The sirens are blaring, the car alarm should be outlawed, the garbage pick-up at 5:30 a.m. is worse than a rooster in the room — along with your neighbor just purchased his kid a electric guitar. You’ll have to grit your teeth till the kid goes off to college, but the remaining part of the…
Roof leaks often occur where a roof’s surface meets a chimney. The culprit is usually flashing that was mistakenly installed or has become worn to the point of leaking. Proper chimney flashing includes 2 layers. Base flashing secures into the roof; cap flashing overlaps the base layer and also contains an L-shaped top that is…
The king-size mattress without a headboard looks unfinished; the louvered doors on the closet in the master bedroom are a bother — and your budget is just as thin as spaghetti. These conditions require just a little ingenuity which will add big panache to a shabby chic-style bedroom. Simply eliminate the closet doors; mount a…
Elegant Italian effort canopy beds add immediate love to a bedroom, whether they are draped or not. The trending appearance in modern and contemporary rooms shows off the graceful curves of the wrought iron framework left naked. But in traditional and formal bedrooms, the timeless appearance of lawns of plunging fabric spilling in a rounded…
Tufting is a process where you add buttons to the surface of the upholstered piece of furniture to make diamond- or square-shaped clusters from the fabric. A collection of buttons placed equidistant offset or apart in rows and secured tightly form the shapes at the collectible item via the layers of polyurethane, lining and fabric.…
Even though a porch roof’s overhang provides a house an ornamental touch, the overhang is not just decorative; it can help to keep rain and sun off the porch and also protects the construction of the building from harm. It plays an essential function, but it is a relatively straightforward part of the construction in…