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Home makeovers should not be limited to people with long purse strings. And, thanks to Refind Interiors, LLC, it's not. The company has launched a new design service - the room makeover service - which gives budget-minded homeowners and renters an affordable option for redecorating their current living spaces.This new design service is the only one-on-one design service in Chicago that focuses on

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New Highland Park business The Soap Box Shop would make a good spot to hit for holiday gifts. The cozy downtown store specializes in bath and body products such as Himalayan bath salts, handmade soaps and herbal facial gels, but also carries a small selection of accessories, including a large variety of soy candles and organic cotton totes. Prices range from $6 for a bath fizzle to $134 for

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STRATFORD, Conn., Dec. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bed Bug Finders, LLC announces this week the launch of a new business serving Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. It's a business that was created to help homeowners and businesses deal with the ever-growing bed bug population in North America. In New York City alone, in 2007, there were over 7,000 complaints filed with the New York City

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PALESTINE, Texas, Dec. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- President-Elect Obama speaks of "Change" and today more than ever our economy, and overwhelmed and stressful lives, need change. With determination Obama made history, being the first President-Elected African American, making what once seemed impossible possible. His powerful message of "Believe in yourself" and "Change" resonates in new and

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THE first clue that a visitor to Tatwina and Richard Lee’s hilltop property is headed somewhere unusual is the approach, as it’s known in landscape design parlance. The nearly half-mile of dusty road winds dramatically up an intermediary ridge of the Diamond Mountains above Napa Valley. Each turn raises the expectation that the house will soon appear, as houses normally do, but even when the

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The artist Georgia O’Keefe wouldn’t bring a new item into her home unless she got rid of an item first. The Japanese have a national holiday dedicated to purging unwanted items from homes and offices. Take a look around your space and ask yourself if it's time to tackle the least expensive interior design project ever -- clearing the clutter from your house. It's the best way you can start the

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Each episode of HGTV’s “Dear Genevieve,” the latest offensive in Genevieve Gorder’s campaign to remodel every home in the United States to suit her personal tastes, begins with a letter from a homeowner. These letters all basically say: We have an interior-design catastrophe that only you are smart enough to fix. And Ms. Gorder and crew show up and redo the offending space.Watch a few of these

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When her husband Arthur underwent several spinal surgeries last year and was recuperating in the hospital, Mariam Eisenberg knew she had to make some design changes to her Jericho, N.Y., home before he returned.Her wheelchair-bound husband wouldn't be able to navigate the two sets of stairs in her house, so he would need to live on the first floor, which only offered a small half-bathroom. With

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Home makeovers should not be limited to people with long purse strings. And, thanks to Refind Interiors, LLC, it's not. The company has launched a new design service - the room makeover service - which gives budget-minded homeowners and renters an affordable option for redecorating their current living spaces.This new design service is the only one-on-one design service in Chicago that focuses on

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- They are not just another pretty face. BMD Modern Hoods announces their new line of contemporary kitchen range hoods - designed for residential use, but with commercial grade performance. With a powerful and sleek design, these kitchen range hoods deliver more than just visually stimulating designs, they deliver high functionality and quality

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AARP and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) created a joint awards program-the Livable Communities Awards for Builders, Remodelers, and Developers-to recognize forward-looking companies that have constructed creative and unique homes and communities with accessible features that improve the daily comfort, ease of use, and safety, of all their residents, no matter what their ages or

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Solar and wind orientation, recycled wood products, solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal heat pumps.This is the green movement, a combination of 18th century common sense and 21st century know-how. It is the future of home design and construction -- if or when the real estate market comes out of its current slide. With the help of architects, administrators at Bethlehem Area Vocational

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The first winning designs in Manchester's pioneering Tutti Frutti project have been revealed - and the innovative housing project will receive ministerial approval tomorrow when Hazel Blears, the Secretary for Communities and Local Government, visits the site in Ancoats.The scheme sets a revolutionary trend in house-building, allowing all the occupants of an entire street to design their own

