Author: Nathan Robinson

Secret Gems of a Great Place to Retire in Florida
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Secret Gems of a Great Place to Retire in Florida

Nathan Robinson January 24, 2020

There is a little gem in Florida that is not very well known. There are no t-shirt shops here. There is no traffic to talk about even though the traffic gets heavier when the snowbirds return. Even so, congestion is not possible. The city is ancient, but there is a lot to do.

Where am I talking about? The secret gem is a small town called Homosassa. Homosassa is located about an hour north of Tampa on the Natural Beach in Citrus County.

A small town called Homosassa

Natural Beach is filled with nature. The biggest attraction here is the Homosassa Springs State, Wildlife Park. Here you can learn all about manatees, large mammals found here throughout the year, but come in large numbers to live in warm river waters during winter. There are many guided tours to take you swimming with manatees. This gentle giant is unlike anything you’ve …

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Some Important Things to Know Before Having an Ideal Home Built
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Some Important Things to Know Before Having an Ideal Home Built

Nathan Robinson January 16, 2020

Like the cliché that will have it, home is a place where the heart is. This means someone’s home is where he goes to his family to eat together and share stories about their day. It is a family residence, where dreams are built and their future is planned. Home is a place of comfort and protection, where all the pressures of work and school seem so far away, and the people who live in it can relax quietly. Every family’s dream is to build their own home, where they can start a new life together. However, before burying the foundations of their new home, families must think of several things that will affect the general progress of the housing construction project.

Knowing How much money for the construction projects

As with almost everything in life, building a new home involves a lot of careful planning so that all efforts …

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Design Styles - Shabby Chic
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Design Styles – Shabby Chic

Nathan Robinson December 31, 2019

For those whose homes were in need of a little tender loving care, shabby chic was the design style from heaven. Starting in the UK in the 1980s and spreading around the world, the style was pounced on by those who were looking for an alternative to minimalist white boxes. All of a sudden old furniture and scrubbed walls were in and we couldn’t get enough of it.

Unfortunately for those of us with decaying run down homes, the designers quickly pointed out that this new interior decorating craze had to be a fusion of shabby and chic and that mere shabby just wouldn’t do. There was a certain irony in this as the inspiration for the design came from the grand old houses of the aristocracy where items such as chintz chairs were expected not just to last for a lifetime but for several generations. In these homes faded …

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Decorating Your Home In Tudor Style
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Decorating Your Home In Tudor Style

Nathan Robinson December 28, 2019

You can easily recognize the simple appeal and class of Tudor home exteriors. The Tudor style is integrated in different settings: from small cottages to majestic castles. This style does not have strict rules when it comes to decorating, yet there are certain trademarks and touches that impart its exquisite features.

You can add a Tudor flair to your home even though it wasn’t built entirely for this particular style by adding beams as your interior adornments. Tudor style nowadays can simply be conveyed by the paneling method: this is a simple way to introduce Tudor fashion to your home’s interior.

Generally, either brick or flagstone is being used in the flooring of Tudor homes. In recent years, most people are aiming to create a contemporary twist to this style by using stone tiles. Usually, small wool rugs cover these floors in average homes while fancy Oriental rugs make the …

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Various Types of Roofing Materials
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Various Types of Roofing Materials

Nathan Robinson November 23, 2019

Before doing a roofing project, one might not understand how wide the selection of roofing material. Only a part of shingles in a local home improvement warehouse can be enough to make an amateur head spin. Shingles is just the beginning; there are various kinds of materials to be decided between when starting a roof project. To begin with clarifying, the roofing material is the visible top layer of the roof. Roofing material is intended for the purpose of isolation and protection from external elements, with secondary functions as aesthetics.

There are several roofing materials made from natural elements. The thatched roof is made of overlapping plant material and can still be found throughout Europe and the UK. The thatched roof may look outdated but some can have a very long life expectancy and protect well against the elements. Most straw roof applications are currently in developing countries. But, there …

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