33 Awesome Inspirations for Your Dream Home

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Living Peacefully with your Mother-In-Law

This Forbes.com article highlights a new book by Michael Litchfield, entitled in-laws, outlaws and granny flats. Our aging population is resulting in a number of shifts in homebuyer preferences, including elevators, main floor bedrooms, and mother-in-law quarters.

In the Beach Cities, that can mean a guest house (yes, a few properties have them) or even "bootleg" quarters crafted from a re-purposed basement or suite.

Free Water-Efficient Toilets, Anyone?

Stop flushing your money down the tank!

On Saturday morning, May 15, the West Basin Municipal Water District will be holding a free exchange event.  Pre-registration is required, quantities are limited, toilets to be exchanged must have greater than 1.6 gpf, and participants must meet residency requirements (Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo, Lomita, certain parts of Torrance). 

For more info or to register, go to the Southwest Environmental, Inc. website and click on "Hermosa."   - David

What Homebuyers Want

Mel Gibson figured out what women want.  Here's the new list of what homebuyers want, from the recent Las Vegas Builder's Show. Do you agree with the list? - David

the-10-must-have-features-in-todays-new-homes.html: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Conserve More Energy With Motion-Sensored Light Switches

Courtesy of Black & Decker, energy-conscious homeowners now have another way to conserve natural resources.
Introducing the Lights Out Autoswitch, a 135-degree, motion-detecting device that turns the lights on when people enter a room, and subsequently turns them off after everyone has left.  The timer can be set at 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes,

Cheap Hot Water? Just Add Sunshine - WSJ.com

Here's a way to potentially use some of that great sunshine of ours to save energy. These systems aren't always cost effective, but when you look at what energy is likely to cost in a few years, they could just make sense.

Cheap Hot Water? Just Add Sunshine - WSJ.com

Of course, systems with the same good intention were installed on many homes in the 1980's (throughout the 400 townhomes and courthomes in Manhattan Village for instance), and served only to cause leaks and headaches. The technology is now 25 years newer, though, and perhaps another look is warranted. - David

8 Hot Kitchen Trends for 2010 - Builder Magazine

From the building show: latest & greatest kitchens. - David

8 Hot Kitchen Trends for 2010 - Design, Kitchen - Builder Magazine