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Designing is one of the most important thing on Home design. The former KB Home design studio in Vero Beach has a new name and will be getting some new employees.Curt Robison, sales manager for the new home design center called "dwellings," said the studio will service builders, designers, interior designers, contractors who work on remodels and retail consumers."We can help local builders and

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 9, 2008) - Sienna Homes, a distinctive home builder known for its quality and style in Ottawa's west end today announced that it has acquired Halliday Homes Canada, Ltd., of Carleton Place, one of Canada's oldest and most unique residential design/build companies.Together, the companies will design, engineer, manufacture and build single-family homes in rural

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BY SUSANNA HOMANKelly Edwards offers this simple advice for people struggling with home design purchases: Take your cue from your closet."People think they need an interior designer to plan their space," says Edwards, Chicago-based design coordinator for HGTV's "Design on a Dime," which airs at 9 p.m. Saturdays."An easy way to identify your style is to just look in your closet and see what kinds

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By CRAIG NAKANOLOS ANGELES TIMESBefore construction had wrapped on Vanessa Choy and Andrew Wong's house in Studio City, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley, the rumors had started swirling. The couple were building a halfway house for addicts, passersby speculated. The home was some sort of mean joke on the neighborhood, others feared. One woman screamed from the middle of the street: "You ought

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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a pair of contracts on Tuesday, one from the U.K. Home Office and one from the Florida Department of Transportation. U.K. Home Office The national framework contract from the U.K. Home Office will have Jacobs provide professional services for a series of fit-out and refurbishment works program involving government properties throughout the United

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By H.M. CAULEYIt's a family affair at Accentrics Design, the decor and design store in Alpharetta. Owner Carol McClure has been in the business for almost 30 years and now runs her shop with the help of daughter Alison Baker and daughter-in-law Laney McClure. "And I'm moving in on my granddaughters," said Carol McClure with a laugh.Together, the three manage a store stocked with furniture and

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With the population aging rapidly, more builders are paying attention to making houses accessible to people of all abilities by incorporating universal design concepts.Kevin Bjorklund had more than his share of living in apartments with unattractive grab bars and exposed plumbing that made living easier but looked institutional."My dream was to own a home with functionality, but that didn't

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Bottle by BottleVan Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd Street; (212) 924-7000. “United Bottle” is a project by Dirk Hebel and Jörg Stollmann to design a plastic water bottle which, when empty, can be filled with sand or other found materials to become a plastic brick for use in the construction of temporary or permanent buildings. The pair are the founders of Instant Architects and the 2008 New York

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By Susan GilmoreThe sole bid for building a new 50-car ferry to run between Port Townsend and Keystone came in at least $9 million over the state's estimate today. Todd Shipyards bid nearly $26 million to build the ferry. Washington State Ferries had estimated the cost would be between $13 million and $17 million. It's not clear what the high bid means, but David Moseley, ferries director, said

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A growing number of interior decorators and contractors use baths, home spas and design-led kitchens by some of the world’s top designers, to make their top-end housing construction stand out from the competition, and to add value to their developments. The latest trends in bathroom fixtures, steam showers, whirlpools to complete luxury and fantasy bathrooms, home spas, contemporary and classic

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Christopher Stuhmer's designs gain respect J. Christopher Stuhmer, founder and chief executive officer of Christopher Homes, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for Design Excellence by the National Association of Home Builders' Builder magazine, a housing industry trade publication. The Hall of Fame for Design Excellence is generally reserved for architects,

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Lyn Harris is one of London's most fashionable perfumiers. But as Rebecca Armstrong discovers, she also has a nose for the best of modern design.Walking up the elegant, curved staircase that leads to the top-floor home of Lyn Harris, classically trained "nose" and the woman behind Miller Harris, the prestigious UK-based perfume house, one can't help wondering what fragrances are going to assail

