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What Makes a Soaking Tub Comfortable?

What Makes a Soaking Tub Comfortable?

One of the first apartments I rented had a deep clawfoot tub. I loved it. Any time we stay at a place on vacation that has a deep tub, I still love it. It’s always been a wish, but there have always been higher priority 

Changing the Shower Trim Tub Handle to Control Volume and Temperature Separately

Changing the Shower Trim Tub Handle to Control Volume and Temperature Separately

We’ve been really happy with nearly everything about our new house. But I hated the shower control. You couldn’t control the temperature and the amount of water separately. When I am taking a hot bath, I want to be able to let just a little 

Closets

Closets

The new house is rich in closets. We have nice sized closets in the guestrooms, a linen closet and a big closet off the entry. The bedroom has a wonderful walk-in closet. It shows some shelving on the plans, but the contract doesn’t specify what 

Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage

Adding a Bonus Room over the Garage

The model shows a bonus room over the garage. This seems like a great idea! We decided that we could make this Cliff’s office. That way when he fires up one of those servers that sounds like a jet engine, I won’t hear it. The 

Compact Cottages Custom Built on Your Land from under $200k

Compact Cottages Custom Built on Your Land from under $200k

Compact Cottages is a local (Asheville area) company that builds small efficient houses from pre-fabricated pieces for “between $200k – $350k for a brand new home (not including land costs).”  The houses are cost-effective, with a small footprint. Floor plans are logical, with every inch 

Selecting a Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed

Selecting a Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed

I have just spent hours calculating the best price on storage. I’m sure you want to know, too. We plan to build a large storage building work shop behind the house, but we have to wait for the city to finish some work they are 

Cobalt Blue Corian Countertops

Cobalt Blue Corian Countertops

I did a lot of research on countertop material. I wanted something that was going to be durable and low maintenance. Years ago, someone gave me a Corian cutting board and I loved the material. When I visited the Schumacher Homes Design Studio and saw 

Choosing the Siding

Choosing the Siding

We decided on vinyl siding for our home. There are a lot of options and we did a lot of research. I love the look of wood. Even before we chose a house plan, I wanted board and batten or lap siding. I like “the 

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

We had closed on the land and were having no success with choosing a modular. I started calling builders and looking at house plans. I pinned about a million plans on Pinterest. I looked at plans on-line. I bought a couple of books of house