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From new countertops to energy-efficient appliances, these projects will add the most value to your home. Spring is coming and you’re dreaming about tackling some home improvement projects that have been weighing down your wish list. But, while that swimming pool you’ve always wanted is something your family will enjoy, it might not be the right project to add value to your home. Any home upgrades should fit your lifestyle, add comfort — and give you a good return on your investment. Below are three home improvement project ideas that will help you learn how to increase the value of your home: 1. Kitchen and Bath Facelifts Replacing cabinet door fronts, hardware, countertops and appliances will give you the best bang for your buck. The national average ROI for that kind of minor remodeling project is 82.7%, according to Remodeling magazine’s 2014 Cost vs. Value Report . For the bathroom, “keep the tub and tile, but change faucet fixtures, medicine cabinets, ...

Do you have an edible garden or farm animals? Do you live in a farmhouse or decorate as if you do? Whether you’ve got more raised beds than bedrooms, count barn animals as part of your family or have rescued a dilapidated barn, we’d love to see pictures of your home. Check out some of the unique farmhouses from around the world that have been featured on Houzz. Yours could be next! Share your farmhouse: Upload photos to the Comments section below and tell us about your home. Your space may end up as a My Houzz feature, covered by one of our editorial photographers. Corynne Pless Save to Ideabook Email Photo Fox Heart Farm. Mark and Kelley Ash of Horton, Alabama, built their family’s colorful shotgun-style farmhouse on a 9-acre property. Pictured here is their kitchen, built with salvaged wood from Kelley’s grandmother’s home and a restored washboard sink found on Craigslist. Their farm is host to a number of animals, including three horses, one donkey, five ...

With the weather warming and flowers blooming, May is a wonderful time to prepare your home for a season of indoor-outdoor living. Spruce up your outdoor kitchen, boost curb appeal, do a fire safety check and more — here are 10 home tasks to consider doing this month. Matthew Bolt Graphic Design Save to Ideabook Email Photo 1. Touch up interior paint. This is one of those tasks that sounds far more daunting than it really is. A plastic cup filled with paint and a small brush are all you need to make minor touch-ups to most rooms. A few minutes covering up scuff marks and stains can make a world of difference! If you have small holes (from moving artwork, for example), fill them with putty and allow it to dry for at least a day before painting. Mina Brinkey Save to Ideabook Email Photo 2. Restain the deck and repaint the porch. Freshen up your porch and deck this month by applying a new coat of paint or stain. A once-a-year refresh will help extend the...

As once-industrial portions of cities are being transformed into neighborhoods for living and working, the future of buildings that served as factories, warehouses and more is coming into question. Should they be torn down? Or renovated for uses compatible with an area’s evolution? The latter is what happened with a listed (landmark) Victorian-era water tower in the Kennington district of central London, which couple Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce transformed into a seven-story residence. Houzz at a Glance Built for: Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce Location: Kennington, London Design-build architects : ACR Architects Size: 4,482 square feet (416 square meters); 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms LeichtUSA Save to Ideabook Email Photo The project was documented on the 100th episode of the TV show Grand Design s. The show spends far too much time focusing on Osborne, a real estate developer spending beyond his means, as he tries to raise the nearly £2 million ($3.4 million) to c...

[One of many hand-painted signs in the hospital's basement. All photos by Charles Giraudet .] 22 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/01/inside_roosevelt_islands_abandoned_hospital_predemolition.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/53627f69f92ea1117500daae/Mortuary Sign - IMG_0463.jpg" width="500" height="379"></a><br /><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/05/01/inside_roosevelt_islands_abandoned_hospital_predemolition.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Trained as an architect in his native France, Charles Giraudet wanted to enter Roosevelt Island's massive Goldwater Hospital ever since he laid eyes on it about two decades ago. Giraudet, now a full-time photographer , got the chance he'd been waiting for in late Decembe...

[Mr. Ponzi did sport a stylish boater.] Yesterday, Old Westbury investment advisor Brian Callahan pleaded guilty to securities and wire fraud in connection with Montauk's Panoramic View resort. Callahan, who purchased the Panoramic View with his brother-in-law in 2007, siphoned cash from funds he managed into the money-losing resort. US Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement, "Through lies and deceit . . . [Callahan] misled investors and stole investor funds, including investments from a local fire department, to support a lavish lifestyle and operate a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme ." The feds are moving to seize the resort . The other owner of the Panoramic View, Callahan's brother-in-law Adam Manson , pleaded not guilty and will appear in court next month. read more.... http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/30/one_panoramic_view_owner_pleads_guilty_to_fraud.php

17 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/04/30/an-1892-frank-lloyd-wright-house-now-wants-just-775k.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/5360f0a2f92ea1704c0050f2/1019-Chicago-ave-18.jpeg" width="499" height="333"></a><br /><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/04/30/an-1892-frank-lloyd-wright-house-now-wants-just-775k.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Over in the Chicago suburbs, an early design by "America's architect" Frank Lloyd Wright asks $775K, which may seem cheap for a 2,661-square-foot four bedroom by a master—particularly a house that, as Curbed Chicago writes, "utterly oozes Wright's Prairie charm"—though if one considers the several other FLW spreads to have hit the market in the last year or so, i...