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Remodeling 101: The Difference Between Chevron and...
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 30, 2017 | Architecture, Featured | 0 |
The rise of the McModern – Curbed
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 21, 2017 | Architecture, Featured | 0 |
The Best Way to Cool Your Space – The New Yo...
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 5, 2017 | Appliances, Featured | 0 |
The Stone Walls of Westchester & Fairfield Co...
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 26, 2017 | Books & Magazines, Exterior Projects, Featured | 0 |
The woman who wants to completely reinvent our law...
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 17, 2016 | Featured, Landscaping & Gardening | 0 |
Help With Hydrangeas | 5 Tips for Growing Gorgeous...
Posted by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 13, 2015 | Featured, Landscaping & Gardening | 0 |
Projects
Interior Projects
LatestMost Efficient Laundry Room — Laundry Room Ideas | HouseBeautiful.com
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 11, 2016 | Interior Projects | 0 |
Do you want an organized and efficient laundry room? See what this mom did on a $400 budget....
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Whiteout! (Almost) All-White Rooms — One Kings Lane
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 31, 2015 | Interior Projects | 0 |
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The Cult of the Toto Toilet – The New York Times
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 27, 2015 | Home Improvement, Interior Projects | 0 |
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Whiteout! (Almost) All-White Rooms — One Kings Lane
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 26, 2015 | Art and Crafts, Home Improvement, Interior Projects | 0 |
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How Professional Chefs Set Up Their Own Kitchens | House Logic
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 25, 2015 | Appliances, Home Improvement, Interior Projects | 0 |
Exterior Projects
LatestThe Stone Walls of Westchester & Fairfield Counties
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 26, 2017 | Books & Magazines, Exterior Projects, Featured | 0 |
I don’t think its possible to drive through Westchester County NY where I grew up (or...
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Some Inspired Artistic & Creative Carpentry
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 14, 2015 | Architecture, Art and Crafts, Exterior Projects, Interior Projects, Websites of Interest | 0 |
Green Energy Efficient Projects
LatestHow to Design a Pretty Good House | Maine Homes by Down East
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 15, 2021 | Featured, Green Energy Efficient Projects, Headline, Home Performance | 0 |
How to Design a Pretty Good House From our Fall 2021 issue The concept of a “pretty good house” grew out of a “beer-fueled rant” at a Portland building-science discussion group a decade ago. But the...
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Top 5 signs your ancestors were geniuses at beating the heat
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 13, 2015 | Green Energy Efficient Projects | 0 |
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Connecticut net zero ICF home wins another award
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 8, 2015 | Architecture, Featured, Green Energy Efficient Projects, Headline | 0 |
Landscaping & Gardening
LatestThe woman who wants to completely reinvent our lawns – Vox
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 17, 2016 | Featured, Landscaping & Gardening | 0 |
“Edwina von Gal, a landscape architect, has a vision of a new lawn to match the changing...
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HomeFixated.com on Organic Fertilizer
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 1, 2014 | Green Energy Efficient Projects, Landscaping & Gardening | 0 |
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Planting (and Transplanting) Sapling Trees
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 15, 2013 | Exterior Projects, Landscaping & Gardening | 0 |
Storage
Latest5 Ways to Get the Most Space Out of Your Home
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 19, 2014 | Interior Projects, Storage | 0 |
https://www.womenandco.com/article/5-ways-to-get-the-most-space-out-of-your-home.jsp 5 Ways to Get the Most Space Out of Your Home
Lighting
LatestResidential Lighting on: How to Light a Vaulted Ceiling
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 6, 2014 | Interior Projects, Lighting | 0 |
As a onetime theatrical lighting designer I can help but notice how residential lighting design is neglected and ignored. From the professional trade magazine Residential Lighting a good article on one possible alternative...
Project Approaches
How are you going to approach your building and/or remodeling project ideas? Are you going to hire a contractor to execute the project for you? Should your contractor provide the design or you need to hire an architect, interior designer or other design professional? Or are you thinking you want to Do It Yourself?
Working With Building & Remodeling Professionals
Latest9 Essential Questions to Ask a Contractor Before a Project – Yahoo Homes
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 26, 2015 | Working With Building & Remodeling Professionals | 0 |
9 Essential Questions to Ask a Contractor Before a Project Home improvement projects can be intimidating, especially when they are large and complex enough to warrant a general contractor’s help. Once you have decided to...
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The Design-Build Process
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2010 | Working With Building & Remodeling Professionals | 0 |
Do-It-Yourself
LatestStikwood.com/products/reclaimed-weathered-wood
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 15, 2017 | Do-It-Yourself, Product Showcase | 0 |
Stikwood is an intersting easy to use (good for DIYers) peel and stick interior reclaimed wood...
