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Home Buyers Guide 2004

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Tips to get the first-time home buyer started full story...

Illuminate your bathroom for a new look full story...

Survey shows homeowners prefer a cozy haven loaded with luxuries full story...

Refacing your appliances full story...

Use common sense when deciding concrete placement full story...

Get packing: Tips to ensure a smooth move full story...

Hardwoods give you the freedom to mix and match full story...

The inside scoop on homeowner’s insurance full story...

Moving day — everything about estimates full story...

Pros and cons of renting versus buying full story...

Lilac bush should have started blooming a long time ago full story...

Energy conservation protects the earth full story...

Prepare your patio for outdoor parties full story...

Improve your home's air quality full story...

A housewarming gift guide full story...

Tip to playing it safe when improving your home full story...

Skylights, wraparound porch give McClain a ranch feel full story...

Turn outdoor space into an open-air room full story...

Wood deck needs restoration to retain natural finished look full story...

Five secrets to successful decorating full story...

Can you have two principal residences at the same time? full story...

Whitewashed “pickling” does wonders for dark wood walls full story...

Yard makeovers are as easy as adding a border full story...

Refacing your appliances

Want to update your kitchen on a budget? There are lots of things you can do beyond cabinet refacing.

Today you’ll learn how appliance resurfacing helps make old look like new. When you reface old kitchen cabinets, you can rejuvenate old appliances too. How? Try brand-new face panels purchased either from the original manufacturer or as an add-on custom-order face panel kit. Panels from the manufacturer simply slide into existing frames, whereas add-on panels offer all the latest “designer” fronts for almost any make and model of refrigerator or dishwasher.

Want real stainless steel? How about the new “fingerprint-less” gleaming version? Perhaps a chalkboard or a cork bulletin board refrigerator front? Maybe a “splash” of brilliant color?

You can even have lavish, rich wood grains with a beautiful finish and detailed trim. Refacing both cabinets and appliances makes older kitchens look like new.

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