5 Interior Lighting Design Trends

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How we decorate our homes reflects how we live and how we want our surroundings to function and look. The fluctuating economy, updates in materials and the quest to green our environment have all impacted interior design in 2012. These trends can be seen in lighting design, as well, as fixtures are introduced that meet the wants and needs of today’s consumer both aesthetically and functionality.

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5 Tips for Lower Home Heating Costs

Winter is in full swing, and there are a few easy ways to lower your heating bill.

There’s nothing like a cold winter night to remind us how lucky we are to have artificial heat. But there’s nothing quite like an end-of-the-month heating bill to ruin it all by asking for a fortune in return. Fortunately, you’re not captive to paying high heating costs. It’s not free, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay through the nose each and every month.

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Bathroom Designs Inspiration: KOHLER Spa Tower

The KOHLER Spa Tower features this 14-foot-high minaret-like shower space that soars upward and is bathed in natural light.

So, you’re ready to remodel your bathroom just in time for spring. Could you use some inspiration? If your bathroom has space to spare, welcome to the redefinition of luxury.

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Front Door Decorating Ideas

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Today’s front door hardware is more than just handles, latches, and locks. From fashionable finishes and ultra-durable door hardware parts to electronic door locks that are as good-looking as they are effective, it’s time to find out what’s offered today.

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Essential Chimney Maintenance Tips

Firing up a chimney is the perfect way to heat the home. Make sure to take the proper cleaning precautions first.

One thing to remember about your chimney is that it can act as entrance to your home for a number of unwanted things—from living or dead creatures to random debris and frigid air. Proper home improvement chimney maintenance is critical to ensuring all three keep their distance. But another thing to remember is that a failure to perform chimney upkeep can also prevent certain things from getting out of our home—like the carbon monoxide produced when you light a fire.

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Front Door Paint Ideas

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One of the things the New Year represents is new beginnings. And a way to rejuvenate your home for the New Year is to paint the front door.

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Winter Moving Tips

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You can’t always pick your moment. Sometimes, circumstance dictates that what you’d much rather put off for spring or summer must happen now—regardless of how cold it is outside or what a pain in the derriere moving in winter can be. But you don’t have to go it alone and you don’t have to bumble your way through it.

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Build.com Set For Corporate Giving in 2012

Build.com will take part in corporate giving through July 2012, choosing from five different charities each month to be voted on by its Facebook fans.

What began as a friendly battle for sales supremacy soon evolved into monthly donations to charity. Build.com is gearing up for some fun corporate giving.

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Build.com Donation Initiative

Through July 2012, Build.com will be donating $1,000 a month to one of five select charities. We're asking our Facebook fans to choose which charity receives our donation.

On Aug. 25, 2011, the president of Build.com, Christian Friedland, bet our top salesman, Gary Clark, that he could outsell him in a four-hour competition. But it evolved into something bigger than just the contest.

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Home Humidifiers — Helping You Stay Healthy This Winter

Clean air outside is natural. A home humidifier can help clear the air inside your home.

Love it or hate it, winter is a reality we’ve all got to deal with. One of the certainties of winter is increased exposure to colds and flus, either of which can make suffering through bitter cold all the more intolerable. But what if you could buy an appliance that would help keep you healthy and warmer at the same time? If this sounds too good to be true, it’s not. It’s just the way a home humidifier works.

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