Fabulous House Designs

This galvanized metal cladding house built on a budget proves that you can have your cake and eat it too. Designed by Substance Architecture, this humble home was built for an Iowa family looking to downsize on this four-acre pastoral property. The structure – a simple galvanized metal tube reminiscent of agricultural structures – captures views of a pond at one end and a meadow at the other. The home’s shape serves up more than just the views. Its shape maximizes its square footage and function on a minimal budget. This farmhouse cottage style home features two glazed facades, and coupled with its orientation, results in a passive solar home. Inside, the open concept house plan promotes socialization and family living, but still offers privacy in bedrooms and bathrooms. Full Post…

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How much do you know about windows in general? How much do you know about aluminum windows? The reason why I ask this is because most people don’t know all that much about windows and even less about aluminum windows and that is why I want to help you understand a little bit about them. What you need to first understand is that aluminum windows are built a lot stronger than any other window out there and because of that they are widely used by commercial businesses.

Another thing you need to know about aluminum windows is they let less sound pass through them. What most people don’t realize is that vinyl windows let quite a bit of sound pass through them and that is what a lot of people don’t like about them but with aluminum windows you won’t have this problem. Full Post…

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The wallpaper goes to the wall, right? Well, not necessarily. In case you have a bit more imagination you could bring your home to life with a bit of wallpaper added here and there.

You might have never thought about this, but wallpaper could be used as a table topper. All you have to do is to paint the table with two coats of metallic paint. Once these layers have dried, apply a layer of metallic glaze to add some extra shimmer.

After this last layer has dried as well, cut a scratch of wallpaper that fits the top of the table. Apply decoupage glue to the table and place the wallpaper.

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Tags: Wallpaper, Wallpaper Scraps