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Why paint when you can sticker
Painting a wall or a whole room is the usual suspect in the lineup of quick, affordable decorating options. But have you ever considered peeling and posting stickers to your wall? Artstick is one of many companies that specialize in wall stickers.
America”™s new DIY experts
Young House Love The blog site Young House Love started with two twenty-somethings with zero design training but lots of enthusiasm. Sherry and John Petersik live in Richmond, VA, and have made a career out of blogging about their own home improvement projects.
Seattle”™s Destination Neighborhoods
Hayley Young, seattlemag.com With books, the internet, and other media, the places of the world are within closer reach. Some make their homes in the suburbs, others in cities.
Spring is here and so is Restaurant Week
They’re back. After a winter of blustery winds, snowfall, and rain, the spring season is finally here. And so is Seattle Restaurant Week, April 10 – 14 and 17-21.
Tax tips for the homeowner
Homeowners can lower their tax liability to Uncle Sam. How
Quadrant Homes gets personal
Quadrant Homes , a major builder in the Puget Sound area for the last 40 years, is changing its motto from “More House Less Money” to “Built Your Way.” In July and August of 2010, Quadrant undertook a large study to measure what buyers truly value in a new construction home. Ken Krivanec, Quadrant President, recently stated that as the company was beginning to lose ground, the leadership recognized a need for a new approach. According to Quadrant’s market research, today’s buyers have strong opinions about specific areas of the new construction home
America”™s priciest real estate
The most expensive town in America is not Manhattan or Beverly Hills or the Hamptons. It’s Aspen, Colorado.
Big name homebuilder sets up Seattle digs
The PulteGroup, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, recently acquired property at Issaquah Highlands in a plan to develop Sunset Walk, a community of 70 townhomes. According to The Seattle Times (“Pulte moves into the Seattle areaâ€) , the company also purchased 600 undeveloped lots in Snoqualmie Ridge II and property in 3 other suburban developments – Redmond Ridge East, the Arbors in Maple Valley, and Glenshire in Redmond.
The new iPad 2
Apple recently unveiled its newer, thinner, and faster iPad 2. The new design has shed its original size in thickness and weight, or a sizeable 4.6 mm and 0.2 lbs, respectively. At Apple’s recent iPad 2 event , CEO Steve Jobs said that “technology is not enough.†Apple understands this at its core and strives to offer its customers tech gadgets that are “married with the liberal arts and the humanities.†The iPad 2, available March 11, includes these highlights: Dual -core processers Up to 2X faster CPU Up to 9X faster graphics Cameras and Gyro iOS 4.3 + FaceTime & PhotoBooth 65,000 iPad apps iMovie and GarageBand ($4.99) Magnetic cover that also works as a stand and screen cleaner Same 10-hour battery life And, of course, the best news of all – though just about all the features of the iPad 2 are more robust, prices will remain static
Prefab goes Northwest
Building custom homes in the Pacific Northwest can be tough when it comes to dealing with the rain, unless you go prefab. SeattleMet article, “Prefabulous,” highlights a firm whose specialty is building modular homes.