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A Functional Kitchen Layout With Period Details
An inefficient, U-shape layout is reconfigured as a galley with a period look
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Beat the Heat Outdoors
Enjoy your yard—despite soaring temperatures—with this cooling technology
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FourPlans: Impressive Porches
These porches aren’t just for looks: they’re wide, wrapping, and really extend living space into the outdoors.
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Template for Affordable Energy-Efficient Construction
A townhouse project near Seattle built to meet “world’s most rigorous building standard.”
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Insulation, Cubed: National Fiber Insul-Cube Insulation
Tackle hard-to-insulate band joist spaces with a unique blown-in option.
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A Sitting Room Sacrificed for a Bigger Bath
Reshuffled rooms solve a poorly remodeled master bath and crowded kids’ bath
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Mystery Inspector Meets the Elevation Enforcers: Bad Bay Window Roof
What is wrong with this elevation?
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stick felt adhesive pads to upright vacuum sides reader tip
Stick adhesive felt pads to the front and sides of an upright vacuum so that it can glide against baseboards without scuffing the finish. — Reader Tips That Save Time and Money
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Best Built-Ins Before and Afters 2013
You showed us the clever and artful craftsmanship of your storage spaces. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest
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10 Uses for Drywall Corner Bead
Stow away scraps of this edging for these surprising household uses
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