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Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitors
Read More: Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitorsWe have all had the unwelcoming experience of approaching a home without a porch. It’s raining and you hug as close as possible to the door to avoid the dripping rain from the eave. Balancing with one foot on the step and the other on the pathway, you hope someone heard your knock and comes…
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Mudroom design helps keep the house organized
Read More: Mudroom design helps keep the house organizedBy Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon If you have children living in your home, you can probably attest that you don’t have to hear kids come in to know they’re home from school — the telltale trail of coats, backpacks, books, and footprints of mud across the floor gives it away. If the mud room…
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Good laundry room design can ease laundry task
Read More: Good laundry room design can ease laundry taskBy Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon This remodeled laundry room design includes plenty of floor and counter space, a built-in ironing board, bins for each family member’s laundry, and a clothes steamer closet. Does it seem like your laundry piles are usually more like mountains than molehills? Is getting family members to pitch in and…
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Home renovations should keep to original style to retain value
Read More: Home renovations should keep to original style to retain valueBy Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon News reports have highlighted controversial home renovations in some of Salt Lake City’s classic neighborhoods. Understanding the history, style, and architecture of your home — and the other homes in your neighborhood — is crucial in designing an addition or renovation. Ignore this principle, and you’ll end up spending…
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Connect inside of your house with the beauty outdoors
Read More: Connect inside of your house with the beauty outdoorsBy Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon With the advent of spring after a particularly foggy winter, you may already be connecting more with the outdoors through hiking, biking, golf or puttering around in the garden. But have you ever considered how well your home connects with the outdoors? A Liberty Park-area home has small windows…
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Architects’ focus is remodeling jobs
Read More: Architects’ focus is remodeling jobsAfter designing a handful of high schools in the region, commercial buildings with little local character, and high-end homes with sky-high budgets, Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon decided it was time to come back to earth. The two architects were tired of turning away inquiries about remodeling because their firm said there wasn’t enough money…
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Give the gift of architecture for Christmas
Read More: Give the gift of architecture for ChristmasBy Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon Whether someone on your list simply appreciates good architecture or is gearing up for a major home remodel next year, books, below left, magazine subscriptions, above, and even gift certificates for future services are great ways to give the g You have 23 shopping days left until Christmas, and…