Now in the midst of redecorating, Ms. Waterfield is trying to sell it.

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Along with its images, Houzz offers design and redecorating advice from nearly 170, 000 professionals, including architects, interior designers, landscape architects, general contractors and home stagers.

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They are the money you spent on redecorating your living room in the hot new style, only to find that you hate it living in it.

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Spring is such a good time to take a look at your house and, without necessarily redecorating, bring in some new things that change the look.

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After redecorating and improving her home - doing everything from building walls to laying carpet - she has now decided to focus on getting a career in the construction industry.

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"Because it is a fairly new house, it basically meant just redecorating the rooms, but we have added on a conservatory for guests to sit in during the evenings, " explained Andy.

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This might explain the recent sharp increase in spending on lingerie, dresses, coats and even the higher sales at Home Depot, given that women, Mr Silverstein argues with dogged consistency, tend to initiate redecorating sprees.

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But even if the land has been tidied up, is this not a bit like getting into someone else's house, redecorating it, and then saying because you have done that you are entitled to it?

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