Mr. and Mrs. Do-It-Yourselfers
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Article by: Deborah Meyer Through the Thick and Thin of Building , Home Air Purifiers: Healthy Home Solution a Concrete , An In-Depth Review of Popular Air Purifiers Countertop Concrete countertops, recognized first by architects and designers , Pool Decking - The Perfect Way To Beautify The Area Around Your Pool for their aesthetic potential and project versatility, are fast becoming the answer to homeowners' demands for a relatively inexpensive countertop alternative that doesn't require a high-level of expertise to install. In addition, they offer homeowners an exciting opportunity to literally try their hands at being creative. Step-by-step books, videos and hands-on training are now readily available for homeowners to confidently engage in such do-it-yourself (DIY) projects as building , An In-Depth Review of Popular Air Purifiers concrete countertops. Married couple Chris and Ali were excited to take on a DIY project after purchasing their San Francisco flat. , The Best Things About Log Cabin Kits A logistical real estate developer/construction manager and an educational specialist, Chris and Ali are also architecture and home , Drafty House? Six Energy Saving Tips design enthusiasts. With a penchant for getting their hands dirty, building , Professional Home Inspector: More Notes On Becoming A Professional Home Inspector and installing their own concrete , Satellite TV or Cable countertop seemed a natural , The Best Things About Log Cabin Kits choice for them. Chris happens to be no stranger to concrete: "My interest goes back several years when I was building , Replacement Windows and Double Glazing - Essential Buyers Tips restaurants and retail spaces. I installed concrete , Pool Decking - The Perfect Way To Beautify The Area Around Your Pool countertops and worked with concrete , Choosing Your House Plan artisans doing integral color , Paint Thickness Measurement and stained concrete floors. , Home Air Purifiers: Healthy Home Solution " In April of 2003, Chris and Ali purchased a two-flat building , Eye Appealing Bathroom Sinks From Top Manufacturers like Kohler in space-challenged San Francisco. Recently, they sold the lower flat , Replacement Windows and Double Glazing - Essential Buyers Tips as a tenant-in-common unit and now occupy the upper flat, , How to Turn Your Porch into an Outdoor Living Room which offers roughly 950 sq. ft. of living space. Before they considered building , Fireplace Design - A real burning issue. their own kitchen , Marble Repair concrete countertop, they hired a contractor , 7 Tips For A Better Kitchen for an extensive remodel of the home. , How to Turn Your Porch into an Outdoor Living Room The result is an open, loft-like living space where the kitchen , The Best Things About Log Cabin Kits and living zones flow together. "We both enjoy the process of designing and creating our own living space to fit how we live. This applies to the space we occupy as well as the details within it," says Ali. "We both like the idea of working with our hands, using materials that are natural, , Is YOUR Home A Safe Home? accessible ["¦] and flexible." Chris added, "Concrete counters are beautiful, , 7 Tips For A Better Kitchen cool, earthy, solid, and you just want to touch them. The counters were a perfect way for us to create something beautiful , Put Some Beauty To Your Open Spaces With Awning out of our own ideas and hard work, and the uniqueness of the end product , Replacement Windows and Double Glazing - Essential Buyers Tips is a representation of our unique ideas." Their kitchen, , Technological Advances in Windows and Doors 10 feet wide by 15 feet long (150 sq. ft.), didn't offer much room , Put Some Beauty To Your Open Spaces With Awning for Chris and Ali to work "” but that didn't stop the big plans , 7 Tips For A Better Kitchen they had for their narrow kitchen. , Air Purifier Basics They wanted to have a logical cooking zone with a work triangle, plenty of counter space and still have enough room , Choosing Your House Plan to accommodate a dining area. Like most urban San Francisco properties, , Vinyl Siding Colors space is almost always an issue. To remedy this, a straight run of upper and lower cabinets and a concrete , Air Compressor When These People Do It So Easily countertop with a dishwasher, sink, oven and stove were placed along one wall , Replacement Windows and Double Glazing - Essential Buyers Tips of the kitchen. , Flooring Tips