Tag: house design

Chupi Sweetman reveals her second home renovation

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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…Continue Reading

House renovation company says there’s always room for improvement

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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 –…Continue Reading

Low property values, high renovation costs create a cycle of closed doors for small-scale rehabbers living in Detroit

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A little more than 25% of housing units in Detroit are vacant—a staggering 92,000 units. For longtime Detroiters bearing witness to this in real time, a number of this magnitude carries complex weight. Few would blame residents for feeling compounded emotions after years of population decline, overtaxation, and foreclosure followed by land bank auctions, property speculation and more than 19,000 residential demolitions. Nevertheless, residents have not succumbed to the overwhelm. Instead they have never stopped trying to acquire and rehabilitate homes and small-scale commercial properties in neighborhoods throughout the city. It’s a fraught with challenges. The reality is that the…Continue Reading

IN FOCUS: ‘It was a nightmare’ – Why are renovations still such a minefield for home owners?

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Altogether, timelines have had to be extended. “Before COVID, a resale flat would’ve taken one-and-a-half to two months, but now we need at least three months,” said Mr Yea. Carpentry used to take seven to 10 days, but now the minimum lead time is 20 days, he added. On the other hand, wages have shot up by 30 to 50 per cent. “Everyone is asking for a higher salary because of supply and demand. There’s a lot of demand but not enough supply.” The price of all materials, such as wood and cement have also risen in the past one…Continue Reading

Meet the home owners who renovated a Californian bungalow in Eaglemont during COVID-19

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The stylish home offers no hint of the challenges involved in its upgrade.Credits: Miles Real Estate “Agents said, ‘we can’t take you through because of the lockdowns,’ so in the end we ended up renting a house we’d looked at in January in East Ivanhoe, one we’d initially rejected,” Robyn said . It was difficult picking benchtops online.Credits: Miles Real Estate Their rental was only two kilometers from the Eaglemont home, so the Adams spent their allocated hour of exercise within five kilometers of home walking past to check out the renovation progress. The renovation was completed in late 2021…Continue Reading

Before you renovate your home, watch out for contractors with these red flags

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Things such as hacking of walls, meanwhile, require an application for a permit, he noted. Then there is a “common practice” in the industry for experienced firms to help new, unlicensed contractors by applying for a permit using their license, he said. “Most of (these experienced firms) are inactive. That means they (retain) the license to get service fees from these newcomers.” 5. ASK FOR ACCREDITED DESIGNERS But there is a problem not just with HDB renovation contractors. Many consumer complaints can be explained by the “low barrier to entry” in the industry as a whole, said Tan. Singapore Interior…Continue Reading

₹171 crore, not ₹45 crore, spent on Kejriwal house renovation, claims Maken

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Congress leader Ajay Maken addressing the media in Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Sunday alleged that the actual amount of money spent on the renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence was ₹171 crore and not ₹45 crore as the BJP was claiming. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Maken said that he would be writing to Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena to take action as the renovation was a breach of privilege because the government had passed the budget without clarifying what it was meant for. He added that the renovation also…Continue Reading

Tamra Judge’s Big Bear House Renovation: Bedroom Details, Update

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Who knew Tamra Judge was so handy with a paint roller? The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member recently took to Instagram with a major update on her house in Big Bear. In her January 10 post, the real-estate buff shared a peek inside her mountain home. Keep scrolling to read about the progress she’s made in the bedroom—and to admire Tamra’s painting skills. Tamra Judge shows off the bedroom at her Big Bear home “Okay guys, I promised you I’d show you the finished paint job here,” the Orange County fitness enthusiast said, sharing a view of the…Continue Reading