As you plan your next DIY or renovation project, consider enhancing your space with an architectural detail that adds maximum visual impact without breaking your DIY budget.
Better Homes & Gardens has a great round-up of architectural additions, complete with tips for various space or materials considerations. Our favorites?
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Crestview Doors is an amazing family-owned and operated business located in Austin, TX. They design and manufacture the Doorlite Kit, a do-it-yourself project that adds stylish windows to any flush interior or exterior door. Their exterior kits can match a variety of house styles and will also ad touch of mid-century modern to any home (think Mad Men style).
USG's Ultralight Drywall promises to be a revolutionary product for the remodeling/building industry. At 30% lighter than standard 1/2" drywall, their Sheetrock Ultralight Drywall panels have overnight lessened the burden for contractors and installers around the world.
What's amazing is they haven't sacrificed strength with the Ultralight panels which they claim are pound-for-pound even stronger than traditional drywall. With a lighter weight installers can work faster, safer and more efficiently. Lighter drywall is less likely to be dropped which wastes drywall or damages walls or fixtures.
For installing drywall on ceilings this product will be life-changing and what's also great is the same drywall tools for taping and finishing will all work the same with this product.
Boosting your homes value is important to us all and we all know that DIY projects require a fair amount of planning: budget, specifics, tools, decor, etc. Yet it's also worthwhile to plan farther out and decide when--or if--you may be selling your home.
If you'll be moving in a few years (or less), you may want to plan a project that will help maximize your home's resale value. It's rare that you'll recoup each and every dollar you invest in a project, but you can certainly ensure a higher return on your money with the following projects.
