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		<title>WARM COLORS IMPACT YOU AND YOUR HOME</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 03:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;WARM&#34; COLORS: RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW Colors affect everything we do, because they&#39;re part of light&#39;s energy.&#160; We&#160; cannot see the colors of light rays, but we see colors because of light&#39;s spectrum.&#160; When the atmosphere intervenes, becoming a prism, we can see light in the form of a rainbow. Rainbows are meaningful because they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 BATHROOM IDEAS FOR YOUR COMFORT + SAFETY</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a comfortable bathroom?&#160; It&#39;s a serene oasis of calm in your frenetic lifestyle.&#160; Your heart sings and you say &#34;Wow!&#34; every time you walk into your remodeled bathroom that includes everything you&#39;ve been dreaming about and wanting. Your bathroom should reflect you in the best way possible &#8212; literally and aesthetically.&#160; It can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 WAYS TO AVOID CHANGE ORDERS</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; CHANGE ORDERS &#8230; THE LAST THING YOU WANT DURING CONSTRUCTION! You&#39;re surprised, and feel betrayed. Just when everything seemed to be going well, your contractor says, &#34;We&#39;ve run into a problem,&#34; or, &#34;If you want it, you&#39;re going to have to pay more.&#34;&#160; There are (sometimes) valid reasons for Change Orders, but most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Claus or Grinch?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We enjoy helping people achieve their dreams and goals, to see anxiety and fear melt away, replaced by calm understanding.&#160; Our goal is to explain the process and discuss everything that&#39;s included in their project, to help them achieve their goals. You call a design professional because you need and want to remodel your home, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO AVOID BUILDING and REMODELING ANXIETY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has not been one homeowner in 25 years of my experience who didn&#39;t feel anxious and overwhelmed about their project before we met.&#160; Not one!&#160; Hundreds of homeowners, with different lifestyles, different needs, and different budgets.&#160; Pretty amazing.&#160; Everything I do focuses on helping homeowners like you.&#160; During a meeting several months ago, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1970&#8242;S RANCH REMODELING SUCCESS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; (CLICK ON PICTURES TO SEE GALLERY, LARGER VIEWS) The return trip home, after leaving Mark and Anne&#39;s yearly Thanksgiving open house, presented a wonderful opportunity to think about everything that made their home remodeling project special, followed by a familiar question, &#34;How can more homeowners achieve the best results possible &#8212; with fewer anxieties, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLIDAY SAFETY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theme selected for the first segment of this week&#39;s broadcast of &#34;Today&#39;s Home&#8482;&#34; was holiday safety.&#160; Every year, there are news reports about home fires, personal injuries, and deaths which occur when people don&#39;t think about potential dangers because they&#39;re caught up in all of the holiday activities, which can be a serious distraction.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOMEOWNER AND CONTRACTOR ADVOCATE</title>
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		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What is an advocate?&#160; Because I have called myself a homeowner advocate for over 15 years, many contractors conclude that I will always take the homeowners&#39; side against them, which is not true, except if there is clear evidence that the contractor has done something very wrong, i.e.: Not providing products and services specified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Do It Right&#8221; &#8212;  The Rest of the Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We did it right &#8212; and the Homeowner is happy! This project in Lake Oswego is almost complete, and very shortly, I plan to take photos for my website and possible design competitions. If a category for &#34;Resurrected Projects From Hell&#34; is ever introduced, this bathroom would definitely be in contention for top honors (as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MICROWAVE OVENS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane Plesset CMKBD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCERNS OF A PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN DESIGNER AND CONSUMER ADVOCATE Our new internet radio protram, &#34;Today&#39;s Home&#34; began yesterday with a discussion about microwave ovens.&#160; During the first segment, I expressed professional concerns about&#160; microwave-hood combinations and drawer microwaves.&#160; Both appliances are potentially dangerous.&#160; You need to have someone on your side to help you make [...]]]></description>
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