EST. 1959
EST. 1959
Our home improvements are focused on “Upgrades” to our home. These improvements we make are focused on higher quality not just replacement or repairs.
Did you know that your electric company may offer a home energy assessment for free that could help save you Thousands of Dollars? I have gotten notices from Duke Energy for some time asking me if I would like a home Energy Assessment. They either deployed some type of AI (artificial intelligence) or black magic …
A Free Home Energy Assessment to SAVE You Thousands Of Dollars! Read More »
I have said it before and will say it again, buy authentic “REAL” items as much as you can. That was our decision when we wanted to find a real vintage Mid-Century Modern Atomic Sputnik Chandelier. It was one of the first items I knew I wanted to find for our house. I already had …
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When we bought this house, one of my first thoughts centered around the living room and having a great sounding stereo with full range rear surround speakers. As you may or may not know, trends in the industry have been shaken up lately with the much improved wireless speakers. There are several brands that stand …
Sonos Wireless or In Wall Mounted Rear Surround Sound Speakers? Read More »
Yes I know… me too but no we are not speaking of a cloth that a Knight would have worn known as a Lambrequin. I only bring those out for special guests. No, we are talking about Lambrequin Cornice boards today. In our lower bedroom / bonus room, there were fabric covered Lambrequin cornice boards …
Have you ever bought something that you wished you made another decision or choice? What if you did that with $800 windows?
Owning a Mid-Century Modern home comes with challenges like keeping it “authentic” that is what we did with installing a NuTone doorbell from the 1950’s…
Not so long ago we set out on our deck refinishing mission. This included several essential areas on our deck and front staircase. It needed board(s) replacement, sanding of existing salvageable boards and staining as mentioned here, “Save big deck railing and general repair“. One of the challenges with this deck is the sheer size. …
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Are UV lights COVID-19 Killers? It appears it could be so… several articles validated that UV light has the ability…
If you had an ugly or even an attractive fireplace, you might have wanted to update the look to be more modern. that was our intention to…
Pagoda lights have been around for many years. We actually had some in our first house – but they did not work and looked horrible. I ripped them out and replaced with modern deck lighting. On our new house it had Pagoda lights installed on all 3 staircases – you can see an early picture …
