Home Improvement category archives

mckylie (who has over 5,000 contributions on Zillow, BTW), asks in Zillow Advice:
What is the best way to remove wallpaper?
Do you have any tried and true ways? Please chime in!

On Sunday, we will get to see a deeply heartfelt Extreme Home Makeover for the Marshall Family of Lancaster, TX.
The reason it will be so moving is that Carlton Marshall, a Dallas police officer, was shot and seriously wounded as he led a SWAT team during an early morning drug bust in 2007. He spent [...]

Cold-climate dwellers, rejoice!
The Energy Information Administration reported in its annual winter outlook released today, that heating bills will be lower this winter. Natural gas users will save around $105 when compared with the bill from last year. Households using other types of heating will also see a price reduction this winter. Heating oil and electric [...]

First, the Netflix Prize offered a $1 million to anyone who could improve the DVD-rental service’s recommendations by 10 percent. It was hailed as a brilliant idea. Now, the government is getting into the act by offering cash prizes up to $10 million — that’s right, $10 million - for improvements to the much-maligned light [...]

Let’s face it, people don’t like change — especially government-enforced change. Whether it’s wearing seat belts, no smoking in public places, or highway speed limits, it takes awhile for people to adapt.
Which brings us to the light bulb.
As part of the Clean Energy bill passed in 2007, certain wattages of incandescent bulbs — the bulb [...]

This is not a celebrity’s home (that we know of)…
Nor is it in the news due to some embarrassing incident by a company executive…
It’s just simply a stunning home by organic architect Robert Harvey Oshatz…
… and it’s for sale. Enjoy!

See all photos for this property at 18024 Skyland Circle, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
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Kitchens are one of the most important rooms in a home – not only do we do all our cooking there, a kitchen remodel can dramatically increase the resale value of a home.
On Dueling Digs there are a number of beautiful kitchens that seem to be following similar trends. Our Top 5 kitchens from August [...]

The Okvath family of Gilbert, AZ, recipients of an Extreme Home Makeover in 2005, have listed their Spanish Colonial-style mansion for $1.3 million. Located at 3578 E. Redfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ, 85234, the 5,346 sq. ft. home is on a 1.07-acre lot, has 6 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, and a 3-car garage big enough for four [...]

If you’re an urban dweller, you’ve seen your share of bad architecture and homes that are somewhat passable. Whether it’s in a highly dense city such as New York, where New York’s median sale price per square foot is $325, vs. Phoenix, whose median sale price is $100 per sq ft., we all desire homes [...]

Yes, and it will talk back. No joke. Luke Mullins of U.S. News & World Report lists 8 innovations he thinks the typical American home will have in the future:
1. Point and build – Rather than cookie-cutter developments, experts say more consumers (than the existing 20 percent) will go for customized construction and use online [...]