08th February 2007
It should be no surprise that interest in solar power has significantly increased in lieu of the recent energy crisis in California. Rising costs, brown outs, and downright black outs make living in a technological world virtually impossible. Thanks to pr...
07th February 2007
Although living may be a bit more efficient *inside* in traditional housing, a modern home with all of today's conventional trimmings doesn't quite allow us to enjoy nature the way that log homes do. Modern homes are really built for communal living - com...
06th February 2007
Right about the time when we're ready (or we think that we're ready) to renovate our living space, we do one of two things. One, we get a little wild and crazy with ideas about our property without knowing if our dreams are realistic. Or two, we don't ful...
05th February 2007
Ask any average person about stained glass and the reaction will most probably be something along the lines of, 'Oh sure, yeah - it's pretty. I like it.' But there's much more to stained glass than aesthetics. This ancient art form has a rich history thro...
01st February 2007
An unfinished basement can be one of the most scariest and spooky areas of the house and that's probably because they never really were designed for living in the first place. Historically, the basement was designed as a storage area - purposely kept dark...
31st January 2007
In today's society, it's impossible to perform daily activities without a quality water heater. Just ask anyone who has experienced a faulty water heater! One faulty water heater and everything is thrown askew! Water heaters can fail to adequately perform...
30th January 2007
Some people believe that restoration is restoring something to a satisfactory state. But to the homeowner interested in preservation, restoration is a whole new ballgame because it means restoring something to its original condition. An original condition...
20th January 2007
As a home decorator or someone who simply wants to breath some fresh air into your living environment, it's important that you get out of the habit of reaching for the white paint when it's time to freshen up your walls. Not that there's anything wrong wi...
17th January 2007
If you have a big back yard and children, you have before you the perfect space for a lifetime of laughs, fun, and wonderful memories. Why? Because children plus space plus playground equipment equals a feeling matched by none.
What good is a big back...
15th January 2007
The most largely ignored areas of the home (during home improvement planning) are walls and ceilings. Often, we're busy thinking about new flooring, new cabinets, or even new landscaping. But for the most part, the walls and ceilings are left as is - rece...
15th January 2007
Before you have any major work performed on your home, you may need to get your property inspected twice: once before the work is started and again after the work is complete. Your need for an inspection (and the number of times that the inspection is req...
11th January 2007
Siding is a material applied to the outside of a building to make it not only weatherproof, but paint proof, pest proof, and just plain ugly proof too! In fact, one of the strongest selling points of siding is its ability to reduce an exterior paint job t...
11th January 2007
Experts recommend that you repair or replace your roof every ten to thirty years. Since they're the first things exposed to damaging elements of nature (like rain, wind, sun, snow, hail, ice, etc.), it's not surprising that they need a little attention no...
11th January 2007
Thinking about remodeling? Congratulations! You're on your way to one of the most rewarding experiences that a homeowner can go through. When you remodel your home, you're not only designing a new and exciting living space, you're also increasing the resa...
10th January 2007
It's amazing how a simple paint job by professional painters can brighten a room or change the atmosphere of a home's interior. And when we're thinking about remodeling or redecorating, it can be overlooked as an important part of the process. Our minds c...
