Explore tips & tricks to improve and transform the specific aspects of your home for the better – from home exteriors, furniture, walls, and ceilings to garage, flooring, and outdoors.
Home Improvement
If you have brown floors, then the options for wall colors that will coordinate are almost endless. Your choice will depend on the type of look you are trying to achieve, as well as the size of your space and the amount of natural daylight you get. Here we will look at stylish wall colors to pair with brown floors and suggested wall color choices for different brown floor types.
This means, on average, you will be looking at a total cost of between $288 and $1584. For an average quality carpet, you could expect to be paying somewhere in the middle part of this bracket, at around $800.
If you are installing a new football, then you are going to be faced with the task of choosing where to position it. There is no set height that a doorbell should be; however, there are some general guidelines you can follow to ensure your doorbell is easily visible and reachable for the vast majority of your guests.
There are many styles of door casing to choose from, whether you purchase a ready-made casing kit or create your own casing from lengths of trim. The types of angles you choose for your casing is also important from a design aspect, as well as impacting the way that the casing gets installed. Here we look at standard door casing size, as well as the types of door casing you can choose from.
Here we will show you some great examples of the most compatible colors that go with espresso furniture so you can get a better idea of color combinations. Let’s get started!
If you are installing a barn door or converting a regular doorway into a barn door, then you may not have considered what to do with the existing trim. Here we will look at considerations to think about when planning a barn door installation, including whether a barn door should cover the trim.
External shutters can add a chic country cottage vibe to a home, adding personality to a property that might otherwise look bland or uninteresting. External shutters are purely decorative; however, their size is important if you want them to look authentic and properly finished. Here we look at the standard size for shutters and how to measure them for your own home.
The minimum size of staple for installing carpet is half an inch, but staples that are bigger than this can also be used, with 9/16-inch staples also being a popular size.
If you have a roll-up garage door, you might be wondering if this needs to be approached in a different way than painting a regular garage door. Here we look at the process you will need to follow to properly painting a roll-up garage door.
Building codes require that concrete patio slabs be at least 3 and a half inches, but the standard depth of a concrete patio slab is 4 inches.This ensures that the patio is strong enough that it won’t crumble but not so thick that it will use unnecessary concrete and increase the cost of the project.
Glass doors are a sought-after architectural element in both commercial and residential buildings because they allow light to stream through a space, creating the feel of a brighter, more open, and airy space. Glass doors also look very modern and minimalist, which can elevate the style of a building.
A fascia board is a piece of horizontal board that is fixed in place along the end of a home’s roof eaves at the rafters. Traditionally a fascia board will be made from solid lumber, but in recent years PVC fascia boards have become more popular because they offer a maintenance-free alternative, and they are typically more affordable.