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Hardware helps sell our homes
Last year we upgraded our doorknobs in our homes.  Partly because we liked the hardware and price and partly because Jake was selling it on  www.directdoorhardware.com  I experimented with the knobs and hardware on my own homes.  I got a lot of compliments from realtors and homebuyers.  In fact, my home sales have increased this year.  Jake has been so successful selling door knobs on line, that he has been able to lower the costs.  It is now possible to get designer hardware for the same price as the regular brass stuff.  I highly recommend using nicer hardware to give your home that extra special touch.  It is kind of the difference between luxury cars like Jaguars.  Look at the Read more
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Published On : 07-17-2004
Author : Steve Donegan
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Selling Your Home? Get New DOOR HARDWARE!
A lot of people visit our website because they are interested in building a new home. They look through our collection of house plans, and they find a home plan that they like, but they aren't ready to take the next step. Why? Because they are waiting for their home to sell. You can't blame a person for waiting. Building a new house is a huge investment, and in some cases, it is very unwise for a family to try building a new home while still making payments on their current residence. Something has to give. There are plenty of good resources and references out there that can help you sell your home faster, but I'd like to bring up something that you might not have thought of: door hardware. Everyone knows that eve Read more
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Published On : 01-17-2011
Author : Steve Donegan
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Affordable Modern Style
Modern Home Design There seems to be a lot of talk about Modern Design recently -- it's making headlines in the newspaper, it's in magazines at the checkout line, and it's on the television (you can't even turn on HGTV without hearing about it). Of course, it probably isn't all that surprising; we do live in a very modern period of time. What might be surprising is that modern design actually began back in the early 1900s. Although there have been numerous different movements and schools of design, Modern style generally focuses on strong geometric shapes. Polished surfaces are a predominant feature -- as are large windows, neutral palettes, and certainly state-of-the-art amenities. The Plan Collection has a wide variety Read more
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Published On : 04-14-2011
Author : Steve Donegan
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