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Exterior Decorating Ideas

What is your least favorite thing about the outside of your house? We can help! This is where homeowners share clever exterior decorating ideas that help to increase your home's value and enhance its curb appeal. From choosing the best exterior house paint to coming up with the best landscaping plan for your house, we've got a boatload of exterior home decorating ideas that you will appreciate!

Save Money By Installing Better Home Siding: The Best Low-Maintenance Energy-Efficient House Siding Options

The most energy-efficient, low-maintenance house siding options — according to a home siding expert. Here’s how to weigh your options before residing a house to improve the look, improve energy savings, and increase resale value.

Pros and Cons of Ceramic Coatings (Paint) For Your Home

Is there such thing as an ecofriendly permanent exterior paint? Maybe. But if you’re thinking of adding a ceramic coating to your home or using a ceramic house paint, here’s what I now know about ceramic paint that I wish I’d known sooner!

How To Cover A Concrete Cinder Block Wall

Concrete cinder block walls are sturdy and easy to build, but can often be unattractive when compared with the rest of your home. By covering a cinder block wall with surface bonding cement, you can increase the water resistance of the wall as well as the durability while creating a uniform surface that will blend with most architectural styles.

8 Super Creative DIY Exterior Home Renovation Ideas That Won’t Break The Bank

Think that exterior home renovations are expensive? They can be — if you’re not careful. But I’ve got some awesome DIY home exterior design ideas to share with you that WON’T break the bank! Pick a weekend and get busy with these exterior home remodel projects: a mailbox makeover, create a natural pathway, spruce up your front door, and other simple ideas that cost next to nothing.

Ceiling Fan Guide: 4 Things You Need To Know Before Buying Ceiling Fans For Your Home

Ceiling fans vs whole house fans – Here’s everything you need to know about ceiling fans & how to choose the right one for each room in your house.

Simple Curb Appeal Ideas: How To Create Curb Appeal When You Don’t Have A Yard

When you think of curb appeal do, you think of a perfectly manicured front yard? I used to. Here are great curb appeal ideas for those of us without a yard!

6 Remodeling Projects That Will Increase Your Home’s Value – Some Do’s & Don’ts Before You Start

Do this and don’t do that! Before you start any home remodeling project, be sure to consider what adds value and what doesn’t if you plan to sell your home.

Remodeling Your House? You’ll Need A Building Permit! 5 Facts About Building Permits Homeowners Often Overlook

Don’t get caught remodeling your home without a building permit… it can be a costly mistake! Here’s when you need a building permit, and when you don’t.

How Much Does A Concrete Driveway Cost? Here’s How To Measure, Lay Out & Budget For A New Cement Driveway

Repairing or replacing your driveway? Measuring it accurately is the key – here’s how. Plus tools to help you calculate your total concrete driveway cost.

Concrete vs Cement vs Mortar: Which One Should You Use When Building Or Remodeling Your Home?

Concrete Cement Differences

Trying to decide between concrete vs cement? They have very specific uses. Cement is rarely used by itself. Concrete is used in most building projects.

Curb Appeal Ideas: 5 Outdoor Home Improvement Projects You Can DIY To Save Over $3,000

DIY curb appeal ideas & exterior home improvement projects. See how much it costs to stain a deck, seal a driveway, add a gravel path, paint vinyl siding, etc

How To Build A Pond: DIY Water Garden Supplies & Costs

Wondering the true cost of adding a water garden in your backyard? Here’s how to build a pond, along with how much money & which supplies you’ll need.

Swap Out Your Boring Doorbell Buttons For Some With Style And A Little Personality

A cool doorbell button makes a nice first impression whenever visitors come to your door. Show a little personality and style w/these fun door bell designs.

Rain Chains Add Charm And Character To Your House… They’re Eco-Friendly Too!

Rain chains are kind of like downspouts turned inside-out. You get the opportunity to hear AND see rain water cascading through your own personal waterfall.