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TOM GORDONNews staff writerThe state Department of Veterans Affairs expects to seek architect's bids within 30 days on a new veterans nursing home planned for Pell City."The architect will develop, design and draw the plans for the state home facility," state Veterans Affairs Commissioner Clyde Marsh said in a statement. "Once the department has the approved drawing, the department will move

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Green Homes: New Ideas for Sustainable Living by Sergi Costa Duran explores this increasingly popular design approach in 23 unique residences. The majority of homes featured are single detached, including West Vancouver's LeBlanc House by Peter Cardew Architects.In this case the home was a remodel of a typical postwar split-level home that could have just as easily have been torn down. But in the

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Duluth, GA (PRWEB) March 17, 2008 -- DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, announced that it has opened a new 19,000 square-foot showroom and adjacent warehouse at 3079 Premiere Parkway #170 in Duluth. DirectBuy of Atlanta Northeast (http://www.directbuy-atlanta.com/) offers area residents thousands of items,

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By Susan GilmoreThe state will open bids on March 27 for a new 50-car ferry that will operate on the Keystone-Port Townsend ferry route.The bids were to be opened Thursday, but ferry officials said bids would be delayed for a week after the state changed its mind about what ferries would be built.Initially the state planned to build three new 50-car ferries, using a design crafted by Elliott Bay

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By Lisa Seline DavisNEW YORK - When actors Alysia Reiner and David Alan Basche embarked on a renovation of their four-story, 5,000-square-foot row house in Harlem two years ago, they did not intend for it to become a show house. But a chance meeting with Michela O'Connor Abrams, the president and publisher of Dwell magazine, led to a Web chronicle of the job on dwell.com, and turned the

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ALLISON ARIEFF wrote the book "Prefab" in 2002, chronicling the history of prefabricated houses and mapping the possible future of environmentally responsible modular home design and fabrication."When I told people what I was doing, they giggled," says Arieff, one of the founders of Dwell and formerly the magazine's editor. "Like, why would anybody write a book on this really mundane ugly

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Claremont, NH (PRWEB) March 15, 2008 -- Davis Frame Company, one of the country's premiere timber frame home companies, is proud to announce that one of their timber frame homes recently qualified for the highest rating Energy Star awards. The client's home, located in central Vermont, received Energy Star 5+ rating which nearly exceeds perfection. The home is 4407 square feet and is a hybrid

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Q: We are looking down the road to when my wife will probably be dependent on a wheelchair, given her medical prognosis. We'd already planned to build a retirement home in a resort community, so now we'll just make whatever adjustments are necessary. Here's our question: is there a good source for ideas on architecture for the handicapped?My wife is worried that our new house will look ugly if we

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A modern movement is creating efficient designs that rely on natural light, ventilation and landscapingBy David A. Keeps, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterALLISON ARIEFF wrote the book "Prefab" in 2002, chronicling the history of prefabricated houses and mapping the possible future of environmentally responsible modular home design and fabrication. "When I told people what I was doing, they giggled,

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by Martha Stewart Living MagazineNowhere are fantasies about the good life fulfilled as effortlessly as on a patio. Poised in the seductive realm between the comfort of civilization and the sensory splendor of the natural world, it is a haven from workaday concerns.Scenes played out there, whether a quiet breakfast for two or a lavish, friend-filled bash underneath the stars, can give ordinary

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As singer Ben Folds might say, John Nastasi is rockin' the suburbs. The architect's sleek, intelligently designed homes have been popping up across the state and beyond -- alternatives to McMansions that might just quash that movement.Nastasi, originally from Jersey City, returned to the Garden State after studying at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and completing a post-undergrad internship with

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Reston firm named NARI 2008 Regional Contractor of the Year.Mirza KurspahicThe National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named Reston-based Eagle Home Design its 2008 Regional Contractor of the Year in the Residential Kitchen category. The firm is now competing for the national award, which will be announced on March 15 at NARI’s spring meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla."We are very

