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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

During the winter months, the cold weather makes it difficult to spend as much time outdoors. Sunrooms provide an opportunity to bring the outdoors inside during these months. In any event, Spicher says you need to decide how you want to use the room before you choose the finishes like paint colors or flooring.

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tile Designs That Impress!

Tile Talk

Handmade cement tiles start as a mixture of natural materials including crushed limestone, Portland cement, aggregate (small stones), sand, and water. You can transfer the same rich and silky feeling of cement tile to the outdoors where you and your guests experience a new environment. hand painted tile. backsplash designs.

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20 Dramatic Home Exteriors Proving Black is the New Black

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

But, accentuates everything The artisan details of your home’s exterior become more apparent with black paint, but so do its flaws. However, fading paint colors falls more on the type of paint you choose more than the color, according to Protect Painters. It stays hot Not just in style, but in temperature.

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Don’t Focus on Cosmetic Features When Buying a Home

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

You can even use paint to make one-piece molding look like three-piece molding. It’s also not as smooth as higher-quality alternatives and it doesn’t allow for staining, though you can paint it,” he adds. It’s also not as smooth as higher-quality alternatives and it doesn’t allow for staining, though you can paint it,” he adds.

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The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition

Life of an Architect

Lookout Designer : Zach George and Taylor Proctor – Portland, Oregon, USA Bio : Zach George and Taylor Proctor are submitting a design on behalf of The Good Design Collective. The Book Nook Designer : Sam Sudy Portland, Oregon, USA Bio : I am a recent graduate from the University of Oregon, in Portland.