Category Archives: Home Projects

Kitchen FAQs: Selecting Your Sink Material (8 photos)

July 24, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Anyone who has built or renovated a kitchen knows what it can feel like to make so many decisions in a very short amount of time. Educating yourself about your options beforehand can help cut down on some of that stress. Here, we take a look at sinks specifically the choices you have when it comes…

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Patio of the Week: A Cozy Backyard Escape Warms Seattle Gardeners (6 photos)

July 24, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

This Seattle couple has more passion for gardening than they do for sports, so they replaced a full tennis court on their property with a vegetable garden, greenhouse and tool shed with a living roof. Located close to Discovery Park in Seattle, the garden’s greenhouse provides a respite from cold and…

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How to Make Your Workspace Work for You (8 photos)

July 24, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Do you work best in the middle of a bustling scene or do you need utter peace and quiet? Are you a minimalist or a stuff lover? Do you do your best thinking while gazing out a window or would you rather be on your feet, moving things around? Designing your home office with your organizing and working…

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Mad for Miniatures? Show Us Your Dollhouse (9 photos)

July 24, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

It’s no surprise that a 1930s house with chandeliers bedecked with diamonds, emeralds and pearls; murals and paintings by Walt Disney; and 2,000-year-old statues originally cost $500,000 to build (nearly $7 million when adjusted for inflation). What is surprising is that after nearly 80 years no one…

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My Houzz: Light and Airy 1920s Seattle Apartment (13 photos)

July 24, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Betsy Greenman said goodbye to her must-have list the moment she laid eyes on a gorgeous Craftsman-style apartment in Seattle’s coveted Capitol Hill neighborhood. “I wanted a garage, a security building, an outside deck, in-unit laundry and something light and airy,” she says. “Everything except light…

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Herb Garden Essentials: Grow Some Beautiful, Tasty Thyme (3 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Theres a spot for versatile thyme in almost every garden. Depending on the variety, it can spread out to its hearts content as a ground cover, sprawl over a wall, tuck neatly into a small corner, edge a garden with a row of rounded small shrubs or settle nicely into a container. It…

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7 Ways to Add Mediterranean Elegance to Your Home (7 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

The romantic feel of Mediterranean style evokes images of seaside dwellings, sparkling turquoise waters, sun-drenched days and vibrant sunsets. The region’s easy elegance is reflected through its stunning homes. This style relies on casual, rustic textures and finishes in classic European lines…

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Can You Match These Faces With Their Famous Designs? (19 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Understandably, architects are more well-known for their building facades than for their own faces. Celebrity architects today are exceptions to this rule, given the ubiquity of images online and the way “starchitects” are being used to brand buildings and generate revenue for their clients. But if we…

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Bath Remodeling: So, Where to Put the Toilet? (10 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

From the beginning of your bathroom renovation, your plumbers and framers need to know where your toilet should go whether it’ll be mounted on the floor or wall and where the water supply should be positioned. If that’s not complicated enough, wall paneling, tile installation, shower doors…

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Houzz Tour: Happy, Thrifty Family Home in France (14 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Hege Morris knows that great style doesn’t have to come from an expensive store in shiny chrome and genuine leather cushions. After budgeting for a new house in France, this native Norwegian knew she wouldn’t be able to afford all the new, dream furniture she’d lusted after. But rather than resign herself…

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Make Home Sweet Home Even Sweeter With a Brewery Or Winery (3 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Anyone can make beer and wine. In fact, people have been brewing beer for at least 7,000 years and making wine for even longer. In the ancient world, beer and wine were daily beverages for aristocrats and indispensable components of religious ceremonies. Before the industrial revolution, both…

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Which Window for Your World? (7 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Whether you plan on building a new home, renovating an existing house or simply replacing some windows, you’ll be confronted with a maze of window choices and options. From all the choices for location, size, type, style, function, operation, material, finish, hardware and assembly, you could very well…

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10 Things to Ask Your Contractor Before You Start Your Project (6 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Remodeling or building a new home is a big financial and emotional investment. It can also be a big investment of your time if you want to be closely involved in the decision-making. Knowing what to expect before the project gets started will help you better prepare for the process.Here are…

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A Glimmer of Gold Leaf Will Make Your Room Shine (6 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Gold-leafing, or gilding, has embellished everything from furniture to picture frames for thousands of years. Today, gold leaf can add a touch of old-world luxury that still feels modern whether it’s peeking from…

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Just a Touch: Faucets Without the Fuss (7 photos)

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

It’s amazing how technology has changed the plumbing world. One item that is continuing to gain popularity, particularly in kitchens, is the touch faucet. These faucets or fittings have sensors located along the spout and handle of the faucet. With a quick tap from a finger, forearm or hand, the flow…

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8 Ways to Make the Most of Your Laundry Room (8 photos)

July 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

We spend countless hours in our laundry rooms, scrubbing out stains, pressing our best and even washing the dog. Shouldn’t we make this space as functional and pleasant as possible? Laundry rooms have come a long way from the barren basement rooms so many of us grew up with. Take a few tips…

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Great Design Plant: Towering Colewort Adds Playful Drama (5 photos)

July 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Imagine baby’s breath (Gypsophila spp) on steroids; that’s colewort. The oversize foliage and towering inflorescence evoke a fun sense of the tropics for gardeners in colder, drier climes. Colewort, also referred to as giant crambe, is a plant with enough physical presence in the garden to serve…

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Get Your Edge On: 11 Ideas for Style in the Fast Lane (11 photos)

July 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Let’s go back to 1978. Remember in the movie Grease when Olivia Newton-John surprised John Travolta with her edgy look? Which detail helped her pull it off? Was it the black leather jacket with its red lining, her teased hair or the red lipstick?What made her look edgy? I often think…

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In Austin, A Backyard Wall Provides More Than Privacy (4 photos)

July 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

We put up walls to divide space, to enclose or drive things away. In this Austin backyard, however, an 8-foot-tall wall brings everything together. An unsightly three-story apartment building behind a family’s newly renovated bungalow demanded drastic screening. But instead of blocking the…

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Another Independence Day: When Kids Can Do Their Laundry (7 photos)

July 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Here in the States we recently celebrated Independence Day. For our family, it’s a day full of fun that starts with our local parade. When my children were younger, I would dress them in some mixture of red, white and blue nothing new, just outfits pulled together from clothes they already…

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