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The Japanese Dream House: How Technology and Tradition Are Shaping New Home Design

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The modern Japanese home has always attracted Western architects and designers. With a panache that often borders on the outrageous, modern homes in Japan blend such traditional elements as shoji screens and tatam-matted rooms with what, at first glance, appear to be thoroughly contemporary elements of the Western home. And yet a closer look reveals impressively subtle alterations. Carefully crafted wooden surfaces throughout the home gleam with a delicate Japan… More >>

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Making A Safe Room

The safe room, which is also known as a panic room, is a secure location within a home or building that is designed to provide safety for families during terrorist attacks, nature, burglaries, or other types of threats. A safe room is an ideal investment for any home owner, although the more fortified rooms with heavy security are normally found in the homes of rich people. Those that have a lot of money really have no budget – therefore they can easily spend thousands on making their safe room the best place to go in the event of an emergency.

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Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0

  • Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, line weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns
  • Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots
  • Cabinet Designer lets you create unlimited cabinet styles; choose colors, countertops and door styles
  • Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs
  • Generate various styles of Automatic roofs or manually design any custom roof including curved roofs

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