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A D.I.Y Video on the Installation of a Insulated Basement Floor System
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 5, 2010 | Do-It-Yourself, Video | 0 |
Real Estate
Latest8 Dealbreakers When Buying a Fixer-Upper – RealtyBizNews: Real Estate News
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 8, 2019 | Architecture, Planning, Real Estate | 0 |
I rent the home I live in but if I was in the market for buying a home I could only classify this one I am in as a Fixer-Upper. I think I would also add one MAJOR thing this otherwise excellent list: Is the existing layout of...
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Renting is Throwing Money Away … Right? – Afford Anything
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 29, 2015 | Real Estate | 0 |
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Down Payment Assistance | No Down Payment Home Loans | Down Payment on House
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 9, 2015 | Real Estate | 0 |
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A Beautiful Look at Rhode Island Geography and Some Prime Real Estate
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2015 | Featured, Real Estate, Video | 0 |
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Nice Digs! Bruce Willis snags 22-acre New York property
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 28, 2014 | Real Estate | 0 |
Home Maintenance
LatestIce Dams: What Can We, Should We Do About Them?
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 4, 2015 | Home Maintenance | 0 |
Ice Dams, those buildups of ice and ice sickles along the edges of so many roofs here in the...
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Investopedia: 18 Do-It-Yourself Projects To Boost Home Value
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 11, 2014 | Home Improvement, Home Maintenance | 0 |
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A Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 15, 2009 | Home Maintenance | 0 |
Decor
The elements that finish your house and make it a home.
- Furniture
- Art and Crafts
- Appliances
18 Magnificent Table Designs (…plus a few more!)
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 28, 2014 | Art and Crafts, Furniture, Interior Projects | 0 |
18 Of The Most Magnificent Table Designs Ever Fletcher Capstan Tables…
Whiteout! (Almost) All-White Rooms — One Kings Lane
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 26, 2015 | Art and Crafts, Home Improvement, Interior Projects | 0 |
Whiteout! (Almost) All-White Rooms
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Some Inspired Artistic & Creative Carpentry
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 14, 2015 | Architecture, Art and Crafts, Exterior Projects, Interior Projects, Websites of Interest | 0 |
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A Beautiful Photo Essay of Old Abandoned Stairs
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 22, 2015 | Architecture, Art and Crafts | 0 |
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18 Magnificent Table Designs (…plus a few more!)
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 28, 2014 | Art and Crafts, Furniture, Interior Projects | 0 |
The Best Way to Cool Your Space – The New York Times
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 5, 2017 | Appliances, Featured | 0 |
The Best Way to Cool Your Space CENTRAL AIR Central air-conditioning is the most popular type of...
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How Professional Chefs Set Up Their Own Kitchens | House Logic
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 25, 2015 | Appliances, Home Improvement, Interior Projects | 0 |
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Ice Freaks Love GE’s Weird New Ice Machine | Maxim
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 7, 2015 | Appliances | 0 |
References
Recommendations on where you should go to find information on building & remodeling projects.
- Books & Magazines
- Websites of Interest
Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect by William J. Hirsch Jr. AIA
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 22, 2017 | Architecture, Books & Magazines, Planning | 0 |
I just discovered a book by Architect William J. Hirsch Jr. AIA entitled Designing Your Perfect...
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The Stone Walls of Westchester & Fairfield Counties
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 26, 2017 | Books & Magazines, Exterior Projects, Featured | 0 |
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On The Newsstand: The March 2010 Issue of This Old House
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 9, 2010 | Books & Magazines | 1 |
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Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2010 | Books & Magazines | 0 |
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My Favorite Books on Kitchen Design & Remodeling
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 17, 2009 | Books & Magazines, Interior Projects | 1 |
Charles & Hudson | DIY, Design, Home Tech Blog
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 3, 2017 | Websites of Interest | 0 |
Charles & Hudson was, at least for me, one of the original home improvement website/blogs on...
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Remodelista – Sourcebook for the Considered Home
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 3, 2017 | Websites of Interest | 0 |
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Some Inspired Artistic & Creative Carpentry
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 14, 2015 | Architecture, Art and Crafts, Exterior Projects, Interior Projects, Websites of Interest | 0 |
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Some Wild & Whimsical Carpet Ideas
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 14, 2010 | Interior Projects, Websites of Interest | 0 |
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Fine HomeBuilding Magazine Online
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 3, 2010 | Websites of Interest | 1 |
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