Colorful Palettes Enhance Warm Weather Trends

(ARA) – As you stretch out your arms and embrace the warmer weather, the colors of summer make themselves obvious. Colorful blooms of bright greens, yellows and purples cheer the soul.

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A Great Garage Door: the Lipstick on Your Home’s Facade

(ARA) – Smaller is apparently better in the minds of many homebuyers looking for the right deal in the prolonged decline of the housing market.

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Creative Ways to Maximize Space in Your Bathroom

(ARA) – Have you ever met anyone with too much space in their bathroom? Whether you’re remodeling, updating or just need to make the most of the square footage you’ve got, there are creative ways to maximize the space in your bathroom to keep clutter in its place and create a relaxing, spa-like atmosphere.

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Spring’s Top Home Decor Trends Draw Inspiration from Nature

(ARA) – It is time to pay tribute to the joy and jubilance of nature as the welcoming signs of spring arrive. The familiar will appear refreshingly new as we take in its splendor. This spring, the hottest trends in home decor reflect this breathtaking beauty as Mother Nature awakes from her slumber.

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Take Your Bath from Bland to Grand with 30-Minute Makeovers

(ARA) - Many of us dream of updating the most-used room in our homes, the bath, to create a beautiful and inviting space. But in today’s tough economy, you might worry about not getting a return on your investment. In fact, according to Consumer Reports, in today’s market, you may only recover about 78 percent.

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Give Your Kitchen a Facelift — on a Budget

(ARA) – Kitchens are often considered the heart of the home. Not only are they the site of meal preparation, but they’re also a central location for family gatherings and home entertaining. With so much happening in the kitchen, it’s important to keep it organized and updated, whether you’re throwing a party, trying to sell your home, or just having a family dinner. Luckily you don’t need to spend a fortune to refresh your kitchen as there are several easy ways to add value and rejuvenate any kitchen on a budget.

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Achieve Bathroom Elegance without Major Renovation

(ARA) - When your goal is to turn your bathroom into an elegant and luxurious space, you may think you need to gut everything and start from scratch. But you can save the time, money and energy spent on a major renovation. With a few simple upgrades, you’ll have a room that’s fresh and spa-like.

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How to Create More Space in Rooms without Moving Walls

February 22, 2009 by ARA Content · Comment
Filed under: Do-It-Yourself, Simple Home Improvements 

(ARA) - Bulky space-consuming furniture is on its way out. Beautiful space-saving wood cabinetry is in, taking its rightful place throughout the home, from formal dining rooms to mud rooms. In fact, cabinetry is fast becoming the new furniture of choice. From floor-to-ceiling wall spaces to nooks and crannies, cabinetry can fit just about anywhere, such as bathrooms, foyers and hallways, and kids’ smaller bedrooms.

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Bathroom Remodeling Ideas

bathroom9If you are like most home owners, you may want to remodel your outdated bathroom so that you will end up with a beautiful, elegant and modern bathroom.  However, the problem facing many homeowners is that they are not sure how to go about this project so that they end up with not only their dream bathroom but also stay within their initial budget.

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Avoid Common Home Renovation Pitfalls

1) Zoning, Bylaws & Restrictive Covenants
Before you undertake any renovation or remodeling project, contact planning and zoning department in your city to ensure that your property is zoned for the changes you are planning to undertake.   Just because the house next door has added a second floor or build a new extension, it doesn’t mean that your home is also zoned for such change. Read more