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New Contemporary Fireplace
This fireplace was designed to create a focal point in a great room. The 7.5" deep wall was built of studs on 12" centres as the wall was being tiled in 12"X24" porcelain tiles over concrete board...
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Screened In Porch Addition
1 commentMost screened porches are too small for one to thoroughly enjoy the space. With an adequate size the porch becomes a living room to the great outside. In season, this room is used more the the living...
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Claw Foot Bath Tub = Up Dated Bathroom
This remolded / updated bathroom started with the claw foot tub that my friend gave me. The claw foot tub was bigger than the old tub, so I had to redsign the bathroom (this is my house) in order to...
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Mountain Porch Retreat
Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...
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How To Use SketchUp's "Photo Match" Feature to Efficiently Design Remodeling Projects
See how importing digital photos into SketchUp can jump-start the design process and aid bidding and selling your next built-in cabinet project.
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Custom-Stained, Poplar Coffered Ceiling
Thi s a custom made Beamed ceiling. The beams are made of poplar and the cabinets are cherry. The beams are custom stained to match the color of the cabinets. The decorative crown had to be custom...
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Mahogany Trim
4 commentsI worked on this house with the Builder from start to finish. It took us about 3 months to do the finish work. Mostly mahogany a couple rooms were american cherry. All of the copes were done by hand...
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Coffered Ceiling
This was a project that would have been more difficult if it were not for the article in Fine Homebuilding on "Coffered Ceilings". Made of poplar crown, baseboard, finger jointed trim boards...
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Dining Room Remodel
This is a recent remodel. It started with the master bath and closet, and ended up encompassing the master bedroom, the second floor hallway, foyer, powder room, library, dining room and living...
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Custom Woodworking
2 commentsBeing able to pass on your skills and tools to your son is a great life experience.
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Crown Molding: Mitering vs. Coping. Which Do You Do?
26 commentsWhen it comes to installing crown molding it's all about seamless transitions. In order to get great looking crown, trim carpenters either miter or cope their inside corners. Two pros who have installed miles of crown molding weigh in on which technique is best.
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1950's Makeover,. in and out,.
This was a 1950's house we purchased alittle over a year ago. My wife looked at this house due to its location(nice compromise of space and proximity to city) She visited it 3 times before i saw it...
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Total home renovation from weeping shutters to sunny Craftsman
Our project is our home that we are currently in the painful process of renovating. It's an original 1950's era bungalow that had no less than four wildly different additions all clad in horrible...
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Suspended Ceiling Tile - Ever see one like this?
2 commentsI started this several weeks ago in my basement. When we built the house we framed at 10' so we could put in a suspended ceiling providing future access. I wanted to create additional living space...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
