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What Experts Expect in 2023

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Post Date September 13, 2024

Nes/iStock.com Perhaps you’re thinking about completing a few home renovation projects this year, but you’re afraid you might not be able to afford them. Between inflation and supply shortages, prices for these upgrades might surge. See the List: GOBankingRates’ Best Banks of 2023Tax Season: 3 Ways Smart People Save Money When Filing Their TaxesDo You Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Pro In 2022, homeowners spent an average of $8,484 on home improvement projects, according to Angi. Despite rising interest rates, 50% of people expect to spend the same amount in 2023 — with 28% planning to spend less…

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Kitchen Organization: Drawers Instead of Cabinets

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Post Date August 28, 2024

The perfect kitchen needs two things: form and function. I wanted our kitchen not only to be beautiful but to function well for our family and lifestyle. When I asked my Instagram followers what they should have been for a kitchen renovation, one of the most common answers was drawers instead of cabinets. And that’s exactly what we did! KITCHEN ORGANIZATION IDEAS: DRAWERS For all our lower cabinetry and island cabinetry, we tried to incorporate as many drawers as possible. The main reason that drawers are the more popular choice is that they are easier to store things in. With…

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Renovation Slated For Mabie Playground In Summit

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Post Date August 3, 2024

SUMMIT, NJ — An outdated playground at Summit is slated to get a facelift in the near future, as the Department of Community Programs recently applied for grants to make a number of renovations. Mabie Playground, which is located on the Village Green near downtown, has not been renovated in over 25 years. The City Council approved a $100,000 grant application at last week’s meeting, through the Local Recreation Improvement Grant (LRIG) Program, in order to pay for the renovation. With the assistance of grant funding, Summit’s Department of Community Programs plans to renovate the playground, which also includes two…

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Switzerland to give Ukraine EUR 5.6M to renovate schools

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Post Date July 25, 2023

Switzerland will allocate an additional 5.5 million Swiss francs (about EUR 5.6 million) to renovate and refurbish 30 schools in Ukraine affected by hospitality. That’s according to a statement posted on the website of the Federal Council of Switzerland, Ukrinform reports. Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis has increased Switzerland’s support for the ‘Decentralization for Improved Democratic Education’ (DECIDE) project by CHF 5.5 million in order to rehabilitate around 30 schools in the regions directly affected by the fighting in Chernihiv, Odesa and Poltava. The project involves the installation of secure multi-purpose classrooms to ensure uninterrupted learning, even during air raid warnings.…

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Florida takes the 1st public step toward a $400M-plus renovation to its aging and iconic Swamp

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Post Date July 9, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Swamp is getting a makeover, a significant overhaul that’s expected to cost at least $400 million and be a “multigeneration solution” for an aging and iconic stadium in the heart of Florida’s campus. The Gators announced plans Monday to hire an architect for the design of its revamped Florida Field, the first public step in a process that’s been ruminating for years. The school will open a formal selection window in July. Athletic director Scott Stricklin said it’s “premature to speculate” on the final cost, seating capacity and a specific timeline. But he made it…

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Holding our nerves: a renovation that grew and grew | Interiors

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Post Date July 5, 2023

When your surveyor tells you midway through your build that your house is now worth a third less than what you paid for it, you either lose the motivation to keep going, or carry on and hope for the best. Ann Marie Cousins was a litigator when she and her husband, David, bought their home in Yorkshire and, although, she’d extended kitchens and bathrooms before, renovating a house that’s of architectural interest and in a conservation area was entirely new. The couple bought the property in 2011 and the decor had a distinctly 1990s vibe with peach and yellow walls,…

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Cute Half Up Viking Style Braided Hairstyle

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Post Date June 12, 2023

Modified: Dec. 13, 2022 by Katie Hale · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment Do you like the Viking style braided hairstyles? If so, this half-up style is a fun version that gives you a little bit of the look without it taking hours to create. I love how simple but intricate this style looks. It’s going to change how you look at a half-up and half-down hairstyle! Viking Braided Hairstyle I have always loved the Viking braids, but they are often fairly intricate or use most of the hair on your head. That can be…

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Kitchen renovation reveals 400-year-old friezes in York flat | York

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Post Date March 26, 2023

A man renovating his kitchen has found a 400-year-old wall painting of “national significance” in his York flat. Parts of the friezes, dating back to about 1660, were found by kitchen fitters in Luke Budworth’s flat on Micklegate in York city center last year and have since been fully uncovered. The paintings are thought to be older than the buildings at either side of the wall and are based on scenes from the 1635 book Emblems written by the poet Francis Quarles. Budworth, a medical researcher at the University of Leeds, said it was “bonkers” to think the painting was…