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Just in time for spring, Romantic Homes Magazine's April issue goes to Paris and brings back the best in French-style home decorating."This is our most exciting spring issue ever," says Romantic Homes editor Jacqueline deMontravel. "Paris is brimming with hot decorating ideas that borrow from the best in French home design with an international twist. Our April issue brings you tips on everything

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Whether you're thinking of a home makeover or just some simple design tips, you can check out the Home Design Show.It's in town, and Lauren Glassberg got a peak Thursday at some of the hot trends.Whether you're looking for a new stove for your kitchen or simply want to know what fabric your couch might look good in, the Home Design Show is a great place to get inspired and tap into that inner

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STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- The seventh annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show opened today and runs through Sunday at Manhattan's Pier 94.Open to the public starting tomorrow, the show comprises more than 110,000 square feet of display space featuring the latest in home furnishings and accessories. Popular attractions include special exhibits, educational seminars conducted by leaders in the

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Schumacher Homes, http://www.schumacherhomes.com, an on-your-lot custom homebuilder based in Canton, Ohio, is pleased to announce the opening of their Custom Home Design Center in Little Rock, AR on February 15th, 2008. Schumacher Homes builds custom homes on their customers' home sites in the following Little Rock, Arkansas area counties: Arkansas,

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BY ANNIE GROERAt a time of such economic gloom, consumers who have never set foot in an off-price home furnishings store might want to stop in and look around.And shoppers (including interior designers) who have long known about these stores' potential for great deals may wish we hadn't outed their sources.The treasure hunt is always iffy: You may find king-size Italian sheet sets but no queens,

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Seanne Murray and Kathyann Saleem, co-founders of The Risto Group (“Risto”), a New York City based design and project management firm, announced today the firm’s debut at the 2008 Architectural Digest Home Show. Risto designed a space (Booth #746) that highlights home entertainment and lighting. The Home Show features New York’s most prominent designers and architects.“The space illustrates Risto

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The City of Beverly Hills held the inaugural Single-Family Design Awards and honored Amit Apel Design Inc., (http://www.apeldesign.com/), a boutique custom design firm, specializing in architecture, interior design and furniture design. The Design Review Commission of Beverly Hills selected Apel's design on January 29, 2008 for a single-family home on 164 North Stanley Drive. The Awards recognize

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By Aaron KesslerSARASOTA COUNTY — The Northwood Business Park is taking a novel approach to selling office condos. The new three-story commercial office development, on Lockwood Ridge Road just south of University Parkway, features a fully furnished model office for prospective buyers.The IME Group, which is developing the building, has extensive experience in residential real estate as well,

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Kim Myles is still styling, but now it's homes instead of hair.A victory on "HGTV Design Star" rewarded the former hairdresser with her own 13-episode HGTV design series, "Myles of Style" (March 20, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, after a preview March 16, 10 p.m. ET/PT)."I've learned it really is as fun as you think it will be to be able to live the dream, to go into people's homes, meet them and then come up

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By Michael PollickFrom his desk at Michael Carlson Studio Architecture in Sarasota, associate Jedd Heap can design a building, then plop the design down anywhere in the world, even spinning it around to fit better on a tight lot.Then, as if being whisked around via a virtual helicopter, he can "fly" a client around the site and get a decent three-dimensional view of how the property would look

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Jimmy Molloy, salesperson, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage, 416-925-9191.In a semi-detached house backing onto the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, the present builds upon the past.This is true of the home's design, a sleek, contemporary vision that blends heritage detail with the graphic contrast of dark American walnut floors and white Carrera marble and Silestone quartz for a fresh

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by Polly McDaniel, PMCDANIEL@CITIZEN-TIMES.COMARDEN — A one-stop home design and accessories center taking shape off Airport Road houses about a dozen shops, ranging from a Pella Windows store to a tile specialty shop, Horizon Tile & Stone Gallery.Tucked away off Rutledge Road, around the corner from the Sonic drive-in, the Airport Design Center also houses Wright’s Flooring, Blinds and Us, The

