What Is the Height of a Chair Rail Border?
A chair rail provides a decorative and protective element in your dining room or around your kitchen table. The chief purpose of the chair rail is to protect the walls of the room from being damaged...
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Differences Between a Loft and an Attic
For the most part, the terms attic and loft are interchangeable when referring to certain type of space in a building, particularly in a home. However, there are technical and contextual differences...
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How to Install a Floating Receptacle
Installing a floating receptacle in a wall gives you additional places to plug in electrical devices. A floating receptacle is a standard electrical outlet that has space for two separate plugs that is...
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Low Attic Loft Ideas
Convert your low attic loft into an enjoyable, usable room with a few transformation ideas. Aside from painting the walls and placing a bed in the room, use your imagination and creativity to turn it...
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How to Make a Coke Crate Headboard
A headboard can add a focal point for your bedroom as well as offer additional storage space without utilizing valuable floor space. Though headboards are available for purchase at any furniture retail...
View ArticleHow to Remove a Light Fixture Box to Install a Recessed Light
Recessed lights are one of many ceiling lighting options available to the homeowner. Recessed lights have the advantage of keeping the lines of your ceiling clean, and you may choose to install...
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How to Install Linoleum Underlayment for a Countertop
Linoleum proves a strong material, both moisture- and stain-resistant, qualities that make it an ideal countertop choice. For environmentally conscious consumers, what is considered "true" linoleum --...
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How to Connect Rafters to Studs
Rafters are structural beams that angle up to the peak of a roof. They are installed on edge and generally spaced two feet apart. Rafters connect at the lower end to the top plate, a horizontal beam...
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How to Build a Walk-In Closet Out of Your Old Closet
A walk-in closet gives you more room to store clothes, shoes, accessories and other items in your bedroom or other room in your house. It also gives the room a facelift by turning your old closet into...
View ArticleHow to Frame Basement Soffit
Basement soffit offers a means of hiding ductwork, plumbing and similar building infrastructure. In general terms, soffit is exterior ceiling, such as that under a roof's eaves. In the case of a...
View ArticleAbout Telephone Jacks
Telephone jacks are the outlets where telephone cords connect with the telephone line wired into your wall. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Selecting a telephone jack today is...
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How to Build a Playroom Storage Wall System
Children need a lot of storage for their toys. If you don't have a good storage system, inevitably your child will strew his playtime favorites all around the floor and probably lose small parts and...
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How to Make a Platform Bed With Storage
Love the look and functionality of a platform storage bed but don't want to pay retail? This do-it-yourself bed can be built in day, cuts down on clutter, and will save you money in the end.
View ArticleHow to Make a Large Laundry Room into a Walk-in Closet
A large laundry room is a big benefit in many houses, especially those with little closet space in the bedrooms. Taking a large laundry room and making it functional as a walk in closet isn't hard and...
View ArticleAbout Bar Sinks
Bar sinks were designed to work on both interior and exterior surfaces. They provide an additional sink for homeowners and are available in a variety of colors, styles and designs. A freestanding model...
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How to Make a Button-Tufted Queen Headboard
One of the quickest ways to brighten your bedroom is to create a new, custom headboard for your bed. With shape, size, colors and fabric completely at your discretion, you can create a new look you...
View ArticleHow to Build a Mantle
When you have lived in a home for a while or just bought one with a blank slate, the white or beige walls can begin to look sort of boring after awhile. While some individuals may simply decide to...
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How to Add a Tray Ceiling to a Room
A lot of us are stuck with lower ceilings in our houses. Modifying the structure is often too expensive to consider, or just not possible due to the design of the house. A tray ceiling offers a simple,...
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How to Negotiate With a Contractor
Contractors lend their expertise to your home improvement projects, but they also look out for themselves in the negotiation phase. You aren't required to accept the contractor's terms without changes....
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