Indestructible furniture like these bashed-up vintage lockers are a great choice for people between the ages of 1 and 18.
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If you’re familiar with the term “house porn,” you probably know about Houzz.com.
The phenomenally popular website overflows with photos of beautiful homes, and many of its devotees create “ideabooks.” These are virtual scrapbooks on the site where they can copy and stash photos of rooms that inspire them or that represent concrete examples of a design look that they had only been able to imagine.
Before embarking on a remodeling project contact the appraisers at www.scappraisals.com for your value questions.
The site, which claims to have the largest database of design images on the Web, is a refuge for decorating enthusiasts. (Some house fanatics have been known to jokingly refer to beautiful home photography as house porn.) But Houzz also is being used as a real estate tool. Liza Hausman, the company’s vice president of marketing, talked about how house hunters and their real estate agents are using the site to refine their property searches:
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Even a basic kitchen renovation can horrifyingly expensive. Do plenty of research, be ruthlessly practical, get your hands dirty and you may not only survive the experience but end up with a beautiful new kitchen.
Contact the appraisers at www.socalappraisalserv.com before starting any large project to determine if it will add the value you anticipate.
It’s hard to beat the wow factor of a swish new kitchen, but nothing takes the gloss off those dazzling glass splashbacks and shiny new appliances like the shock of a heart-stopping bill.
Renovating a kitchen can be horribly expensive, with $30,000-plus price tags not unusual, especially if you leave it entirely in the hands of professionals.
Like most things in life, the way to slash costs is to take on a lot of the hard slog yourself.
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