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In conjunction with industry experts, Design Management Company (DMC) will hold an exclusive roundtable panel discussion for the affluent home owners of residential communities in the Garden City, New York area on Tuesday, March 11, at the diSalvo Interiors Showroom. This educational roundtable will feature six expert panelists from all aspects of home renovation, new construction, and design.The

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Lynda Reeves, Special to Westcoast Homes; Canwest News ServiceAs we age, it seems to me that all roads lead to the gym. I was reminded of that last weekend as we spent long days and nights at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto setting up our fantasy loft for this year's Interior Design Show.Every detail in our room was planned down to the dishes and flatware. Of course, knowing how these things

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In conjunction with industry experts, Design Management Company (DMC) will hold an exclusive roundtable panel discussion for the affluent home owners of residential communities in the Garden City, New York area on Tuesday, March 11, at the diSalvo Interiors Showroom. This educational roundtable will feature six expert panelists from all aspects of home renovation, new construction, and design.The

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Accord has become the first housing association in the country to set up an in-house design team to deliver Eco Homes and resident-led and culturally appropriate housing.The five-strong team will be led by John Bedford, the former MD of an Architects’ Practice, and work alongside external architects within the Strategic Framework. Accord has its main offices in West Bromwich, Birmingham and

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This year promises to offer fresh new talent features and terrific exhibitors.Admission is $7 for adults, seniors and youth are $5 and children under 12 are free.“We are so excited to have Kimberly Seldon live at the show this year,” says Amber Welbelove, General Manager of MBM Shows. Seldon is a popular designer, journalist, speaker and broadcast personality and has an international reputation

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MERIDIAN, ID -- Log Home Builder PrecisionCraft announced a new line of homes called Mountain Accent Homes. The homes are designed and constructed using conventional stick framing, but incorporate unique log and timber frame elements in the design. The result is the look and feel of a log home, but at a lower turnkey cost. One example is the company's Caribou log home plan. The Caribou, as a

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On March 12, 6 - 9 p.m., Healing Path presents “Home Design with Feng Shui” with Alice McCall in Rosemary Beach.“I wanted to offer a chance for people to learn about the ancient art of Feng Shui and how it can enhance their lives,” McCall said. “I want each person to leave the workshop and be able to create harmony within their surroundings.”This workshop was specifically created to help interior

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Visitors to this year’s Architectural Digest Home Design Show, held at New York City’s Pier 94 March 6th-9th, will be treated to a special demonstration of the highly acclaimed and visually stunning Muon loudspeaker from KEF, the renowned British manufacturer of audiophile-quality music and home theater speakers.In addition to providing entertainment throughout the entire show, a pair of Muon

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HAI Enhances Award-Winning Home Automation Controllers – the OmniPro II, Omni IIe, Lumina Pro, and Lumina Now Include Five Serial Ports and Flash Memory for Easy Firmware UpdatesHAI will be demonstrating the newly enhanced Omni and Lumina family controllers in Booth 1312 at the Electronic House Expo to be held in Orlando, Florida, March 13 – 15, 2008.HAI (Home Automation, Inc.), leading

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The weak housing market gave The Home Depot Inc. its first annual sales decline and lowered profit by about 24 percent.The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer (NYSE: HD) posted net income of $4.4 billion on $77.3 billion in sales in 2007, compared with net income of $5.8 billion on $79 billion in sales in 2006. Annual earnings dropped 15.1 percent to $2.37 a share.The results for 2007 include

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By KARAN MINNISMaria Deveaux, a 34-year-old Eastwood Estates single-mom, wants a blue and white living room, that's sophisticated but still child friendly. Alicia Rolle, a 30-year-old mother of four, wants a bedroom that she can use as a retreat, while Anita Munnings, a 62-year-old grandmother with a passion for cooking, wants a kitchen that makes her feel like a chef.All of these women want

