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Imaginative Storage Ideas for the Home

March 27, 2013 by  
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In the never-ending battle for storage space at home, it’s imagination versus square footage.

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From Unused Space to a Home Office Full of Smart Storage

February 27, 2012 by  
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Before and After: Bring On the Built-Ins

Sometimes one little request leads to a major transformation. Married neuroscientists Vivek Unni and Tamily Weissman-Unni, owners of an 1870s house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, started out with a new baby and a simple goal. Read more

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How to Remove Baseboard and Shoe Molding

February 22, 2012 by  
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This is me jumping up on my soapbox again: Here it comes—my fury (fury is probably a strong word) at demolition done wrong. Whether it’s a roof or interior trim, a house comes apart best in the reverse order it was assembled. Read more

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Wainscoting Designs, Layouts, and Materials

November 7, 2011 by  
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Wainscoting Styles

Raised panel

Raised panels, the most traditional wainscoting style, go back to colonial days. The decorative raise is created by beveling the edges of the panel. Common height is between 30 and 40 inches, but the design can be adapted for higher-ceilinged spaces by adding a center rail to create two rows of panels. The rails, stiles, and panels fit together the same way as in traditional flat-panel assemblies. The bottom rail can double as the baseboard, as it does here, or the baseboard can be built up from several pieces of molding.

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