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Modernize Your Outdoor Space – The Santa Barbara Independent
Q: Marsha, I recently purchased a home in Goleta. I feel fortunate that I got the home, as there were seven other offers. However, now that I’m in the home I realize the landscaping is horrible. It is dirt and weeds and no design. What do you suggest? A: In our beautiful Santa Barbara, with our phenomenal weather, the outside design of the home is just as important as the inside. You will spend a great deal of time outside and you want the landscape design and treatments to be as spectacular as the inside environment. It’s one united property. Hire a designer who will analyze your premises and bring…
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Instagram-Inspired DIY Looks To Modernize Your Bathroom
The best part about modernizing a bathroom is that the process doesn’t have to entail a complicated design process. For example, a worn-down vanity can easily be transformed with a fresh coat of paint, while a shower stall that looks straight out of the 1960s (not in a good way) might just need some new tiling. And so even if “DIY” might not be your favorite initials, a little elbow grease can be an easy route to getting your bathroom looking magnificent instead of meh. So we’re sharing the hottest DIY bathroom looks from—you guessed it—the oh, so chic design world of Instagram. Whether you just bought a fixer-upper or…