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The spring issue of Detroit Home magazine celebrates the talented professionals who make up metro Detroit's design community and proudly announces the winners of the 2008 Detroit Home Design Awards competition. The winners will be announced Thursday, Feb. 28 at the fourth-annual Detroit Home Design Awards gala at Detroit's Max M. Fisher Music Center. The issue will be available on newsstands

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Visitors to this year’s Architectural Digest Home Design Show, held at New York City’s Pier 94 March 6th-9th, will be treated to a special demonstration of the highly acclaimed and visually stunning Muon loudspeaker from KEF, the renowned British manufacturer of audiophile-quality music and home theater speakers.In addition to providing entertainment throughout the entire show, a pair of Muon

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Elegant design features define the grandeur of this large family home at 84 Hunter Way. For those looking to increase their living space while maintaining a warm atmosphere in which to unwind and savour memorable moments with family, this two-storey dwelling will fit the bill.An initial impression of classic sophistication is made on guests when entering the spacious foyer where beige-toned

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A large half-acre setting at this 41 Pinehill Dr. property emphasizes a quaint, homey ambience that is as well suited to entertaining as it is to peaceful relaxation. A charming haven in a quiet, well-established neighbourhood that is close to city amenities, this home will serve busy families or empty nesters equally well.A multi-vehicle driveway and single car garage provide ample parking space

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What is your favorite color for your home?, The cold months of winter can feel very long, as most people are forced to spend more time indoors. When animals hibernate and the colors of plant life fade, our moods and energy often fade as well. Short of taking a monthly vacation to a bright, tropical paradise, one way we can keep energy in our lives is with the creative use of color.Winter is the

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Whenever someone tells me they're having a house or major addition built, I think of a quote from my favourite Winnie the Pooh story: "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think." This wisdom is valuable in many situations, including the unconventional idea of a homeowner taking charge of the design of their new home or renovation. Trouble is, few people

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MARIANNE MADDEN is typical of a new breed of décor enthusiasts: She has never subscribed to a shelter magazine, doesn't buy coffee-table books and considers home and garden tours something from the Eisenhower era. Instead, Madden, 23, gets her fill of design ideas by reviewing decorating projects on blogs such as DesignSponge, and Design Milk, where she posts comments on what she sees. She

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Avatar Reality Inc., a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced collaboration with e frontier Inc. to utilize their Shade 10 and Shade Home Design software to bring a variety of architecture home designs into Blue Mars, a new massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) launching at the end of 2008.Set in Terraformed Mars, Blue Mars players will

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simpleHome is proud to announce that it has advanced to Full membership status with the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA). With the rapid growth of the residential electronic systems industry, becoming a Full CEDIA Member ensures that the company is the "best in the business." Electronic systems include media rooms and home theaters, automated lighting and privacy/

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Residential architecture firms are seeing a slow down turn in business and use of luxury materials, but an increased demand for green design, according to a survey recently released by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The AIA Home Design Trend Survey draws from a panel of 500 architecture firms primarily focusing on the residential sector, and is conducted quarterly.The results for the

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The Architecture Foundation announced today that it has decided to defer plans for a new building and in the future will concentrate on expanding its programme, with the help of a major donation.Following the recent dramatic fall in the stock market, and the resulting change in the fundraising climate, the AF Board felt that it would be irresponsible to proceed with plans for a new building under

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Creative design is at the heart of PrecisionCraft's business. This dedication to meeting clients' design expectations has been illustrated time and time again as PrecisionCraft and its design division, Mountain Architects, lead the industry in design awards. These design awards recognize exceptional designs across the different product lines -- handcrafted & milled log homes, timber frame homes,

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Ralph Bush’s love of woodworking is apparent throughout this Arroyo Grande Victorian, from its elaborate moldings to the handcrafted furniture.Few woodworkers have left a greater mark on their homes than Ralph Bush has on his hilltop Victorian in Arroyo Grande.Bush, a former woodshop teacher in Southern California, has made the home his canvas, adding intricate and detailed woodcarvings

