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Lost America: The Reconstruction of 7 Great US Buildings

A brick and mortar building can elicit a sense of nostalgia and longing. But why are we so fascinated with the buildings of the past? Perhaps it’s the mix of familiarity and strangeness that draws us in – we see a street we know so well, but with a time-traveling intruder atop it. In celebration…

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Help for a Successful Garage Sale

I know the feeling. You look around your home and wonder how did you accumulate all this stuff? Between the kids’ old toys, old clothes that you don’t use (or are out of style) and the items you thought were great to have (shouldn’t watch infomercials at 2 in the morning) but you never use….

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A Tribute to Video Game Architecture

HomeAdvisor created 3D-looking digital renderings from popular video games. Check out these 8-bit-like buildings or structures from Final Fantasy, Zelda, Bioshock, Assassin’s Creed, Dark Souls, Half-Life.

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Art Deco America

Art Deco was a glamorous European design style that grew out of the waning Art Nouveau movement in the first decades of the 20th century. Manifesting through new trends in architecture and interior design, the movement perfectly captured the spirit of the age: hope, progress and jazz! Naturally, when Art Deco made it across the…

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20 Farmhouse Decor Ideas – From Shiplap to Eucalyptus

Store your farmer’s market goods openly on your counter, island or gathering table. Fill a piece of glassware with contrasting fruit. Leave a fresh loaf of bread on a wooden cutting board. Find these ideas and more in HomeAdvisor’s Guide to Farmhouse Decor.

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High-end home improvements worth splurging on (and when it’s best to scrimp)

The only thing harder than setting a realistic remodeling budget is sticking to it. The secret? Knowing when to splurge and when to save on materials and services. I asked HomeAdvisor pros (including the architects and designers who draw up plans, contractors who do the work, and repairmen who get called when things go wrong)…

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the sitcom sofa

A Visual Compendium of Sitcom Sofas

The sofa, as television producers have long known, is the perfect sitcom prop. It can form the center of a studio stage, symbolize family values, or create a mirror image of the viewer at home. In some sitcoms, the sofa is so important that it is a star in its own right. The classic sitcom…

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Remodels & Home Improvement Projects Homeowners Regret

Between trying to save money and customizing a home to their exact lifestyle, homeowners can make some big mistakes. Whether they decrease resale value, go way over budget, or increase maintenance costs some renovations are just, well, awful. Here are seven projects that homeowners often regret. 1. Making A Bedroom Into A Closet Most of us dream of a big…

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The Floor Plans of 4 Garages where Billion-Dollar Companies were Born

Every company has to start somewhere and even the biggest corporations in the world were once a couple of college buddies tinkering in somebody’s garage. It’s incredible to imagine the likes of Disney and Apple as ever being that small, but the likes of Walt Disney and Steve Jobs were just dreamers with a plan….

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Can you match the living rooms to the TV sitcoms?

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