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Protect your Home from the Cold Winter Time Blues with a Solid Wood Door

Published: January 19, 2021

With winter brings cold weather which affects the comfortably inside your home. No one wants to be cold inside their own home, and having a good solid entry door can help retain heat inside and keep the cold outside. Beautiful and Beneficial Solid Wood doors are probably some of the most beautiful doors on the market and have endless design and finish options. From as basic as a flat door to as ornate as panel doors with detailed carvings and profiling the options are endless. Due to the inherent properties of wood, these doors are great for dampening sound and don't conduct hea...


Creative Spring Garden Planters

Published: January 14, 2021

It might only be January but it is never too early to think spring and what you should do with your existing planters or maybe you are looking to add a new planter to an entryway or into your garden. Liven Up your Entryway Winter can be pretty drab between the holidays and the start of spring and there is no way better to lift your home out of the cold dark winter than adding some spring color in a beautiful wooden planter to your entryway. Not only do the flowers you plant bring beauty to your entryway but their containers are also a focal point. Using an elegant handcrafted wood...


Wood Shutters Protect you in the Winter as Well

Published: January 12, 2021

Exterior wood shutters aren't just for keeping the sun rays and nasty tropical weather out in the summer. Wood shutters are also great during the winter to provide an extra barrier on your windows to keep the warm in and the cold out. How Do Wood Shutters Protect you from the Cold? Exterior shutters are a great barrier against the cold outside by providing an extra valuable layer of protection against heat loss. Even when your windows are insulated and caulked around the edges your windows they are still a major source of heat loss. Adding wooden shutters to the exterior and closing...


Update your Bathroom Vanity with New Cabinet Doors and Drawer Fronts

Published: January 07, 2021

It's the start of a new year and one of the most popular home projects this time of year is updating or upgrading your bathroom. Bathroom remodels can be expensive and any way to save a couple of bucks here can be a welcome sight. A big portion of your bathroom budget can be tied up in replacing your vanity. Well we are here to tell you that this doesn't have to be the case, you can keep your existing vanity and update it with new doors and drawer fronts and give it that like new feel. Refacing your Vanity When it comes to refacing your vanity you will first want to remove the exist...


Is a Sliding Barn Door Right for Your Bathroom?

Published: January 05, 2021

Barn doors have become a very trendy thing to have and people most often want to use them on their bathroom, this has both advantages and disadvantages. Your bathroom will probably be the one area of your home that your guests will become quite familiar with and no matter how charming your home is if your bathroom isn't up to par it can bring down the rest of your home. Adding a sliding barn door to your bathroom can help transform it from a regular old bathroom into a home spa. How Much Privacy do You Need? While sliding barn doors are different than your typical hinged door, t...