The 4 Things Home Buyers Really Want in Kitchen Cabinetry

kitchenA great kitchen design can dramatically increase your property value — if you want to attract prospective buyers, your kitchen is the perfect place to invest money. The trick is to get it to appeal to the majority of people by spending your money on what most of them really want.

Kitchen cabinetry can do much to attract the right buyers. There are four key factors to consider: quality, symmetry, color and layout. If you can get these key elements right with your cabinetry, you’re bound to have a higher home value.

Wonderful Wood Countertops for Kitchen and Bath

wood_sinkDo you think wood counters in the bathroom or kitchen and kids don’t mix? Well, it ain’t necessarily so. I decided to do some research on what people with wood countertops really think about their care and maintenance. I went to several discussion threads on multiple websites and read through all the comments. Of the people who have had wood countertops in a kitchen or bathroom, around 90 percent of the comments I read were positive, and many of those commenters have kids of every age. It was surprising, given how many folks are afraid to put wood in a kitchen or bath. In reading through all of these people’s comments on their personal experiences I found two common things that contributed to success or failure:

The kind of sealer used

The type of wood and the quality of construction

Wood is such a beautiful material and adds such visual warmth. If you are longing to incorporate wood into your kitchen or bath, but fears about care and maintenance are keeping you from it, there just may be a solution for you in here.

3 Wondrously Wood-Loving Modern Structures

woodThese three projects — a house, a yoga studio and a workshop in a garden — have one important material in common: wood. Each space derives its character from wood, and in the process the three projects share commonalities that go beyond the way the spaces are aligned with wood.

The material choice seems to be derived from the location, something each designer takes advantage of. Inside and outside are strongly linked in each case, a result of wooded sites and the decision to build with wood.

Architectural Oddities Throw Home Design a Curveball

cool_houseAmong the hundreds of thousands of home photos on Houzz, most fall into a few broad stylistic categories. Designs rooted in traditional styles tend to predominate, and modern houses get their fair share, even though the two camps can rarely agree. Even in the eclectic category, many of the buildings are still very similar to traditional or modern/contemporary houses, with slight idiosyncrasies.

But what about the truly odd? Showing some of these houses was my goal in this ideabook, and thankfully, I’ve found a few.

How to Turn Your Basement Into an Office

home_officeIf you want to put a new office into your home, you may not need to look any farther than the basement. A lower level can be the ideal spot for a home office, since it can offer the necessary quiet and separation from the rest of the home.

Could your basement be a great home office? Consider some tips from design professionals.

Amazing Tricks To Recycle Old Things

green-recycle-imgWe can use creative and cool ways to reuse old stuff. We aren’t sure what you do with your old newspapers, bulbs, plastic and glass bottles and many other things? Here are some really cool and creative ideas of how to reuse them.

 

Basis of a cardboard roll of toilet paper can make a “box” for cables and ropes.

Turn your old credit card picks.

Create a curtain at the window of the old slides.

From the old light bulbs we can make unusual candles.

Turn your old case for the CD into a container for food.

Fill a box of toothpicks, and it will be a block of knives.

Turn your old frames of the paintings in the trays.

Use a bottle of ketchup for cooking pancakes.

Use paper clips to organize your cables.

Turn your old keys in the hooks.

Take a first aid kit from the old suitcase.

Seal marble stones holes in the fence.

Turn your old door coffee table.

Make a bulletin board from the old “organizer” for jewelry.

A conventional stickers can be used to collect dust and shavings when you drill anything.

Do not rush to throw away the card catalog – in fact it can be used as a bar.

Use the old Lego blocks as a key holder.

From old suitcases can be done bedside.

And from the old cups, bottles and bowls – lighting.

But these candies can be used as holders for the candles on the cake.

A paper clip can be used for holding keys and money.

The pipe with the valves in a hanger.

Old books can be made shelves.

The old CD-muffler can be convenient to store the cables and wires.

The old bike could find a second life as a stand in the bathroom.

Here’s a mini-fridge can be turned into a small TV-bedside table, where you can store all sorts of accessories.

Older flatware may well be the hooks.

Box out of wine can turn into a shoebox.

Hooks for the curtains in the shower can be used as hangers for bags in the cloakroom.

Turn your old suitcases in the folder.

Broken racket for tennis or badminton? It does not matter! From it you can make a mirror.

Use the corners for old frames as tiles.

Take out the old door frame for a mirror.

Take out of the holder for paper towel holder ribbons.

Use a frisbee to strengthen the plastic plates.

drum set instead of a Barrels

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Papers from the cupcakes, you can use to not ice cream dripped on his hands.

From the container for shoes can be made case for sweets.

In the end, make a chair out of old water-skiing …

The table … from old books.

A box of beer can be converted into the holder for salt, pepper, sauces and napkins.

The original regiment … from the old chair.

Jewelry is always spread? Do not worry, you can arrange them in the old molds for baking.

In banks you can store salads.

Last, but not least…. my favorite!

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

old remodelOld buildings may have a great potential to either carry on their old functions or be transformed into something new. Here are the four amazing buildings that got a second life thanks to architects’ brilliant planning for their transformation.

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

Amazing Remodeled Old Buildings:

Convent de Sant Francesc

Convent de Sant Francesc remodeled by David Closes is a church located in Santpedor, Spain. Built between 1721 and 1729 by Franciscan priests the church was long abandoned and its convent complex was demolished in 2000. The church renovation began in 2003 and the original building that stood in ruins was enhanced with some modern elements yet the traces of time and wear were preserved as part of the building’s history. The church was turned into an auditorium, cultural space while the upper levels of the chapels are to be turned into a historical archive.

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

1930′a Church in Netherlands

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

Another church remodeled and turned into a house is this 1930′s Rotterdam church that stands on the river. Remodeled by Ruud Visser Architects the church wasn’t fully transformed into a regular home. The architects made sure to preserve the parts of the building that recreate the atmosphere of the church as well as added the modern architectural parts to create the rooms and other home features. See more of 1930′a Church in Rotterdam.

La Concha House

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

This 15th century barn was transformed into a modern house by MOOARC. Originally the barn was made of stone but the architects have given it a makeover by adding floor-to-ceiling entrances and windows. It was turned into a kitchen and dining as well as a formal living area on mezzanine level. The sleeping block with the bedroom stands separately and is linked to the barn with a glazed corridor. See more of La Concha House.

Dovecote Studio

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

This prefab music studio stands surrounded by the ruins of the Victorian structure in Suffolk. The old foundation was enhanced by a prefab house-shaped studio for artists conceieved by Haworth Tompkins for Aldeburgh Music campus. The two-story studio has an upright piano and a writing desk which makes for a perfect space with no distractions. The natural lighting is aplenty thanks to a skylight and glass door entrances. There is also track lights under the ceiling.

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

4 Amazing Old Buildings Remodeled

Before transformation

How to Choose a Kitchen Faucet

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30 Modern And Very Creative Sink Solutions

sink-designWe all know what a sink is. A bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, for dish washing or other purposes. Sinks generally have taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing. They also include a drain to remove used water; this drain may itself include a strainer and/or shut-off device and an overflow-prevention device. Sinks may also have an integrated soap dispenser. Take a look at some very creative designs.

In these article, as you see in the picture above and as you will see in the pictures below, we bring you some very unusual, modern and, above all, very creative sink solutions. This kind of design of wash basin will, certainly, bring your bathroom a very nice refreshment. Wash your face before looking!

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