Windows should be professionally cleaned every six months or so. The change of seasons is a good reminder to have this done. I like to place a call to the window cleaning company in Elgin we usually work with on or around the first day of spring then usually set a date for a couple weeks out.
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If you are lucky enough to be building your home or even renovating your kitchen one thing to strongly consider building is a pull out spice cabinet. If you know the kind I’m referring to then you also know why. They are a dream, or so my wife says! If you don’t, it is basically a super skinny cabinet with a base that sits on sliding drawer tracks.
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High traffic areas can bode very well with a good quality laminate. Most are very easy to clean and water resistant so they are a great choice for a mudroom, living room or playroom. Laminate may not be the best for high moisture areas like kitchens or baths.
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I talked to a few stamped concrete contractors in Elgin and learned that this is a really great option for uniformity and is very versatile. It comes in many different styles, shapes and colors which would make it relatively easy to coordinate with your home. People worry that the concrete can shrink or crack, if this does happen, the repairs can be difficult or costly.
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If you are interested in doing a mixed collage wall using not only photos or canvases but also decorative pieces this is just as easily done. To make this simple we usually try to stick to a common theme or color scheme. In the bedroom we decided to use only black and white photos and all frames are mixed metallics.
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This seems like a no brainer but I am a big fan of just buying a good size shoe storage cabinet and sticking to it. This is just like the hanger system I talked about earlier. If each pair of shoes has a bin to go in then they have a home. It’s easier to keep the floor less cluttered if the shoes have a place. If you buy a new pair of shoes and there is no empty bin then you know it’s time to retire a pair of shoes.
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Our tub was dingy brown and had some visible wear, after researching I found that a professional can refinish this fairly affordably. So I left that task up to a local guy I found with great reviews and we are pleasantly pleased. He did it in one day and that kept us on track to get the whole project done in about two weekends. If you’re out in the Florida regions, I have some family out that way that hired a this company for bathtub refinishing in Lakeland FL.
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