Archive for July, 2007
A Drink of Wine
Many people around the world drink wine, it is good for your health and it taste good. when you design or decorate a home it is always the little things like this that matter, where do you store your wine? This may seem like a silly question but there are so many options out there from a wine fridge to a wine rack.
Today I’m going to discuss the use of a wine rack. The reason why is that they really can be an art piece along with serving a great purpose. Many can be customized to fit your decor and life style. There are racks that hang from the ceiling, ones that sit nicely on your counter, like I have, and some that are so large you need a whole other room to store them. Wine racks are very important as they keep your wine organized and looking great. Many people just put them in a cabinet but I’m sure after looking at some designer wine racks you may change your mind
Below I have a few pictures of wine racks that are sold at a wonderful website called The Vine Store. These are just the racks that stood out to me there are many more to choose from and I’m sure they will have one that will fit nicely into your home and decor. This website also offers gift certificates so don’t forget your friends, they need good accessories too.
Need an engineer?
I was looking though some blog today and I found a great blog that, I think, all of my wonderful readers, meaning you, would like. It is called Helpful Advice for Home Construction Improvement, yes a mouthful I know, but still a good name. It has lots of helpful advice for your DIY’s.
The posts I found most intriguing for me were the post about building a farmers porch, My mother would love to put that kind of a porch on the front of her home, which she just had built 2 years ago. I have bookmarked this for my step-father, who really doesn’t know much about this stuff, but thinks he does, I’m sure I’ll have to reference this a few times if they ever get the project going.
So if your looking for more building and construction ideas, then interior design ideas check out this blog, it’s really a great find.
Why live in luxury?
Everyone is always after one thing when it come to designing, something bigger, better and flasher then what they or there friends have. If you look at most new design jobs, they have the best of everything, as long as the client can afford them.
When dealing with Home Remodeling you always want to see what you like and what it does, from high end appliances to decorative accessories. For you a nice new bar area for entertaining, for the kids, a brand new game room complete with chalk board wall. Or maybe you would rather have a huge stone fireplace with a large wood mantle and a reading area for you and your children.
One thing to remember when you are trying to get that something bigger and better with your next Home Improvement project is to make sure it fits with your lifestyle. If it doesn’t work well for you and help your life be more enjoyable and easier, then at least think before you buy it.
Go Green with good design
No I’m not cheering for a sports team even though my high school colors were green and white. I am talking about green design. What is green design, you ask? Well it is when you use all natural products and products that reduce energy use in your home.
It is very easy to go green as we in the design industry like to say. One of the easiest ways to start is by replacing your appliances with energy star ones. Yes this can be expensive, but for most people it will not change there habits too much, but it will save you money in the long run and help the environment at the same time.
What else can you do to go green? Well if your thinking about putting in hardwood floors opt for bamboo flooring as bamboo is a strong wood that is great for flooring, but it’s also considered a weed, and grows very quickly, bamboo can be harvested after only 2 years, so it is considered a renewable resource.
Another way to go green and save you money is to replace all of your light bulbs with the new florescent ones. This can save you so much per year that you can get your money back in less then 2 years, and they last up to 7 years, much better then those other light bulbs.
The last thing I am going to talk about is windows, are your windows drafty and let out that warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer? Well if your thinking about replacing them go for the energy star windows, they insulate and keep all the air you want to stay in your home in, and the air you don’t want out. They also will cut down on your heating bill and help the environment at the same time.
There are many other ways to go green, so start with these and find some more, good luck!
Why you want to try Flipping
You have probably seen the TV shows about house flipping, where you buy a home fix it up and sell it in a very short period of time. Many people right now are very interested in this business, yes it is a business, but they don’t think that they can get started in it, for a few reasons, lack of funds, lack of knowledge and possible they just don’t think they will succeed. I have always thought it would be fun to do this type of work and apparently I am not alone.
So what do the experts say about house flipping and what you need to do to get started, well there are a few great sites that give you tips. I’m going to give you two of them, one is from the cast of Flip This House on A&E, here the owners of the house flipping businesses give you there top 10 tips for starting your own house flipping business.
The next site I found that has some great tips is a site called House Flipping Tips. This site has lots of information about house flipping.
These are the two sites I have found very helpful in my research on this subject, so if your interested in doing this check these sites out. Get the information you need to get out there and try.
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