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Ralph Bush’s love of woodworking is apparent throughout this Arroyo Grande Victorian, from its elaborate moldings to the handcrafted furniture.Few woodworkers have left a greater mark on their homes than Ralph Bush has on his hilltop Victorian in Arroyo Grande.Bush, a former woodshop teacher in Southern California, has made the home his canvas, adding intricate and detailed woodcarvings

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Closet Company, Inc., the pioneer in spatial design solutions, today introduced a new integrated marketing campaign. The new campaign is in celebration of 30 years of leadership within the home design industry, and marks an evolution in the California Closets brand. The campaign is designed to provide consumers with a fresh look at California

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You'd like to change the kitchen from sand to sage but it feels like you just put the stepladder away – even though it's been three years.You want to make sure you don't waste time and money based on a whim. The experts have some suggestions to avoid this and some of the other hassles that can come with changing a decorating scheme.Start by examining your lighting. Paint and paper storeowner

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What are the hot hues? Style gurus keep track of trends and pick palettes to matchTo a cynic, all shades of green are going to look, well, green. Last year's celadon is nothing more than this year's celery.But to those in the home fashion industry, knowing what the next colours are going to be, whether a subtle change in shade or a whole palette shift, means staying ahead of the trends.

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major Asian economies roaring ahead in recent years, property owners' mindsets are changing, the craze for condominiums being the most obvious example. But also there is a greater focus on interior design and contemporary art.Bill Bensley of Bensley Design Studios, a Bangkok-based architecture, interior design and landscape architecture firm, says Thai artists are hugely undervalued. It would be

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This is the home Dr. Richard Feldman was destined to buy.He had studied the history of the Plains tribes as an undergraduate at Indiana University, and his grandfather was a fur-and-hide trader in Wyoming.So Feldman and his wife, Dr. Rebecca Feldman, snatched up the 7,000-square-foot home and 1.5-acre lot on Totem Lane when it came on the market in 1985.The street name, in the Golden Hill

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The inner workings of the Indiana Design Center are coming into focus as construction crews began this week to put up steel on the $20 million project. The center, an 82,000-square-foot complex in Carmel's redeveloping downtown, will be a two-story compilation of home goods supplier showrooms and offices for design professionals who will consult with patrons on home decorating projects.The center

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A Saratoga Springs builder has teamed up with interior designers to form @ Home in Saratoga, a business that will offer services ranging from construction and design to retail lighting products and home theater products.Teakwood President James Sasko partnered with the owners of Plum and Crimson Fine Interior Design to buy an 1800s era Henry Street building that will house the home service

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Green Builders, Inc., the leading large-scale community developer of green, sustainable homes in the Austin, Texas area, has opened its first green merchandised model home in Georgetown Village to illustrate how consumers do not have to give up their stylized decor by going green. Working with Count & Castle Designs, an Austin-based residential and commercial interior design firm, Green Builders

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By Francesca JaroszThe inner workings of the Indiana Design Center are coming into focus as construction crews began this week to put up steel on the $20 million project. The center, an 82,000-square-foot complex in Carmel's redeveloping downtown, will be a two-story compilation of home goods supplier showrooms and offices for design professionals who will consult with patrons on home decorating

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HomePortfolio, the leader in collaborative search for home design products and services, today announced Collaborative Room Search, a free Web-based system that lets homeowners discover, save, and share design ideas. As with HomePortfolio's pioneering product search technology, Collaborative Room Search makes it remarkably fast and easy to find what you want, and to collaborate on projects. It is

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January 31, 2008 /National Association of the Remodeling Industry/ -- 157 Regional “Contractor of the Year” (CotY) Winners were named by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) during this year’s regional competition. Judging for the regional projects took place at NARI’s national headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois, in January. Regional CotY Winners will now advance as

