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A Different Take on Organizing Books 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark Traditional Living Room by Other Metro Photographers Louise Lakier There are people who have books, and then there are people who have books. For some of us, the books we own are lik...
11 Tips for Successful Painting 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark I may not be a professional, but I come from a long line of do-it-yourself painters who never met a beige they loved. I’ve often written here on the BuildDirect Blog about the joys of...
A Furniture Story: Three Drawers, 6,000 Miles, One Family 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Share/Bookmark The other day, a dresser arrived at my door, its last leg of a journey that spanned nearly 6,000 miles since 1979. As it traveled through the Rockies and found its way to me, I was th...
To The Sea: Beach House Decor 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark Where I come from, the sea is a 7-hour drive that we would do some summers, up the Gaspésie peninsula to the chilly waters of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Or we wou...
Water Features: A Graphic 21 Aug 2013 | 09:07 pm
Share/Bookmark Water; it really is the source of life. And we’re mostly made of the stuff! It’s no wonder that the presence of water has a profound effect on us. So do water features when they’re inc...
Tips for Safe Screwing 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Share/Bookmark I once had my glasses repaired with new nose-pads. A couple weeks later, one nose-pad’s screw fell out. I went back to the shop and insisted they repair it for free. The optometrist s...
Bunk Beds Make Good Sisters: A Story 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark My sister Kara was only one year younger than me, so for much of our life we were treated like twins. But we got along like cats and dogs — specifically, like a Siamese and a Rotweille...
“Character” Flaws: Old Homes & Their Quirks 19 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark Egon Schiele – House with Shingle Roof (Old House II) There’s a certain mindset you have to adopt to move into a character apartment or home. It’s best if you sit down, close your ey...
Moving & Storage: Creative Solutions for Challenging Layouts 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Share/Bookmark Moving into a new home is challenging because you have to take a new space, figure out its shortcomings fast, and come up with solutions to make it work — in theory before you go insan...
Good Kitchen Design For Bad Backs 16 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Share/Bookmark Modern Spaces by Howard Lake Cabinets & Cabinetry Dura Supreme Cabinetry Cooking is infinitely rewarding, especially if it’s tasty, but when you’ve got a bad back, kitchen design play...
