Dedicate One Corner to (Controlling) Clutter Garages are clutter magnets. There's no way around this; it's an inevitable fact of life … or is it? What if you could tame your garage's lurking clutter monster by confining to just ...
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Thanks to the ready availability of affordable flat screens, many homes are renovating their computer and home entertainment setups to take advantage of high-resolution, low-footprint products. There's an inevitable problem, though: what ...
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It's a common syndrome: you buy a new home, excited about all the possibilities. You take out those gross cabinets in the kitchen, slap down some temporary flooring, install makeshift plywood counters, and pledge to actually do the kitchen ...
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Even a minor kitchen remodel can cost you$20,000 and if price is no object,you can easily spend$100,000 or more to get the custom kitchen you want.By including some smart upgrades in your plan you can build in energy efficiencies that will ...
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While there are plenty of honest remodeling contractors out there, the field has its share of bad apples. We asked our Facebook fans to tell us the craziest thing their contractors told them. "Well, all windows leak a little," a poster ...
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You can save thousands on a kitchen remodel by refurbishing your cabinets and it's the green way to go. To be fit for reuse, the cabinets must work with your layout, and the units must be plumb, square, and sturdy. Delamination, either from ...
With more styles to choose from, sinks and faucets are no longer an afterthought in planning a kitchen remodel. To find durable sinks and functional faucets, the testers at Consumer Reports rolled up their sleeves and stained and scoured 18 ...
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The average cost of a kitchen remodel is $19,802, according to a Consumer Reports survey of more than 5,000 readers nationwide. If you're planning on custom cabinets, professional appliances, and other high-end features, the price tag will ...
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In putting together our annual report on kitchen remodeling, Consumer Reports broiled 3,384 burgers, applied more than 900 stains to a variety of countertops, and dropped two tons of weight onto 51 different flooring products. Never mind ...
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When choosing kitchen flooring, there are a number of things you’ll want to keep in the back of your mind. How hard you are on your floors, budget concerns, and design considerations all come into play when determining which type of ...
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When my husband and I first bought our home, we knew that at some point the kitchen was going to need a complete makeover. After a few years, with a lot of planning, saving, and dreaming, we finally made it happen. Good-Bye to the Old ...
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In much the same way that a kitchen remodel on a budget can be both exciting and intimidating to the average 21st Century homeowner, remodeling a bathroom can be equally so. But, also like a project in your kitchen, a bathroom remodeling ...
.It may be the ultimate room for this kind of thing.So,when it comes to bringing it up to date in terms of style and function,it's usually a pretty big deal.And we often think of it being pretty expensive,too,and in all kinds of ...
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OK, Kitchen remodeling hopefuls. We've talked about budgets ranging from $500, to $1000, to $3000. We've seen that all along the line, it's still the subtle benefits that count, even if the purchases get bigger and more obvious. We've ...
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So, let's say you've decided that a kitchen remodel doesn't have to be this immediate, overnight transformation like you see on TV. Let's assume that you're siding with the tortoise, and not so much with the hare. Let's say that you're ...
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