Archive for December, 2009

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Moving from Blogger to WordPress :: Thanks for Memories . . . Blogger

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During this process, I am taking the opportunity to rename and re-brand the blog. While I, of course, loveeeee both the phrase "agents of moxie" and further the way the word "agents" plays several meanings, it has in some regard failed to accomplish one primary goal. That is -- unless you found me through my website, you may not have noticed that this blog is in fact attached to, and is meant to support, my budding home improvement business. While fun and flirty at first - "agents" has to go (at least as the domain name); enter, Building Moxie :: the Blog. The word "Building" hints that my business, and maybe my blog, may have some small little something to do with, well . . . construction; it helps reinforce my brand as a whole. [ . . . ]
construction business books close up

so what I am trying to say is . . . heavy on the one

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I do revel in the opportunity to write from the hip; I find that it is often a great way to explore. Sometimes though -- as in life, walkabouts lead only to places that you know. ******** Thanks to Paul Anater at *Kitchen and Residential Design* for having me. I am one of eleven guest posters holding the fort while Paul gets some time away. Please check in throughout the week to see what is up! Without further build-up, here is my first guest post: . . . heavy on the one. [ . . . ]
house being moved along the Atlantic Coast

If only you could drive your house up to the home center

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These conditions are due, in part, to the temporal and fading nature of things. Much as a car's odometer rolls with every tenth of a mile accumulated - your home loads on mileage, too, with each passing year. Short of noting proactive discretionary improvements, and extending beyond the mechanical equipment found in your home, all parts in, on or of your home will wear and ultimately fail (if left unchecked). [ . . . ]
  • Best of the Bacon

    How to Clean a Brick Patio video capture with Tim Carter Ask the Builder

    Building Moxie Interviews Tim Carter of Ask the Builder

    When we had our night on the town at the Remodeling Show in Chicago, we were fortunate enough to have Tim Carter from AsktheBuilder.com join us. And . . . as one thing seems to lead to another, and when he says — “Ask the Builder,” well, we did. Here is an interview with Tim. [ . . ]

    image via tammydalton.net

    Embrace your Eclectic :: 3 Steps to Make it Work

    Eclecticism can make a room bold and invigorating if it’s done right, but more often than not, I find the term used as an excuse for liking everything and yet nothing. The danger is in spreading yourself too thin, weakening and diluting your passion, your decorative statement and style-sense. Do you accommodate too many others’ styles, furnishings, and expectations to the point that your house and all the things in it don’t reflect you anymore?

    There are three steps to make eclectic décor live together happily, and keep your home-sweet-home from becoming a repository of unrelated junk: [ . . . ]

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