Seventeen builders have put the competitive nature of home building aside and come together for one common goal -- constructing energy-efficient homes that meet the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star standards. FULL TEXT
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To the less resourceful, it's junk. With a little creativity, however, part of an old farming machine becomes the base of a bar stool, an ox cart wheel and yoke become a chair or bench, another wheel becomes a matching table, and artwork becomes a vanity top.
As a design trend, using and reusing items and materials from unusual or exotic sources is a powerful way to make a home distinctive, according to Leslie Parraguirre, a locally based interior designer. FULL TEXT
