Make the Most of Your Garage After Spring Cleaning

Posted on May 22, 2013 by triplecrown

Make the Most of Your Garage After Spring Cleaning

For some of us, garage spring cleaning is a vicious circle. We dutifully clean out the garage every spring, and it looks great. Over the next 12 months, however, things pile up. By the time next spring rolls around, we’re back to where we started.

Break the endless cycle this year by revitalizing your garage after the annual cleanup. With a little planning and a quick trip to the hardware store for a few supplies, you can transform your garage into a well-designed storage facility that STAYS organized.

Plywood and Pegboard

Garage walls offer plenty of storage opportunities. Attach sheets…

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Deck/Patio Designs for Spring

Posted on April 30, 2013 by triplecrown

Deck/Patio Designs for Spring

Decks and patios are finally getting the attention they deserve. Once little more than a place to store the family barbeque, today’s decks are multi-purpose environments where families cook, play, relax and garden. Whether you’re thinking of renovating an old deck this spring or building a whole new patio, you’re going to want to know about the latest and greatest in deck design.

Emerging Trends

The outdoor kitchen has been a popular patio option for a while now. If anything, outdoor kitchens are becoming more and more elaborate, with sinks, ranges, ovens and cabinet space built right…

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Working with Rental Apartment Walls

Posted on April 29, 2013 by triplecrown

Working with Rental Apartment Walls

Wall treatments transform a drab, standard apartment color scheme into into something magical. Try these suggestions to give your walls a more personal, stylish look.

Faux Wallpapering

Instead of wallpapering, paste wallpaper to large pieces of thin plywood or room dividers. Hang the finished product or lean it against the wall. Or you can frame a large section of wallpaper using molding. Hang the frame as a single focal point or arrange different-sized frames for an interesting display.

Fabric and Curtains

Give a small bedroom window the illusion of size by hanging ceiling-to-floor curtains on either side. Hanging two…

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