Hi Friends,
If you haven’t already heard, it’s official; on 11/6/09 the President signed the tax credit bill that extends the current $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit (which was set to expire Nov. 30) through April 30, 2010. The bill also includes a new, ‘move up buyers’ $6,500 tax credit for homebuyers who have previously owned a [...]
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Tax Credit for Existing Homeowners who want to Move Up
Posted in Tukee Talks on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plastic Paint
Posted in Tukee Talks on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago my neighbor was out painting her plastic lounge chairs. Of course I buzzed over to find out exactly what she was up to; it looked far too interesting and I had to inquire further.
She has a set of lounge chairs that she’s had forever but were in perfect condition. However, the white color was [...]
Simple chandeliers add flair
Posted in Tukee Talks on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About two months ago I purchased two simple chandeliers at Lowe’s for about $60 each. (We received 20% off that day so saved a little on each one which are regularly priced at $79 apiece). I had a vision of hanging them in the entry to add some interest when you first enter our home but wasn’t sure [...]
Second Annual Tukee Home Tour
Posted in Tukee Talks on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 2009 Ahwatukee Home Tour and Remodel Expo is almost here! Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 4, 2009 9 am – 5 pm.
Nyla Simone Home, along with the Emerald Design Center, are hosting the second annual ‘Tukee Home Tour and Remodel Expo. You can grab something to eat, participate in the 50/50 raffle and then board the [...]
Metallic Paint adds shimmer effect
Posted in Tukee Talks on March 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
OK, so it took me a week to paint one (very small!) wall but I finally finished! See the last post to get the full story if you didn’t yet; I was experimenting with a line of paint called “Brilliant Metals” from Valspar on the entry wall in my home.
The goal was to add an effect of strong [...]
Shimmering paints
Posted in Tukee Talks on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’m trying out a new paint from the Earth Elements collection by Valspar. They have a collection of colors they categorize under Earth, Fire, Wind and Water.
There are two applications you can choose from that add a shimmering quality to your walls; Brilliant Metals & Granite. The best applications for both are in an area that receives a lot [...]
Anatomy of a concrete staining project
Posted in Tukee Talks on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walk thru the process of staining interior concrete floors, including before & after photos.
Final considerations before staining your concrete
Posted in Tukee Talks on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are considering going the stained concrete route in your home, here are a few things to consider before you make your final decision. Again, these are considerations before doing interior jobs, not exterior. As you will see from all the photos on the BC Coatings website at http://azconcretecoatings.com/ , they do driveways, patios, garages & pool [...]
Preparing your home for a Concrete Staining project
Posted in Tukee Talks on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When you remodel a significant portion of your flooring it requires moving furniture, either completely out of the house or from room-to-room as the work progresses. Because we were doing all but two rooms of our home (we left two bedrooms carpeted) it required removing everything.
In our case the existing floor was tiled which makes for a super messy demo. [...]
Concrete Staining for Residental Floors
Posted in Tukee Talks on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Finally, a chance to catch up and blog the latest project; it was a big one and took a good part of December to complete. I looked back to the last post and it was in late October! I must get better about posting more consistently. For this project I’m going to break it out [...]
