Think you can renovate better and chaper than a contractor? Do you live in the Los Angeles area? Then HGTV’s popular new renovation show Professional Grade is looking for you. The goal is for you to find high-end materials on the cheap, do most of the labor yourself, and hire and manage subcontractors — such as...
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I feel delighted every time I walk past this house. How do people come up with these combinations? And I love the etched-glass door. (Click on image for larger view) Here's what we've got: • Siding: Dusty rose• Porch deck, shutters and mullion detail:...
Perhaps you’ve heard this quip when a spacecraft is launched: “There goes the lowest bid.” In my mind, trying to get the lowest bid for a remodeling project is...
I love this blue double shotgun Victorian. But what really makes it shine is the bright lime green of the chairs and table and the big burgundy pot on...
In 1902, the hosting needs of President Theodore Roosevelt, who took office in 1901 after President William McKinley was assassinated, had outgrown the White House's existing State Dining Room...
What could be more disturbing than having strangers in our house? Even if they are there to help us, to build our remodel, to offer their talents and labor,...
I got an email the other day from my friend Kitty Bartholomew, former HGTV star, with the news that she bought this 1926 house in Ojai, California, and that...
Everyone likes a deal. A steal. A feeling that you just saved more money on your remodel than anyone in the history of the world. But sometimes that quest...
As you can see in this article I wrote for Remodeling Magazine, a bathroom can be both standard and then accessible for wheelchair users when they visit. When architect...
Just the other day, I was waxing on about the regrets people feel about their butcher block counters. In the back of my mind, I'm wondering if anyone's having...
So I'm sitting here watching HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" with Larry David, one of my many guilty pleasures, and Larry is in one of his typical fixes. He's offered...
