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Flooring

Is Your Home Ready For Its Closeup?

February 15, 2010 Curb Appeal

In the past few months Use What You Have has been working with more and more clients who are interested in updating their homes in preparation for resale – when the real estate market strengthens a bit more. Perhaps the fact that spring will be arriving in a few weeks has something to do with [...]

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This Will Floor You

February 26, 2009 Flooring

If you are thinking about buying a rug for your entrance foyer here are a few considerations.
First, be sure to buy something durable that will be easy to clean: Rugs that are made of nylon or wool are best. Remember, this is a high-traffic area and, because of its proximity to the front door, any [...]

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Pulling The Rug Out… From Over

January 30, 2009 Flooring

Whenever I see a small rug sitting on top of a larger rug, or on wall-to-wall carpeting, I think, “Why would anyone do that?”
If you have read my books or have trained with me, you know that this little cover-up is one of my big pet peeves. If you don’t know why it’s a problem [...]

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Pulling the Rug Out From Under

June 24, 2008 Flooring

Most of the homes I work in have open plans: Living rooms, dining rooms and, sometimes, other rooms that are all exposed to one another. If you have this layout in your house or apartment and you have a rug under your dining room table, you may need to remove that rug.
Why? Because, assuming you [...]

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