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Gold Coast star designer: how house designs will change

  • 09/09/2024
GOLD Coast house designs will shift to a more “minimalistic design phase” as building costs and interest rates soar, says a leading designer. Emerging star designer Reece Keil, based at Mermaid Beach, believes building supply issues, a lack of trades, rising interest rates and a sporadic real estate market will cause new luxury house designs to change. Star designer Reece Keil at his office at Mermaid Beach. Picture: Glenn Hampson Tallebudgera’s Kooringal Lodge is almost complete and up for sale. Supplied by Reece Keil. “I think the immediate future of the landscape design is going to be forced to shift…
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Design team launches plans – News-Herald

  • 08/09/2024
Several new designers have come on board for the 2019 Lake County YMCA Dream House project. Following the fundraiser’s 25th anniversary in 2018 many of the former designers stepped down after dedicating numerous years to the endeavor. At the helm of design plans for the new home in the Maple Valley Subdivision of Willoughby Hills is Realtor/designer and ProBuilt Homes staffer Lindsay Davis. Other new members are Tammy McIntosh of Conceptual Stone Design, Katie Ryan of ProBuilt Homes and Robyn Spataro of Firenza Stone. All of the businesses are located in Lake County. Spataro, of Mentor, said that as a…
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Beyoncé spotted at the Knowles-Rowland House renovation celebration in Houston

  • 07/09/2024
HOUSTON – Beyoncé, her family, and partner organizations gathered in Midtown on Friday for a celebration to kick off the renovations at the Knowles-Rowland House. Beyoncé spotted at Knowles-Rowland House renovation celebration in Houston (Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.) Local non-profit, Bread of Life, Inc., will be heading a redevelopment project of the Knowles-Rowland House here in the city. The Knowles-Rowland house was originally known as the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, which burned in a fire in March 2021. The building was initially constructed in 1999 with the help of financial support from the Knowles family.…
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David Tronnes: Man murdered wife ‘after she refused to go on home renovation TV show’ | US News

  • 06/09/2024
A husband murdered his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation TV show, according to prosecutors. David Tronnes, 55, strangled and beat Shanti Cooper-Tronnes to death at the couple’s home in Orlando, Floridain April 2018. On Wednesday, Tronnes was convicted of the 39-year-old’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jury members were told how Tronnes had hoped to appear on “Zombie House Renovations” – a reality show where participants flip dilapidated properties into stunning homes. “Tronnes had spent thousands of dollars on renovations and had hopes of appearing on the reality television show,” prosecutors said. “This…
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Your landlord wants to renovate your rental home. Now what?

  • 05/09/2024
The term renovation has become common parlance in recent years — referring to a situation where a tenant is evicted from a rental home for renovation purposes, and the unit is re-rented for a much higher rate thereafter. As per Ontario’s Rental Tenancies Act (RTA), landlords have the right to renovate rental units, but must follow a prescribed process that has some built-in protections for tenants. While the RTA does not differentiate between necessary repairs and less urgent upgrades, it does stipulate that for a tenant to be evicted for renovations, the work must be so extensive that it requires…
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Chupi Sweetman reveals her second home renovation

  • 04/09/2024
It wasn’t a case of love at first sight when luxury jewelery entrepreneur Chupi Sweetman viewed the Dublin property which last year became home to her, husband Brian, daughter Aya, three, and her mother Rosita. Looking at it now, it would be hard for any interiors enthusiast not to develop a strong crush on this 170-year-old beauty, built in the early Victorian era, but bearing the features of the Georgian period — lightsome rooms, elegant proportions and original features, including wooden floors, window shutters, and decorative stucco work worthy of Palladio. The kitchen/dining room in Chupi Sweetman’s home. “I had…
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House renovation company says there’s always room for improvement

  • 03/09/2024
It’s now a well respected team of professionals working to the highest standards with customer satisfaction as their top priority. Here, in our latest Business of the Week feature, Daniel tells us how the business has evolved over the past 18 years, why he wanted to extend into Warrington and Wirral and why satisfied customers never hesitate to recommend DK Building to family and friends. If you would like to appear in one of our business features, email [email protected] Daniel Kozinski owner of DK Building What’s your full name? Daniel Kozinski – founding director of DK Building (Liverpool) Ltd –…
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3 Home Renovation Trends Worth Investing in for 2024

  • 02/09/2024
sturti/Getty Images If you want to increase the value of your home, it’s worth investing in certain home renovations now that will pay off down the line. While remodeling a kitchen and/or bathroom has long been the go-to for boosting home values, there are now more timely and practical renovation trends that will have even more appeal to discerning buyers. Grant Cardone: These Will Be the Top Places To Buy Real Estate Over the Next DecadeExperts: Make These 7 Money Resolutions If You Want To Become Rich on an Average Salary Here’s a look at the home renovation trends worth…