Envirotiles: Recycled Rubber Tiles And Rubber Pavers For DIY Deck & Patio Projects

Have you heard about using an envirotile as an alternative to traditional pavers? Envirotiles are rubber tiles – or rubber pavers – that look great for a deck or patio! They’re produced from 100% rubber tires diverted from landfills. As a passionate DIYer, I’m giving you the best information including where to buy, the pros of using them, and the downsides to installing rubber pavers.

DIY Stepping Stone Walkway Ideas + Tips To Build Stone Walkways Yourself

I’m a big DIYer and recently placed a stone walkway in my yard and I love to share my home projects and what I wish I’d known before I started. Follow my step-by-step process for laying a flagstone walkway, including what to do and NOT do and I know your project will be much smoother!

Exterior House Painting Ideas: How To Choose Exterior House Paint Colors + Tips For Working With A Painting Contractor

Having your house painted by an exterior house painting contractor could be a real hassle if you don’t choose wisely. Be sure that they are easy to work with and don’t pay them until the job is 100% complete and only if you are 100% satisfied.

A Rain Chain Downspout Invokes Inspiration… Here’s How To Make Rain Chains Yourself

Double link rain chains are a unique garden accessory that add appeal to any home. Dull, dreary downspouts offer a fraction of architectural appeal in comparison to these Japanese-inspired features.

Rustic Tulip Poplar Bark Siding Outhouse

Tulip Poplar tree bark siding is a beautifully rustic choice of siding that can be used in some areas of your home, or outbuildings, that you may not have thought of before. I’ve provided a few photos of bark siding in use on an ‘outhouse’ on a beautifully landscaped estate. Come see.

HGTV’s Curb Appeal Proves That A Rain Chain Enhances Your Home’s Exterior Decor

A copper rain chain downspout added a unique touch to this craftsman style home renovation featured on HGTV’s Curb Appeal.

This Happy Little Dachshund Boot Scraper Makes Me Smile

Dachshund boot scrapers will bring a smile to your face every time.

Tree Faces Are A Fun Way To Add Surprise And Delight To Your Landscape

Tree faces are becoming a unique accent in landscaping these days… with good reason. Some of them are so life-like that if you were to adorn your property with a few of them you would have a whole bunch creating a virtual woods of forest faces.

Install A Copper Rain Chain For Simple Elegance On An English Cottage-Style Home

Copper rain chains and rain cups have been around for centuries in Japan and now they are making their way to the states. Hard to believe something so simply beautiful and functional has taken this long to be used here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. If you want an alternative to the traditional enclosed metal downspout on your gutters then you might want to consider a rain chain. Who knows…you might even lower your blood pressure from the effects of watching rain pout through one in action.

Creative Landscape Lighting: A Neighborhood Well Lit: English Cottage-Style Home – Part 8

Landscape lighting can truly set the tone for a neighborhood as well as your home. The Retreat at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, GA is a fantastic example of the way it’s done right. Please enter…I’ve left the light on for you.

Wildlife Statuary In The Yard

If you dig having statuary in your home and garden then you might enjoy reading up on this little entry about statuary. Quite a few links to merchants carrying fine statuary products awaits. Gnomes aplenty!

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RandyI started as a home-stalker... visiting brand new homes under construction in the neighborhoods near my house. That inspired me to write about home building and home renovation projects -- chronicling homes during different phases of construction from a consumer's point-of-view. Basically, the tips you'll find in my articles are a collection of checklists for what I think should (and should not) go into building or remodeling a quality home.

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LynnetteMy husband and I have been through the home building process... from scratch... more than once! (And we still have a few pieces of property that we might build on in the future.) So we definitely have some helpful tips to share when it comes to designing your dream home and building a house from the ground up. We've also learned that the 'fun' doesn't end once the house is built. Our clever home maintenance hacks will save you time and money each year that you live in the home. And... since everyone's house eventually needs a little remodeling (as has ours), we've got some ridiculously helpful home renovation tips as well! Whenever I’m not DIYing something around the house or adding to my Dream Home Wish List, you can find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites).

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