If you build entry-level houses for buyers who prefer value to flash, a run-of-the-mill storage system will be more than adequate. If you're catering to the move-up buyer, however, you better change your strategy. To this group, closet storage is more important than it used to be.
Stud plate ties can be used as plate-to-stud and top plate-to-stud connections, providing increased flexibility, the maker says. The double stud plate design (Model DSP) can be installed on either or both sides of the wall.
A jumbled closet, where items are hard to locate and clean clothes are indistinguishable from dirty, can be a major disruption in the lives of homeowners trying to prepare for their busy days.Bill Haas, a global product merchant with The Expo Design Center based in Atlanta, notes that homeowners...
The Modern Rumford masonry fireplace kit is designed to be installed anywhere in the home. Constructed of heavy stainless steel, insulation, and factory-built masonry blocks, the fireplace is easy to install, claims the maker, because the imbedded steel serves as an assembly guide.
The KILZ Casual Colors line of paints is available in latex flat, satin, semigloss, and high-gloss finishes for interior and exterior applications. The paints come in 243 "guaranteed one-coat" colors, says the maker, and in 1,050 other colors, including three premixed hues: white, cashmere white...
Nifty storage features have long been a staple of high-end kitchen cabinets, but many manufacturers are beginning to blur the lines between custom, semi-custom, and stock. "Features that function well are important to the consumer today, and that's been a growing trend," says Sarah Reep, director...
As competition between manufacturers of composite decking increases, and as the category itself grows and claims a larger share of the market, composites manufacturers are adding to their product lines with new coordinating accessories such as post caps and skirts and deck railings. Trex composite...
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When working on trim projects for Victorian-style homes, Jim Blahut prefers to create his own details rather than having to conform to profiles available in molding and trim catalogs.
Solid bronze escutcheons and levers comprise the contemporary line of sandcast door hardware. The company has expanded the Decorator Finishes on its Welcome Home, Prestige solid forged brass, and Powerbolt Keyless Home Access series doorware and locksets to include Venetian Bronze.
The CF12 Circuit Finder is designed to allow one user to correctly identify which breaker controls which circuit. The tool features automatic calibration, plus lights and audio alerts that indicate the location of circuits.