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Eye-catching front doors might be handy if you have guests coming to visit but may be off-putting to potential buyers, so keep it neutral. Once your house becomes a home, you’re probably more focused on the inside than out. Stand on the kerb and appraise your house like you’re seeing it for the first time – is there peeling paint or cracked gutters? If the answer’s yes, it’s time whip out the paint and ladder.

• One of the most obvious Jill related objects is her Michigan Opera mug.
• Here are 17 of the best time and money-saving home improvement and

Indeed HHI were the company that pioneered roofline in Northern Ireland and extended ‘maintenance free’ to a whole new market. HHI have now grown into a multi branch company, covering all Northern Ireland with six branches province wide. When trying to sell, a nice coat of neutral paint can give the entire house a facelift, and buyers really love to see a fresh blank canvas. Your home might be small, but it doesn’t have to feel that way. With the right home improvement projects, you can make spaces in your home feel bigger with strategic projects and design choices. Not …

You should also check you have the right amount of cover through your home insurance when the work’s finished. This is particularly important with extensions and structural changes that can affect the rebuild cost of your home. Make sure your contents cover is enough to cover any extra furniture you’ve bought, too. Alternatively, you may want to consider a home improvement loan.

• “So we put a playhouse down first and then found the kids liked it so much that we went ahead and built a living room. And then my wife needed the space to work.”
• “In some circumstances the

Getting into interior design and need book recommendations. My husband and I tried to install our new over the range microwave. However….he insisted I mount the bar slightly lower than the template so he has room to place the microwave on the bracket. I am wondering if I am the only one who gets the question. I am putting a fiberglass shower stall in my basement bathroom.

Hanging mirrors in your small home will reflect light, as well as the room itself to make it feel bigger. Built-in shelves require very little work and are endlessly customizable to your space. …

The most effective system is a vent pipe placed in the sump pit or a hole made under your concrete floor slab. The vent runs up through the house and out the roof, or out the side of the house and up to the eaves. A special in-line fan for radon is placed in the attic or outside the house to suck air through the vent.

If you have a window that faces frigid winter winds, replace it with a high-efficiency unit. If your home has single-pane windows, they could be wasting up to 25% of your energy costs. Improve …

The bright, colorful wallpaper that had been popular now has to go. Renovate your home using primarily neutral colors on walls, floors and ceilings. Add color with furniture and accents that are far less expensive to replace later when they fall out of favor.

Brother-sister duo Leanne and Steve Ford specialize in transforming quirky spaces with unusual layouts into cool and contemporary homes. With Leanne’s interior design expertise and Steve’s experience as a carpenter and licensed contractor, there’s no stopping this dream team. This hit HGTV home makeover show made stars out of Chip and Joanna Gaines—and made shiplap lovers …