Front-load clothes washers produce space in the laundry room and reduce the quantity of water you consume. But when leaks occur with in a front-loading drier, the tub’s placement may allow the front-loader to leak more water than a top-loader, potentially causing more damage. Determine the source of your washer’s water or suds leak immediately […]
The most surprising and attractive fashion on the 2013 Emmy Awards red carpet for me was dazzling cobalt. Allison Williams and TIna Fey rocked the colour. (Full disclosure: I tend to prefer what my fellow brunettes are looking great in.) This is a fad that homes have already been enjoying, and I wonder if the […]
I enjoyed a wonderful home excursion to Santa Fe. While I was visiting one of those older homes, a fellow traveler said that this particular home had a wonderful zaguan. I stopped, turned and asked her what she was speaking to. She pointed back into the covered courtyard entry, telling me that the zaguan is […]
I hate watching home remodels that lead to destroyed architectural elements that could have been either reused or donated. Old doors are a fantastic example. Here is the way to turn a pair of weather-beaten cast-offs into a handsome headboard. If you are not remodeling, then fantastic places for finding older doors (besides the curbs […]
After the front porch was trapped, the paint has dried and the blossoms are deadheaded, you may step back to admire your work and feel your house’s curb appeal is still lacking. Sometimes it’s tough to understand just what’s away about your home. Go across the street and take a look from a distance, then […]
Bamboo was first found and used in China about 5,000 decades ago. Technically classified as a bud, it grows faster than any other plant in the world. Since bamboo also requires few fertilizers and pesticides and small irrigation, it has become a popular environmentally friendly construction alternative. Sometimes bamboo can grow up to 3 or […]
A lot of problems were plaguing this bathroom when a mother and her 9-year-old daughter moved in their home. For starters, the cracked Pepto Bismol–pink shower tiles didn’t extend high enough to protect the drywall from water, and the two found that they didn’t even use the bathtub. They also feared that the loud clanking […]