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Mixing styles together in the kitchen

A great start in identifying your favorite styles is to clip magazine pictures and keep them in your wish file. Consult a certified kitchen designer to help you tie your favorite styles together. Once you identify your styles, you must have a working knowledge of the five basic design principles: line, color, texture, mass and form. Understanding the principles is the key to making an eclectic design fabulous.

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Kitchen Countertops

The complete lowdown on choosing and maintaining kitchen countertops.

 

www.thisoldhouse.com

 

This Old House videos on how to make common kitchen repairs Fixing a leaky faucet.

 

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner repair a leaky American Standard Ceramix kitchen faucet.

 

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/kitchen

Add personality with color

Get started with that painting project and add some color to your new home. To find the information you need for selecting and applying paint to make your painting projects more successful, Dunn-Edwards Paint offers valuable information on their website to help you choose the perfect color and complimentary shades to complete your room.

www.dunnedwards.com
www.builderschoicepainting.com

American Clay plasters add depth and color

American Clay Earth Plaster is a practical, environmentally friendly alternative to painting. It is compatible with the “breathable” construction recommended for both historic and new buildings.

www.americanclay.com

Planning a home remodel project

A brighter, airier kitchen, a more practical mudroom or a warm and inviting family room, pick a home remodeling project to tackle this season and you'll be in good company. Every year, millions of people head off to their favorite home improvement store to get started with their home makeover project. But, before you go shopping, it's important to have a game plan. Here are three tips to ensure that you'll be happier and save money with your remodeling project - no matter how big or small:

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Establishing a budget for remodeling

Once you decide to take the remodeling plunge there are several steps you must take in order to prepare an appropriate budget for the project. Your main objective is to determine an amount that does not strain your current and future financial resources but also provides enough funds to accomplish the primary alterations you need to make to your house. This article illustrates the process for making this determination.

How to hire a contractor and enjoy remodeling your home

The best way to achieve your dream remodel or new home addition is to hire a professional remodeler. But where do you begin?

Remodeling

Adobe construction has its roots in simplicity. It was born in climates where there was great space and little water. There is honesty in the utilitarian attitude of using the surrounding earth, hewn tree trunks from the nearby forest. The inertia of one adobe resting atop another to create one solid mass creates a feeling of non-changing stability that may be translated into a lifestyle.

If you are interested in learning more about adobe construction, Danny Martinez encourages people who want to do it themselves and even teaches a course on the design and construction with adobe through the University of New Mexico's Continuing Education Department.

http://dce.unm.edu

Shopping for furniture

You have decided that it is time to replace the furniture in your home. Next step is where do I start? What are the trends? What will I be happy with? What should I look for in terms of style, finish, quality and price? These are very basic question that you will ask yourself as you begin to shop for new furniture and furnishings for your home.

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www.newportabq.com
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www.shopriogrande.com
www.simplystickley.com
www.temafurniture.com

Contemporary modern design

Characterized by clean lines and smooth surfaces without intricate details, many homeowners are choosing to decorate their homes with a contemporary look. But that doesn't mean your home will look stark, cold and sterile. Long gone are the days of boxy furniture and eccentric decorating. Today's updated contemporary look is a blend of comfortable, livable elements that create a sophisticated, fresh feel

www.temafurniture.com