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01 Oct Posted by Don in Design, For Fun | Comments

Upcoming Event: "At Home with Design"

Upcoming Event: "At Home with Design"

 Gabberts presents a fresh array of smart, trend-right and practical seminars and events. From adding extra personality to small spaces to the intricacies of Persian Rugs, color schemes and the room of your dreams, they’ve got an exciting and informative lineup. Whatever your personal style, there’s sure to be a seminar or event to interest...

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28 Aug Posted by Don in Design, For Fun | 1 comment

NEWS FOR FUN: Does Your Bathroom Need a Makeover?

NEWS FOR FUN: Does Your Bathroom Need a Makeover?

DO YOU HAVE A BATHROOM THAT NEEDS A MAKEOVER?   The TV Show… Edelman Productions is producing a new bathroom show, BATHTASTIC!, for the DIY network this Summer/Fall 2008 in Minneapolis. The show focuses on fun, fast, creative, affordable ways to makeover a bathroom—WITHOUT getting into a major remodel.  

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07 Aug Posted by Don in Design, For Fun, Tips & Tools | Comments

Upcoming Events: Home-Related Happenings Around the Twin Cities

Upcoming Events: Home-Related Happenings Around the Twin Cities

  Here’s a quick look at few of the fabulous home-related happenings taking place around the Twin Cities in the upcoming weeks and months….

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08 May Posted by Don in Design, Green Living, Moving, Trends | Comments

Green Nation: Saving the Planet One Earth-Friendly Move at a Time

Green Nation: Saving the Planet One Earth-Friendly Move at a Time

  One fifth of all Americans – 20 percent – move every year! That means that the average U.S. resident will move a total of 16 times over their lifetime – about once every five years! That’s a lot of moving! Moving supplies such as boxes, bubble wrap and other packaging materials remain piled up...

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14 Apr Posted by Don in Design | 1 comment

Stylish Fire Safety for Your Home

Stylish Fire Safety for Your Home

Back in 2005 came the introduction of SnapAlarm, an award-winning optical smoke detector from FireInvent, and now the same Swedish company is taking fire protection a step further with its all-in-one Fire Safety Box. The Safety Box is designed to provide complete fire protection in a single package, and it comes in six different versions...

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19 Mar Posted by Don in Design, Green Living | Comments

Minnesota Green: How to Save Our Environment One Reusable Envelope at a Time

Minnesota Green: How to Save Our Environment One Reusable Envelope at a Time

Minnesota is already known for being “nice”, but a local company called ecoEnvelopes is bringing nice to the world and attempting to turn corporate America green by helping businesses reduce their company’s environmental impact AND save money in the process. After working for years to perfect the design and obtain the US Postal Service’s approval,...

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Green is the New Black at the 2008 Parade of Homes Spring Preview

Green is the New Black at the 2008 Parade of Homes Spring Preview

Green is the new black during this, the final weekend of the 2008 Parade of Homes Spring PreviewSM presented by Builders Association of the Twin Cities’ members. This year’s Guidebook includes plenty of great Green articles to help us make sense of this growing movement and the homes in this year’s 14-home earth-friendly mini tour...

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20 Feb Posted by Don in Design, Investments, Real Estate | 1 comment

From Money to Marraige: 8 Stress-Saving Tips for Enlisting an Architect

From Money to Marraige: 8 Stress-Saving Tips for Enlisting an Architect

I t takes flexibility, communication and realistic expectations to work successfully with an architect. Here’s a round-up (by MSN Real Estate) of 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...

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11 Feb Posted by Don in Design, Home Buying | 1 comment

Home Buying with a Heart: Buy One House, Give One Free

Home Buying with a Heart: Buy One House, Give One Free

Donating money to charitable causes is all very well and good, but there’s usually an abstractness about it that makes one wonder if the funds are really helping those who need it. According to the folks at Springwise however, a new project by California eco-urban design firm LJ Urban aims to make giving more concrete—quite...

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08 Feb Posted by Don in Design, For Fun | 1 comment

Distinctive Dwellings: Frank Lloyd Wright's "Organic Architecture"

Distinctive Dwellings: Frank Lloyd Wright's "Organic Architecture"

America’s most celebrated architect, Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered the idea of “organic architecture”-structures that would promote harmony between human habitation and the natural world. Today his buildings host hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Fallingwater (above) Stewart Township, Pa.: Perhaps Wright’s most recognizable design, Fallingwater perches over a waterfall whose sound resonates throughout the...

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