Now that youve decided the style, focal points, dimensions and colors that would make your house into the home of your dreams, its time to crunch the numbers and figure out how to get the most impact for your decorating

Of all the improvements you can do around your house, painting involves the least amount of money and achieves the most dramatic results. You can paint an entire room in less than a weekend and update its appearance, mood and

In todays busy world, time and money for relaxing vacations seems scarce. As a result, many people are turning to an old standby as a new escape: their own backyards. No longer is the backyard just a place to send

The famous American poet Robert Frost wrote, Good fences make good neighbors. In Frosts New England, fences did make good neighbors, keeping the cows and sheep where they were meant to be. While fences arent as vital today for livestock

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) holds a contest each year to find out who is the best of the best. The Atlanta chapter of NARI held its 2003 Contractor of the Year (or CotY) awards banquet last

Photo courtesy of RLS Construction Inc. The freestanding tub adds charm and because it floats in the middle of the room, it avoids becoming a section along the wall. With towel shelves and floor racks, the bathroom maintains the clean

Planning for a new kitchen or bath is exciting, but it can quickly become an overwhelming experience. Inside is a checklist to help you determine exactly what you want in a new kitchen or bathroom, and a breakdown of cost

Grand Prize Winners Who knew mosquitoes could ever be a good thing? But to the Halperins, those gnarly gnats are the real reason for their redone digs. Really, we were just tired of being attacked by bugs and originally thought

Please see Landscaping & Garden resources below. Photo courtesy of Feildstone Center. Designing a garden is accomplished either consciously or unconsciously. Even those gardens that seem to be all over the place are the result of a series of decisionsplanting

It looks normal from the street, but this unique home features unlimited environmental technologies. From the street, it looks like a seemingly normal house with a porch, stone steps and landscaping. But, its what you cant see that makes this