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Ana M (Alpharetta, GA)
From Playful Kid's bathroom to Sophisticated adult teen bathroom ON A BUDGET! Not everyone has thousands to spend !!

Everything you see in this bathroom is NEW, including the toilet! And YES, I did all the work myself, from wiring the new light fixture to, putting up the new ... »
mirror, the new crown molding, the tile floor, the granite bathroom counter top I had cut at a granite place choosing a remnant piece that ended up being cheaper. I also installed the toilet, new faucet, bathtub spout & shower head for the bathroom. My son picked the color on the walls!
I believe YOU can do it! DIY is my motto, and living in you home the way YOU would like to live in it just take a little patience to seek out the best deal and some sweat equity. You end up with something much nicer than what you had before and you are able to enjoy it and NOT wait until you are going to sell YOUR HOME to fix YOUR HOME!
DIY takes a lot of searching for the bargains and a little research and talking to the DIY home improvement store experts, they are very helpful and ready to help you get your project done! So get inspired and start a project~! Ana Maria
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  He did, both my husband and my son are great helpers, but I am the one ... »
  with the pink suede tool belt and LOVE to do it!
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Ana M (Alpharetta, GA)
My favorite transformation: From Builder Blah to Remodel Revamp! ON A BUDGET!

This bathroom was your typical, builder beige, with the builder beige walls and pre-fab sink. I added molding to the walls in a non conventional way, did a ... »
color on color treatment for the paint on the walls, new faucet, new marble counter top, new knobs (same cabinet), new light fixture, new toilet (water conservation toilet), and my personal artwork photography for a little whimsy and YES I did it all myself including cut the marble mini molding surrounding the sink! The only thing I did not do was the marble sink cutout , I bought it from a stone place , they cut it for me from a carrera marble remnant.
Think outside the box to stay within a small budget!
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Gordon F (Mcdonough, GA)

How can I apply some kind of privacy film or tint to block out someone from looking in my front door?

We have an oval door and someone keeps coming by our house and is trying to look in our home. I have security cameras catching them doing this. I am not sure ... »
what they want, but it's really making my family freak out. I have two little kids that always run to the front door and look out the side windows and see who's at the door. I have some kind of was paper film on the side, but it's not enough.
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  1) Have you called police and turned copy of tapes to them? (2) Publish ... »
  the tapes on the internet say Facebook with a caption that reads peeping Toms. Someone will identify them
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Peace Painting Co., Inc. (Alpharetta, GA)
Front door color, Pretty in Blue

This is Farrow and Ball's 'Pitch Blue'.
It's got a nice, bright pop without the whimsy.
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- Crystal - 29 Rue House (Stratford, CT)
  
  love the color!
  
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Inquiring Mind (Mandan, ND)
Looking for Laundry Room inspiration?

Last September in our former home, we finally got around (yeah, like after 25 years!) to doing our basement laundry room. If you're looking for some ... »
inspiration and need ideas for small budgets, I think my room might be of help to you. Check it all out here http://cndesigns.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/our-laundry-room-reveal-part-1/
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At least 4,159 reasons to use Hometalk

In 2011, the BBB reported 4,159 complaints about construction and remodeling services (according to Remodeling Mag, 2.2012). Now that is just the tip of the ... »
iceberg of complaints. Hometalk will not prevent complaints but hopefully the more a consumer is informed and educated, picking the right contractors, understanding the scope of work and keeping the costs of addressing issues will go down. Good contractors working with informed consumers can hopefully avoid escalating to complaints that often are not resolved.
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- Nichter's Home Services C... (Islesboro, ME)
  
  Based on my reading of past articles, a good third of the BBB complaints ... »
  are from the type of customer who has no specific complaint but may be of a passive/aggressive personality or a HO who simply wants leverage to negotiate a lower final price via strong-arm tactics, or people who will never be satisfied even if you give them the moon and the stars
  But I agree that the number reported is merely the tip of the iceberg. There are far too ,many hacks in this industry, and too many HOs who are only interested in the lowest price.
  In thepast, I have bid commercial work against low-ballers who have a technique of bidding low with contract language that allows them to upcharge change work orders for every little thing. One county in which I worked made it a policy to automatically throw out the lowest bid.
  I recall on job where I and three other reputable firms all bid within a thousand dollars of each other on a 25K job. The low bid was for 19K and they were awarded the job.
  Due to their substandard work, I was getting calls to fix their job within one year. Why were they not called? They were out of business!
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Pedini of Atlanta, LLC (Atlanta, GA)
This apartment was designed for clients that used it as their home away from home in a large Mid-western city.

We were all very pleased with the results. The original design of the place was more streamline modern but the clients wanted it a bit more traditional.
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  The overall look of the remodel is gorgeous! I really loved the bedroom!
  
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BeckySue @ Designs by BSB (Lawrenceville, GA)

National Kitchen & Bath Association 2012 Trends

NKBA reveals their 2012 kitchen & bath trends: https://designsbybsb.com/?p=3607

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  I'm all for most of these kitchen trends. I'm not big on dark colors in ... »
  kitchens, but I love glass backplashes and definitely want a pullout faucet and LED lighting.
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Transform-A-Door, Inc. (Lawrenceville, GA)
Same Doors - Same Day

We installed framed-sealed glass in their existing doors by removing the top four panels, and replaced the plain transom above. Avoided replacing the whole ... »
door frame unit. All work completed on-site in a couple of hours.
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- Project Style, LLC (Kennesaw, GA)
  
  Wow, what a great idea! Didn't know that was even possible.
  
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Alternatives for Impatiens- color in the shade
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