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Design Styles – Shabby Chic

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

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

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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Front Yard Landscape And Home Improvement

Did you know that well-thought front yard landscapes are more valuable in terms of the value of your home than kitchen or bathroom renovations? This should be a good enough reason to start working on a comprehensive plan to fix what’s wrong in your yard.

Here are five top tips that are inexpensive and likely to improve the look of your property overnight.

  • Do a major clean up in the yard. Call in a rubble remover and get rid of the old rusted hosepipe and the broken-down washing machine and lawnmower. Pull out the weeds at the side of the house. Rake and de-weed the lawn. Sweep the paths and driveway. Fix or replace rattling windows and doors. Apply varnish to window frames to brighten them up. Clean the gutters. Go up on the roof and rid it of debris and give the roof a good sweep. Paint the trim
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Did You Know That Vinyl Siding Costs Much Less Than Other Siding Materials?

Are you one of those who plan to build your dream house, or may be needs to do a major renovation on your home but is on a limited budget? If you are someone who is looking for ways on how to cost-cut yet have a beautiful home, searching for the most affordable materials for your home is one major factor to keep expenses within the budget. Prices on almost everything have been increasing nonstop, so you would want to make the best deals in building or renovating your home. Starting off with the exterior of your home, choosing which siding to use is important. There are vinyl siding, aluminum siding, masonite siding, brick or stone siding, Stucco, cedar shakes, synthetic siding, clapboard siding, and a lot more. But if you are particularly on a tight budget and would want something durable and yet affordable, choosing a vinyl siding may …

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