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10 Great Ideas to Get Your Home Ready For Spring

In just a few short days it will be March and winter will soon be coming to an end. Now is the time to begin planning for spring home improvements. Here are 10 great ideas to get your home ready for spring so you'll be able to enjoy the warm weather ahead.

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Should I Reface My Kitchen Cabinets?

Refacing your kitchen cabinets includes covering the exposed frames with a thin veneer of real wood or plastic laminate. Doors and drawer fronts are replaced to match or complement the new veneer. New hinges, knobs, pulls, and molding complete the transformation. Keep reading to answer your question "Should I Reface My Kitchen Cabinets?"

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6 Ways to Use Trendy Colors in 2013

It's almost 2 months past the holidays. Hopefully the red and green are GONE! But what colors did you replace them with?

This is always a challenge, especially if you live in a cold climate and are not ready for the summer-friendly orange-and-blue-combo. This year some of us might choose Emerald, the 2013 color of the year as chosen by Pantone.

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Should You Replace or Paint Paneling?

So, you want to update a room with paneling but you just don't know... should you replace or paint paneling?

Many older homes in this our have at least one room that has paneled walls. Knotty Pine was quite the rage back in the 50's and 60's. Paneling presents quite a few issues when the time comes to make a change. Certainly changing from paneling's dark appearance can make a family room seem much larger and definitely much brighter. But what do you do?

Commented on Feb 19, 2013
Yes painting is the easiest and least expensive way to go. I hate to admit I'm a bit of a fan ...»
of the 70's paneling / Brady Bunch look.

THE STEPS TO HIRING A PAINTER

A paint job won't improve the appearance of your home if it appears unprofessional or if the products used are substandard.

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Jeanette S on Feb 20, 2013

Spot on! We have always done our own painting and always choose good paints! And a ...»
professional painter of a friend of mine was all set to scoff at the "amateur" paint job and was shocked to see how great it looked. My friend even commented to me later that our work was better than the work she had gotten from the professional. Sadly though, we have passed our painting days and will hire the work done in the future. Know some great painters recommended by a neighbor (friend) and who painted the outside of our house. Soon he will be getting some inside work from us!

How to Use a Power Washer to Clean a Deck

Be extremely careful power washing/pressure washing your deck yourself. You may think you're doing a great job only to inspect your work and realize that you did in fact remove the dirt but you also removed ¼" of wood leaving behind a board that looks more like a sea shell than the nice flat board you had.

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Save Time, Effort and Money With a Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist

Develop a home maintenance checklist and run through it for the first time. This list should include regular home maintenance tasks that you'd want to do on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Then, make it a habit to run through the items on this list each month. Doing so will extend the life of almost everything in your home, saving you "mucho dinero" over time.

10 Things a New Homeowner Should Do to Save Money

So you've just moved into your beautiful new home. You've unloaded the boxes, unpacked most of your stuff and are just starting to settle into your residence. Right now is the perfect ...»