Home Plans

Color, Color and More Color No one likes a basic white house. It’s bland and boring, but it can be spruced up with a touch of color. Adding accent walls for a pop of color can bring a new dynamic to your house, and instantly create a focal point to the room. Pick a color that really pops, like a deep turquoise or a tangerine, and then play off that color with complimentary colored accessories. If you are timid about having a bold color on the wall, then choose a more subdued color and add highlighting colors, such as tangerine, to add drama. You can work up to bolder colors by starting out with accent pillows or accessories in a dramatic hue. Update Your Flooring Another great way to impress your guests is with flooring. You can add hardwood flooring to your house to add dimension and depth to your overall design. If hardwood flooring isn’t your cup of tea or isn’t in your budget, you can choose a more affordable laminate or new carpet. If you are daring, you can create unique patterns with granite remnants or laminates, to add a different texture to view full post »

Locate The first step involves making sure you properly locate all areas where the leak may be coming from. This step is crucial for ensuring all possible holes are located to be taken care of. Otherwise the risk for leaks in the future increases. You should be able to identify and stop the water source fairly easy. This step is very important. Failure to do so might increase the water damaged ceiling repair cost by a big margin. If a person is not able to identify the source of water, all the repairs will be in vain. Drying This next step involves drying the water damaged areas. Before commencing this procedure, ensure you protect both your furniture and floor by spreading tarps over them. A person can use a towel or a vacuum cleaner to dry the ceiling. It is advisable to clean both the interior and exterior of the ceiling. This step might involve stabbing through the saturated ceiling for water to pour down. This process is very crucial as it helps prevents molds from both spreading and forming. The water cleanup process is very important as it helps eliminate the possibility view full post »

If you plan to have a loft but find it too tight to sleep up there, instead think about using it as extra storage space by using large plastic containers for out of season clothing, sports or camping gear. It can also serve the double duty of an office space, as while you are sitting down working on a desk, your head space should be adequate. Installing a wall bed on the first floor will provide more comfort and is a space saving idea as well. Some wall beds bring a desk underneath and used while the bed is hidden up against the wall. This table or desk will could also be used for meals. Think big when you decide to live tiny. Other tiny house interiors can be made with a lifted kitchen floor. If your tiny house is 8′ ft wide, then an option is to construct 3 steps that measure approximately 2′ ft. Wide on one side, and the other side can have a roll out bed underneath the lifted kitchen floor. The bed measures approximately 6 ft. Wide for a double or queen size bed. How smart is that? When you slide out view full post

Which brings us to preparing those scaly things. Although I have been freely giving advice for the past twenty-five years and have designed many award-winning kitchens, honestly, I’m not much in the cooking department. To be politically correct, my wife refers to me as domestically challenged. However, even if I am found lacking in the use of a kitchen for its primary function, I do know how to design them so that others can. We can thank Pratt Institute and the NKBA for that. I can think of nothing that would make these poor fish happier than to be prepared in a newly renovated kitchen. Fortunately, there are many qualified kitchen designers in the area who can create a functional, as well as aesthetically pleasing kitchen for both people and fish. Designs which now not only include a cooking area, but an eating area, a meeting area, and a homework area as well. Most successful kitchen designers charge for their initial work, however their charges and pricing structures vary greatly. I know of companies that charge anywhere from $100 to $1,000 or more, for this service. Usually, this sum can be applied towards the purchase of view full post »

Through the innovations of modern technology, it has become possible to do even more using our screens – listen to music, view photographs, trawl apps or games and surf the internet. While all these options are great, if you live in a large and busy household it can seem like the plethora of electrical devices you now own are taking over your living space. But installing the right storage solution can help you and your family optimise your entertainment systems, making them easier to use and eliminating clutter in the process. How much more seamless would your viewing experience be if you knew where everything was? If every subscription box, device and console had its place – and you knew exactly where the remote control was for each one? Picture this: no messy, trailing wires or controls littering the sofa; all the DVDs and games neatly organised inside their own cabinet; and a sleek and stylish storage system which compliments your décor and creates a feature in your living room. If you live in a home with children or pets, you may have written off the chance of ever owning a glass top cabinet for view full post »