Renovate before you sell your home. Years before!

A revelation
I was talking to a friend the other day about renovating your home before you sell it. Many think this is a smart way to go, but my friend had a different idea.
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Are there benefits to a prefab house?

photo by Dan Klar


When you daydream about your dream house do you picture it being built in room-size chunks in a factory? Delivered to your property on trucks and hoisted into place by a small crane? If so, you must be convinced there are real benefits to a prefab house.
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A house with lots of light—the inside story

photo by Frank McMains


One of the most common desires people have for a dream home is “lots of light.” They are usually thinking of plentiful and broad windows, but there is another dimension to a light-filled home. Night time.
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Save with Most Efficient label appliances


There are new models of household appliances coming out every year. Wonderful new features grab our attention and move us to buy a new and improved refrigerator or TV. At the same time, we can reduce our energy consumption, and our bills, by looking at the label.
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Toys designed by and for architects

photo by Tantek Çelik


For many of us, this is the time of year we are busy buying toys for the children in our lives. Of course, some of these children are all grown up but still like their toys.

Over the years several famous toys have been developed by architects, or made for architects.

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