How to craft cozier dining room design with Hardwood Floors
Dining rooms and cozy don't always go together. Many homes prefer to make their dining spaces austere, or at the very most comfortable. Too cozy and your dining space will turn into a coffee house,...
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Rejuvenate a kids' room in four easy steps, including hardwood floors
When it comes to your kids' rooms, you've got a very limited window of influence. Use it. Before you know it, they'll be preteens and into whatever loud and terrible music they enjoy and those walls...
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The four elements of an ideal winter cabin
While it might seem impossible to break any type of building down to four elements, there's no question that a cabin has certain immutable traits. With its rustic flair and countryside charm, whether...
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Lighten up your kitchen with hardwood flooring
If there's one space in the home where room design geared toward large windows and plenty of natural light is imperative, it's the kitchen. Kitchens depend on stylish aesthetics, but they're inherently...
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Design the ultimate media center with hardwood floors
With the holidays finally winding down and the promise of blustery weather in the coming months, it's likely that all you want to do is relax most evenings with a few episodes of your favorite TV show...
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Going "Diner-chic" in your kitchen room design
One of the most iconic tableaus in Americana is the diner. Reminiscent of a bright eyed and prosperous post-war American era, the diner has presented the world with an unmistakable design style that's...
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A beginners guide to shabby chic home design
Schools of design get tossed around in conversation so quickly it can make your head spin. There are a couple we inherently understand - modern, rustic or even craftsman. But what's the delineation...
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Bring out the dashing and daring in your room design
If you own a home with modern or contemporary design, you're probably used to fairly neutral color palettes. Sandy whites, plenty of beige, the occassional grey or slate black - these sorts of...
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Give your apartment a kick of style this winter!
January, February and March can be pretty brutal months, especially on your mood. Cooped up inside because of the cold, dealing with sleet and slush on your morning commute, dark mornings and early...
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Three essentials for your home design
Good design has always tended to mix contrasting and complementing concepts. A little black with white. A little traditional alongside the contemporary. After all, without harmony between opposing...
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Five ways to say "I love you" this Valentine's Day
It's that time of year again. February 14 is almost here, and you're probably caught without a gift for your significant other. Luckily, there's always one or two things around the house that could use...
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Using image motifs to elevate your room design
In interior design, a motif is generally defined as a decorative design, image or pattern repeated regularly, giving a home or space a theme or uniting characteristic. Image motifs can lend a lot to...
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Top 5 room design must-haves for the creative and artistic homeowner
If you're one of those people who wakes up each morning with a desire to create, it's fair to say you're an artistic individual. Whether it's through cooking, crafts, fine arts, music or even home...
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Five simple tips for improving your kitchen's room design
It's amazing how a few changes to your kitchen can make your house a happier, more contented space. So much of our home life takes place in the kitchen. It's a room that's as comfortable and comforting...
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Sweet Valentine's Day art for your home design
Art and love have a few big things in common. Both tend to - when done right - be overwhelming in their passion and power. Both are also REALLY difficult to define. Describing art and describing your...
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Mastering the room design of a part-time home office
Do you work from home most weeks? Even for the part-time telecommuter, having a home office can be key to productivity. Nonetheless, not every apartment or house - even the most stylish and elegant -...
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Essential rules for remodeling the kitchen
It happens to the best of kitchens - eventually, they fall into disrepair or the stylish decor they once touted have become outmoded. It's time to renovate! Depending on how you feel about home design,...
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Converting a bedroom into a multi-use space
Have the kids recently left for college? Moved into a larger, newer home with an extra bedroom? While oftentimes these spare bedrooms are turned into just that, rooms where overnight guests can...
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Four ways to elevate your pantry's room design
For some folks, a pantry hardly qualifies as a room. And it's true that if your pantry takes up more of a traditional closet's space rather than that of a walk-in, you're probably not too concerned...
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Four ways to improve your hallways, including hardwood floors
Hallways don't tend to get quite as much room design attention in the home - mostly because they're not quite rooms. Hallways are the spaces between rooms, the temporary locations we use to get from...
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