2007, compares the estimated costs of 29 major renovation projects with the estimated boost they’ll give to the home’s resale value in 60 markets across the county.

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Extend or Move?

Why do people renovate and add onto their existing home? It may be that your family is getting larger or perhaps you’ve decided to run your business from home, or even simply because you would like a formal dining room. For some of us the first thought is obviously to move, but others are too fond of their home and neighborhood to want to leave it.

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Big Ideas for the World’s Smallest Bathrooms

By her own account, Claire’s beautiful 19th century Victorian home also has the world’s smallest bathroom.

Big Ideas for the World’s Smallest Bathrooms : 2:23 (595 words)

Design Your Reno Right

You don’t have to be designing your home from scratch to need an architect. If you’re making any structural changes to your home at all, whether it be an addition, a remodel or adding a whole new floor, an architect should be the first person you call.

Design Your Reno Right : 2:11 (546 words)

Financing your dream back yard pool

You don’t have to be rich to put a swimming pool in your back yard, but you do need good credit, in most most cases. With a solid financial history and a little planning, you can get a loan to build a custom pool, and realize the home of your dreams. There are a variety of options for financing pools, so home owners can find the payment schedule and loan amount that suits them best.

Financing your dream back yard pool : 1:35 (394 words)

Get your Home’s Exterior Ready for Winter

Preparing your home for winter means getting ready for everything from rain, light snowfall, to a full-blown blizzard. You never know what the winter months will bring, so it’s a good idea to prepare the exterior of your home before the weather gets really ugly, and the holidays are in full swing.

Get your Home’s Exterior Ready for Winter : 2:06 (525 words)

Hot Tips for Styling up Your Fireplace Mantel

Fireplace mantels provide an ideal focal point in a room, but in many homes this results in a missed opportunity. Instead, the mantel becomes a dusty shelf covered with family photos and knickknacks. Sometimes when a certain area of the house has looked the same for a long time, we get used to it. We don’t stop to think of what it could be.

Hot Tips for Styling up Your Fireplace Mantel : 2:34 (642 words)

Hot Tips for Styling up Your Fireplace Mantel

Fireplace mantels provide an ideal focal point in a room, but in many homes this results in a missed opportunity. Instead, the mantel becomes a dusty shelf covered with family photos and knickknacks. Sometimes when a certain area of the house has looked the same for a long time, we get used to it. We don’t stop to think of what it could be.

Hot Tips for Styling up Your Fireplace Mantel : 2:34 (642 words)
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