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Ask an Architect: Can I pick your brain for ideas?

Question: I’d love to hire an architect to give me some ideas for my remodel. I’m not sure I want to hire the architect to oversee the whole project, or even draw up any specific plans. I just want the...

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Rate This Remodel: New front porch

So what do you do if the front of your house has virtually no character? No charm? No distinction? What if your front porch is little more than a couple of concrete steps and a slight extension of the...

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Build Like a Pro: Should I Flash an Exterior Door Under a Covered Porch?

If you want to remodel like a pro, I suggest you do what the pros do. For inspiration, many professional contractors hang out at the online forums of JLCOnline.  This is the website of the highly...

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Add a Front Porch; Save the World

Have you ever driven or walked past a house that was so alluring, so charming, so warmly inviting that you felt an urge to go in and sit a spell? I bet that house had a front porch. I’m convinced that...

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Remodeling in History: 1948 — President Truman Slammed for Building a Balcony...

In 1948, President Harry Truman wanted to add a balcony on the side of the White House and his detractors were up in arms. “Women especially seem to resent the fact that Mr. Truman is altering the...

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Porch Patrol: Simple and Cozy

This is a simple and cozy covered porch, but I wonder: Does anyone use it? I’ve walked by this house many, many times and have never seen anyone using it. Maybe they sit out and smoke late at night? A...

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New Orleans House Paint Colors: Olive Green, Fuchsia, Indigo and More!

Before the paint job, this house was extremely boring (photo below). When I saw it up for sale, I thought: Who would want such a boring house? Then, it got painted by the new owners and WOW! They had...

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New Orleans House Paint Colors: Dusty Rose, Hunter Green and Butterscotch

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. Here’s what we’ve got: • Siding: Dusty rose • Porch deck, shutters...

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New Orleans House Paint Colors — Blue, White and Burgundy

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 top. Who knew that was magic? Here are the colors...

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Look to neighbors for ideas on vintage architectural details

The nice thing about remodeling an older home in a neighborhood of such homes is that you need simply walk around the area with your eyes open to find ideas for exterior architectural details. That’s...

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It’s Official: Barter Works

So what do you do when your prized market umbrella goes flying off in the wind and breaks two spokes? And what do you do when your avocado trees are putting out so much fruit you fear the boughs will...

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The Southwest Log Cabin Porch

This porch brings us back to a warm, simple time that is still full of color and life. It actually reminds us of the rustic yet luxurious Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, which we have visited but never...

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Quick Change — The Fall Porch

Need a quick change for your front porch? Continue to celebrate Fall with these affordable, sassy pieces that tie your porch together with flair. Amazon.com Widgets See more curated porches and...

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The Hottest Trends from the 2014 Italian Tile Show

As we saw from Cersaie, the recently held internationally acclaimed tile show in Bologna, Italy, the trend in tile is toward wood. Well, wood-look, that is. If you love rain forests (the “lungs’ of the...

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