You Must Know A built-in banquette and dining table are located opposite the concrete , Custom Builders Announce Home Elevators as the Next Appliance countertop work area. An adjacent wall , How to Turn Your Porch into an Outdoor Living Room hosts a refrigerator and tall cabinets. Chris and Ali agree that the most interesting addition to the kitchen , Information About Toilet Bowl Mops And Toilet Bowl Brushes is the concrete , Pros of Using Geothermal For Your Home countertop. The couple's instructional guide and source for design , Put Some Beauty To Your Open Spaces With Awning inspiration was award-winning designer , An In-Depth Review of Popular Air Purifiers Fu-Tung Cheng's Concrete , 7 Tips For A Better Kitchen Countertops: Design, , Home Improvement: Ceiling Fans Forms, and Finishes for the New Kitchen , Tips on Selecting a Futon Bed and Bath (Taunton, 2002), a national bestseller in the remodeling and design , Information About Toilet Bowl Mops And Toilet Bowl Brushes genre. The finished countertop is a visually stunning work surface with rich, complex colors: reddish-brown with flecks of semi-precious Leopardskin (yellow and black) aggregates. "This particular color , Installing Pergo Floors in Your Home Yourself combination blended perfectly with the color , Where to Find Great Kitchen Canister Sets theme we had for the cabinetry, tile , Air Compressor When These People Do It So Easily backsplash, floor , Installing Pergo s in Your Home Yourself and wall , Replacement Windows and Double Glazing - Essential Buyers Tips finishes," says Ali. Understated design , The Benefits of Small Dehumidifiers details of the 12-foot long, 3-inch thick concrete , Futons and Futon Covers Are Perfect for Any Room in Your Home countertop include rounded edges at the countertop front and the sink openings as well as a decorative metal , An In-Depth Review of Popular Air Purifiers strip under the front edge of the countertop to conceal the plywood sub-top. Chris and Ali took special note that despite the tight working space of their basement, , Pros of Using Geothermal For Your Home their collaborative work ran smoothly from pour to finish. "Like the rest of our remodeling project, building , Vinyl Siding Colors the concrete , Improving Bathrooms In Your Home countertop brought us closer together," says Chris. "We work very well together. It starts from the fact that we communicate very well and our design , A Primer On Dish Washer- A Useful Home Appliance: ideas complement each other." With the completion of the project and the creative work done, Chris and Ali admit that their biggest challenge was building , Futons and Futon Covers Are Perfect for Any Room in Your Home the concrete , The Dirt On House Plan Styles forms. "Particularly for the sink cut-out, which has radius corners and two different size basins," says Chris. Despite a couple of minor learning curves, Chris maintains that there is an overwhelming sense of accomplishment upon completing their concrete , Put Some Beauty To Your Open Spaces With Awning countertop. "The best part is seeing and feeling the finished product , Air Purifier Basics and knowing we did it!" It's been said that if a couple can survive a home , Tips on Selecting a Futon Bed remodel "” especially a DIY project "” together, they can survive anything. From the looks of a job well done on their first concrete , Chosing to Buy Between Different Types of Ladders countertop, these happy do-it-yourselfers are in it for the long haul. Chris says of future projects, "We plan , Renting Tools For Your Home Improvement Project to create a concrete , Futons and Futon Covers Are Perfect for Any Room in Your Home fireplace surround and perhaps a hearth to go with it!" For more information , Commercial Pressure Washers about concrete , Pros of Using Geothermal For Your Home countertops, please visit: http://www.ConcreteExchange.com/Deborah Meyer works as Marketing Assistant for Cheng Design, , Custom Builders Announce Home Elevators as the Next Appliance a Berkeley-based interior design , Custom Builders Announce Home Elevators as the Next Appliance company headed by award-winning designer , Technological Advances in Windows and Doors and author Fu-Tung Cheng. Deborah's work includes writing press releases for Cheng Design , Technological Advances in Windows and Doors and Cheng Concrete , Mobile Homes... What to Look for Exchange, with a focus on do-it-yourself stories of the company's customers. |
  
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