“Whether you are a wine enthusiast or a novice, a custom-built wine room is the hot trend in custom home design, especially where luxury reigns. A good wine cellar creates an opportunity for great wine for a lifetime. It can also add value for purposes of resale of the home…All fine wine collections require the same basic care: climate, humidity, and light control systems to protect and preserve delicate vintages. Vapor-tight doors and easy access are also top priorities. Proper storage makes financial sense and allows wines to be purchased when they are released, at the time they are most available and lower in price.” So when planning your wine room, keep these three elements in mind: light, humidity and temperature of the room.
Category Archive: Specialty Areas
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Apr 17
“The Bathroom Is The New Den”
“The bathroom is the new den,” or so claims Christopher Solomon. “More and more, people are going to the bathroom to relax and even luxuriate after a day in the rush-rush world, say home remodelers and designers. Homeowners are upgrading the rooms — outfitting them with everything from soaking tubs to heated floors — to make themselves comfortable. But peace and quiet aren’t the only motivating factors. An upgraded bathroom helps sell a home and can be a good investment.”
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Apr 01
How Safe Is Your Safe?, Part Two
There are two basic types of safe cracking: safe manipulation and lock manipulation. Safe manipulation includes drilling, torching, exploding – basically any method of getting into your safe that doesn’t involve having to figure out the combination. This is what Valdes considers the “low road”. The “high road”, then, is lock manipulation. “Lock manipulation represents safecracking at its most pure form.”
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Mar 25
How Safe Is Your Safe?
When considering buying or installing a new safe, there are many factors that come into play. However, the first question you must answer is what you intend to protect in your safe.
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Mar 02
A Palace For Pooch
According to the ASPCA, more than half of all households in the United States have a pet. And yet, so often we design our a new homes without a thought about our four legged (or feathered) friends. From the floor plan to the flooring, there are so many ways to accommodate our pets when designing …
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Jan 24
International Builder’s Show
This year at the International Builder’s Show, one of the more interesting booths was the Kohler booth, not because of the plumbing fixtures, although they were great as always. However, the real attraction for me this year was “Ed”, the guy from Extreme Home Makeovers…
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