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By Steve ZurierPulte Homes tried to put the best face on a tough year for home builders during a press conference with analysts this morning by pointing out that while the company lost $2.3 billion for 2007, its efforts to reduce inventories and streamline operations left the company with $1.1 billion in cash by year's end.The big builder lost $893.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, a

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While interior design is still celebrating natural, eclectic and rough hewn materials, there has been a resurgence of chic, retro glamour, according to Davis Remignanti, Lead Design Consultant at Furniture.com (www.furniture.com)."Design trends are fascinating things to observe. They can be predictable or surprising," he says. "The recent interest in natural materials has spawned the renewed

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The Montclaire timber frame home plan receives the "Best 5 Plans" Award in Timber Home Living's 3rd Annual Floor Plan contest. This award marks PrecisionCraft's 12th design award in 2 years, making PrecisionCraft and its design firm the leader in log and timber home design.Created by Mountain Architects, PrecisionCraft's experienced team of timber frame home designers, the Montclaire floor plan

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A factory on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia could be about to provide a big step forward for green building. It's the first commercial enterprise in the world dedicated to transforming waste from power stations and blast furnaces into geopolymer concrete, said by the manufacturer to offer significant savings in carbon emissions compared to normal cement based concrete.The factory, owned by

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The winning eco home design from the 2007 Homes of the Future competition, run by the Mail on Sunday, is now being built by Barratt at the BRE Innovation Park. Designed by architects Gaunt Francis, the house is one of the the first to be both suitable for volume production and capable of meeting the UK Government's zero carbon criteria.There has been an intense evaluation of the design by the

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By Francesca JaroszThe main attraction of the Indianapolis Home Show this year added a new feature: student designers.A group of 20 interior design students from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis designed rooms for a centerpiece home at the show, which kicked off this weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.Kevin Kohls, a design studio manager with homebuilder Centex, which

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The house built by BASF, a major supplier of raw materials to the construction industry, is part of the Creative Energy Homes Project on University Park. The project was set up by the School of Built Environment to stimulate sustainable design ideas and promote new ways of providing affordable, environmentally sustainable housing.Several companies including Stoneguard, Roger Bullivant Ltd, E-on,

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By CATHY MAHONDon't miss the premiere of DIY Network's "Hammered" featuring brothers, John and Jimmy DiResta, who grew up on Long Island - one a master builder and one a professional comedian. Watch the creativity as they mix hard work with a little humor and build a bed made of birch branches and a wooden bench complete with hands to hold your drink at 9 p.m. tomorrow.If you think your garden

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Signature Kitchen & Bath Design, a full-service design company, recently collaborated kitchen design efforts with Critchfield Construction for the RELAX Showroom located in Silicon Valley's Santana Row.The RELAX Home, Design & Lifestyles Showroom is a permanent interactive gallery of home renovation and design where visitors can learn about exclusive products and services in a relaxed,

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Charlotte, NC — The second annual Concrete Countertop Industry Conference, conducted at the Charlotte Convention Center in October 2007, drew more than 400 people from the U.S., Canada and other nations, sponsors said.The three-day event featured an educational conference program that included a seminar by well-known designer and product consultant Fu-Tung Cheng, sponsors said.Social and

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Washington, DC — The American Society of Interior Designers Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have partnered to create what the organizations are calling the first nationwide green residential remodeling guidelines for existing homes.The guidelines, according to the two organizations, are comprised of best practices using a “whole-house” approach, and will be supplemented by

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By SARA LINJanuary 25, 2008; Page W8It takes flexibility, communication and realistic expectations to work successfully with an architect. Here are some tips from architects and homeowners.Pay attention to personality. Most people hire an architect only once in their lives. Searching for one is akin to finding a financial planner, architects say. Look for an architect who has designed projects

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By SARA LINJanuary 25, 2008; Page W8It takes flexibility, communication and realistic expectations to work successfully with an architect. Here are some tips from architects and homeowners.Pay attention to personality. Most people hire an architect only once in their lives. Searching for one is akin to finding a financial planner, architects say. Look for an architect who has designed projects

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