Whenever you’re planning to make home improvements, a little knowledge goes a long way. You don’t have to know how to apply exterior paint seamlessly, but you need to know how to ask about the right paint for your region’s weather. You don’t need to know how to assess foundations before you buy a house,…
When you own rental properties, everything is about the bottom dollar. That doesn’t mean you’re the villain from It’s a Wonderful Life. You don’t want a Potterville made with bad framing and leaky windows. In fact, it often means high-quality purchases are the best tools for long-term profitability and good tenants. So whether you just sealed…
Renovating your house is an exciting undertaking that can help restore the original beauty of your home while allowing you to be creative. When it comes to renovating it can be as simple as replacing your front door but here are several tips you can use to complete a historical renovation. Tip #1: Do Your…
Winter will soon be bringing freezing temperatures across the country. Some of the most vulnerable parts of your house to that cold air are your windows. Drafts can creep in through unsealed edges. Even the temperature can transfer to your home’s warm air through the glass and casing. If you’re in the market for new…
After choosing an entry door for your home, the next step you will need to take is to decide what kind of hardware (which includes the handle, lock, and hinges) you will want for your door. While you will want to consider style in order to ensure that the hardware goes well with your door…
If your home’s entry door is looking tired or outdated, then you may be considered having it replaced. However, with so many options for entry doors on the market, it can be difficult to know what type of door to use. With an entry door being the main line of defense for your home, as…
If you are like many homeowners, then you likely come and go every day without giving much thought to the condition of your front door. In fact, if you mainly enter and exit your home via the garage, it may have been a while since you have even used this entrance. However, if you have…
When it comes to your property, you don’t want to just get something off the rack, so to speak. Whether it’s your windows, your flooring, or your stair rails, you need to get something that suits you, and that is just as unique as you are. That’s why, if you haven’t considered architectural doors before,…
If you want your home to feel minimal and clean, you may be curious about what kinds of changes you can make when you want new doors in your home. If you’re concerned that your doors are too bulky or a poor fit for the minimal design that you want, it’s a good idea to…
Sometimes a basic window and curtain pairing just isn’t enough. Some views need more help than others. In this article, we offer a few tips to achieve modern windows in your home. ROOMS WITH A VIEW Every window should tell a story. If yours looks out into a dumpster dive alleyway, you need to re-VIEW…
Minimalist design began in art and architecture as a reaction to busy colors and densely decorated interiors, and has since moved to a design philosophy that reflects simplicity, form and function, and the essential identity of a space or piece of art. Minimalism built on both eastern and western traditions. The noise of the early…
Historical renovation is known for bringing wonderful light into dark spaces, and new windows and doors that provide this light while keeping an interior environment comfortable are one of the greatest benefits that accrue to a home during a renovation. Homeowners and architects will consider the issues related to this increased light on art collections…
With nearly 80% of homeowners in the United States intending to repair their home, it’s no surprise that the home improvement industry is nearly a 400 billion dollar industry. These include interior and exterior renovations; bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, landscaping – and of course, doors. Architectural Doors: Which are Right for YOU? Whether you’re looking…
Texas vernacular architecture has some influences of Spanish and German architecture, with the beautiful adobes and the Sunday houses in the Hill Country, but much of the vernacular can be traced to the Texas landscape and local materials. Early farmhouses were built as working homes, and the local trees provided the beautiful, long-lasting cedar and…
When it comes time to choose new exterior doors for your home, you will have a wide variety of options to pick from. However, on often overlooked option that you may want to consider would be a glass door. Glass front doors can bring modern beauty to your home while providing a variety of other…