Do you want to remodel your home to get the best price in the market or do you want to remodel for a better quality of life?  Are you asset rich but time poor?  An interior designer can achieve amazing results, save you time and aggravation and give your home or office a "WOW" factor.  An upgraded kitchen and bath lead as the top improvements that increase the value of a property.  If you do not want to gut them and start from scratch, here are 8 down and dirty tricks that are low-cost but hi...
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Survival means adjusting our lifestyles to fit a new economy.  Everybody has had to confront how to live in a challenging economic time.  I think it's important that we come up with solutions that will work for homeowners across the country.

Homebuilders are looking for ways to decrease the size of the home without having a major impact on buyers.  The average home size is down 20%.  Mortgage payments that people can afford means adjusting lifestyles to accommodate a smaller home.  My challeng...
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Pick three, six or nine photos and blow them up to the same size.  Print them in black and white or sepia tint.  Frame them in same size frames in black or brown.  A 12 x 18 inch frame from Aaron Brothers costs about $18.  I would suggest that you pick a standard size frame first and then print your photos to fit.  If you already have several frames (recycle) paint them the same color for a pow-y look!  Your cost will be around $6 for the paint plus the cost of the prints.

A fantastic way to d...
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A perfectly proportioned room is very rare but there are numerous ways of disguising and enhancing awkwardly shaped rooms.  I will show you how to use paint, wallpaper, fabric, lighting and rugs to camouflage many architectural sins.

Use one paint color for ceilings, walls and woodwork.  Rooms with lots of natural light can use rich, warm colors;  dark rooms look better painted in medium to light colors.

A different wallpaper above the dado will add distinction to any room.  Carefully chosen p...

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             If you do not want to carry out expensive structural alterations such as removing a non-load bearing wall between two rooms, there are many relatively simple techniques you can use.  Paint, wallpaper and fabric can all be used to create the impression of better proportions in a room.

            Dark paint with a matte finish will give the ceiling the appearance of being lower.  A dark stained, painted or carpeted floor, combined with the darker ceiling, will enhance this effe...

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