Congratulations, home owner! You’ve bought a “real” house complete with a basement. You have a clear vision for what you want to do with the rest of the place but you’re not quite sure what to do for that lower level. We understand needing to take one home renovation project on at a time, but be warned: if you procrastinate too long on renovating the downstairs, you could risk having a basement that becomes:
- A permanent storage area for everything from Christmas decorations to shameful infomercial purchases
- A space where dorm-era furniture goes the die
- The cold, dank place your kids refer to as “The ghost’s room”
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As much as we like to talk about tools at HomeFixated, our true love is creating safe, clean, sturdy and good looking homes with our skills. One of our favourite sites for design, décor and green inspiration is Apartment Therapy. It’s well-designed, constantly updated and features some of the best ideas in small home design and décor available from and in magazines, blogs, design firms and stores.
They recently held a contest called “The Homies” – a reader-nominated, reader-voted award for the best “homespace” blog, amateur and professional. [click to continue…]
When a renovation project is on the horizon, a home often gets littered with magazines and cut-outs before it ever sees a spec of sawdust. Save yourself some time, money and paper cuts and check out Desire To Inspire – a blog that scours magazines, design portfolios and other blogs for design inspiration and décor eye candy.
It’s like porn for interior decorators and fans of home design.
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Congratulations, home owner! You’ve bought a “real” house complete with a basement. You have a clear vision for what you want to do with the rest of the place but you’re not quite sure what to do for that lower level. We understand needing to take one home renovation project on at a time, but be warned: if you procrastinate too long on renovating the downstairs, you could risk having a basement that becomes:
