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Home Design Chat with Nancy — 407 episodes

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What's Old is New Again... and Then It Quickly Gets Old

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If White Kitchens are Out, Why Am I Seeing Them Everywhere?

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Why Aging Parents are Choosing Family Over Care Centers

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The New Rules of Remodeling for Resale Value

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Home Remodeling ROI: What Actually Adds Value in 2026

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KBIS 2026 Kitchen Trends: What’s Worth It, What’s Overhyped & What to Skip

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Before You Remodel Your Kitchen, Listen to This Homeowner’s Story

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Kitchen Upgrades wit the Worst ROI (Don't't Waste Your Money)

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Unfitted Kitchens Explained: The Surprising 2026 Trend

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Zellige Tile Pros and Cons: What Every Homeowner Should Know First

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Aging in Place Kitchen Design: Smart Renovation Ideas to Stay in Your Home Longer

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Paint Like a Pro - Color Trends & Expert Painting Tips

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2026 Kitchen Countertop Trends: What’s In, What’s Out, and What’s Next

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Tile Trends 2026: What’s In, What’s Out & What’s Next

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HyperCore Induction Cooktop Explained: Pros, Cons & Why Induction Is the Future of Kitchens

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Vinyl vs Hardwood vs Tile: Pros, Cons & Why Cheap Flooring Costs More

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The Most Important Design Decisions Homeowners Get Wrong

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Is the Open Floor Plan Over? Why Closed Kitchens Are the Biggest Home Trend of 2026

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Independent Living with Style, Safety & Dignity: Smart Home Design That Works

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Kitchen Remodel Mistake #1: Letting Your General Contractor Design Your Kitchen

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Are You Still Using the Kitchen Work Triangle—and Should You Be?

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Outdoor Living Design Trends Every Homeowner Should Know

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Holiday Best of Home Design Chat with Nancy #2

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Holiday Best Of Home Design Chat with Nancy

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Season’s Greetings from Nancy: A Holiday Hello & Thank You

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Is the New Cooktop Concept Worth It? My Honest Opinion

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Christmas 2025: Top Decorating Trends and Must-Know Safety Tips

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Kitchen Tile Trends 2026: What’s New in Colors, Textures & Materials

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Free-standing Tubs vs Showers: Pros, Cons & Safety Tips Every Homeowner Should Know

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The Colors of 2026: Sherwin-Williams’ Top Palettes and How to Use Them

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Avoid Design Regrets: How to Hire the Right Interior Designer.

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Does Your Bathroom Need a Makeover? Here’s How to Tell

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How to Realize you Hired the Wrong Designer

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Expert Design Ideas to Make Your Kitchen More Functional and Efficient

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How 2026 Is Redefining Kitchen Style and Function

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Custom Homes Without the Headaches: Builder Tips You Need

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Interior Design in 2026: The Biggest Trends You’ll Love or Hate

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Do You Really Need a Kitchen Island? Pros, Cons & Design Trends

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Roof Maintenance 101: Protecting Your Home from Costly Damage

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Aging in Place Made Simple: Safety, Lifestyle & Independence

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What Homeowners Wish They Never Purchased

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What is That Kitchen Triangle All About?

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Design Regrets We Don't talk About (But Should)

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Design Trends: What Works, What Doesn't

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Hiring Smart: Finding the Right General Contractor

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Trusting your Designer & the Design Process

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Tile Care 101: Keep It Clean, Keep It Beautiful

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Your Forever Home: Designed for Beauty, Safety & Functionality

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Built to Impress: Kitchens & Baths That Work

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Setting the Global Standard: Marble Systems & Natural Slab Trends

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How to Tile a Shower Like a Pro

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The Designers Guide to Beauty, Function and Low Maintenance

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Trend Watch: 2025's Freshest Wallpaper Looks

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Tiling like a Pro - The Finishing Touches for Your Backsplash

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Aging Gracefully & Safely … in the Kitchen

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Budgeting for a Successful Remodel

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Before you Remodel Your Kitchen, Know what Trends are Out for 2025

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Tiling Like a Pro- Part 3 - "The Backsplash!"

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Do you Have the Closet of Your Dreams?

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The Reality Budget: No One Likes It—Everyone Needs It

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Designing for the Future: Monogram’s 2025 Vision

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2025’s Appliance Must-Haves - From Smart to Stunning

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Tiling Like a Pro: Expert Tips & Techniques - Part 2

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The 2025 Bathroom Trend Report: What’s In & What’s Out

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Older Houses vs. New Homes - Listen Before You Make a Decision

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Kitchen & Bath Plumbing 101: What Plumbers Wish Homeowners Knew

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Tiling Like a Pro: Expert Tips & Techniques

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Introducing Designers Circle Just for You

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2025 Tile Trends: What's In & What's Out

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Everything to Know about Cabinets before Your Remodel

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How to Plan your 2025 Kitchen Remodel like a Pro

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How Long Does It Really Take to Do a Kitchen Remodel?

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New Kitchen Visions for 2025

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Here's to a very Happy New Year 2025

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The 2025 Kitchen Trends I Don't Agree With.

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Out with the Old: 2024 Kitchen Trends to Leave Behind for your 2025 Kitchen

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Should you Remodel or Relocate in 2025?

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2025 Color + Design Trends for your Home

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Leak-Proof Your Roof: Tips for Long-Lasting Protection

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Window WOWS: The Hottest Treatment Trends for 2025

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One Oven, Endless Possibilities: Cooking Made Easy

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The 2025 Bathroom Trends to Know About

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Invisible Kitchens – Minimalism Meets Function

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How to Remodel Your Dream Kitchen with Total Confidence

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Achieve the Perfect Kitchen Remodel Without Stress

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The Hottest Appliances You Can't Live Without!

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Exciting New Ideas that Have Replaced the Out-of-Date Designs

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5 Kitchen Upgrades that Add the Most Value for your Home

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What is That Kitchen Triangle All About?

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Enjoy Your Own Spa-like luxury

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Completing the Perfect Remodel With Unexpected Challenges

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How the Perfect Project Came To Be

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Quartz & Corian are Manmade Products  - What are the Differences?

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The Perfect Lighting for your Kitchen

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Timeless Elegance: Designing Bathrooms for Safety and Style

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Were Those 2024 Tile Trend Predictions Accurate?

97

Calling Do-It-Yourselfers - This Podcast is for You

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Invisible Kitchens - Minimalism Meets Function

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Remodel Smart: Kitchen Upgrades Without Regrets

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How to Make Your Kitchen Remodel Timeless

101

Great Remodels Don't Just Happen, They are Planned

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Plan for a Successful Remodel

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Learn about the Loneliest Color and How to Use It.

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Everything Homeowners Need to Know About Roofs Before a New One is Needed

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Color Trends: The Power of Color in Everyday Life

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Add Ambiance with a Cozy Fireplace

107

Things Aren't Always What They Seem

108

Mastering Kitchen Renovations: Understanding Cabinets, Countertops, and Sink Differences

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Open Road Fun: Enjoying Life in an RV

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White Cabinets & Stainless Steel Appliances are Never Leaving!

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Tile Talk: Unveiling Trends of 2024

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Monogram Introduces Luxury Appliances for 2024

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Designing Bathrooms for Beauty & Safety

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Safe, Smart & Sustainable Kitchen Innovations for 2024

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Designing for Safety & Independence

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Nancy Gets Interviewed by New York City Reporter

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Latest Design Trends from the 2024 Kitchen & Bath Show

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Out with the Old: Embracing Innovative Designs

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Understanding Scams: Protecting Yourself and Others

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What Makes a Cabinet Perfect?

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Will These 2024 Kitchen Trends be Popular?

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Are you Remodeling to Sell or Stay in your Home?

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Don't Remodel Your Kitchen Without a Plan

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What Homeowners Don't Know about Remodeling but Should

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Your 2024 Home Facelift on a Budget

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What to Know Before you Sign That Contract

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How Long Does It Really Take to Do a Kitchen Remodel?

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I Can't Have More Fun than This!

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The Perfect Suggestion for Gift Giving, or Maybe Not!

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Design by the Numbers . . . What does that mean?

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2023's Trends that Have Impacted Design

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How Will the 2024 Colors Impact Your Life?

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How to Have Stress-Free Buffets For the Holidays

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2024 Kitchen Trends Explained.

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How to Have Beautiful Tile and Stay in Budget

136

How Long Does It Really Take to Do a Kitchen Remodel?

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Beautiful Tubs That Are Not Safe

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Appliance Clarity with Chef Andrew: Clearing Up the Confusion

139

Smart Home Synergy: Embracing the Future of Connected Living

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9 Colors to Stay Away From, or Maybe Not!

141

What you Should Know about Kitchen & Bath Fixtures for your Remodel

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Have Happy House Plant with Help from a Pro

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Don't Remodel before the Holidays Unless you do This

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Before You Do This, You Should Know All the Answers

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You will Regret Using These in Your Kitchen

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These New Appliances are going to Amaze You!

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Learn What Countertop Materials Not to Use.

148

Listen to My Conversation with an Accomplished Interior Designer

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The Importance of Determining your Investment for your Kitchen Project

150

There is No End to Fabric

151

These are NOT 2023 Kitchen Trends

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Red, White & Blue for your Home

153

Know This Before you Remodel

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Is your Kitchen Dangerous?

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Unlocking the Secrets of Organized Spaces: Exploring Garage Cabinets for a Clutter-Free Lifestyle

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Designers say These Kitchen Trends are Out for 2023 - I Disagree!

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Budgeting for your Remodel Project

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLORS FOR YOUR HOME

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Are you a Remodel Statistic?

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New Tile Trends for 2023

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How to Get Your Design Projects Published

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Why are Design Trends Important?

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What You Should Know about Living in Place

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Are you Safe in your Home Today?

165

Custom vs Stock Cabinets - What are the differences?

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2023 Exciting Kitchen Trends You Will Love

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Do Your Cabinets Need Organizing?

168

Remodeling your Kitchen? Don't Miss this Podcast!

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WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN THAT CONTRACT

170

Where Do Trends Come From?

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2023 Lighting Fixtures are Exciting!

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How to Plan your Remodel Like a Pro

173

Listen to This Before you Remodel your Bathroom

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Make the Most of your Living Room with These Ideas

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What is New in the World of Design for 2023

176

What is the new color for 2023?

177

Pros & Cons of 9 Countertops Materials You Should Know

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What to do with that Extra Room in your Home?

179

Learn about the Luxury Bath Trends for 2023

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Kitchen Trends for 2023 - What's In & What's Out

181

Is your Home Safe & Secure?

182

Get rid of your old Paint Colors. 2023 Colors are Here!

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What is Remodeling going to be like in 2023?

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GET MY 8 TIPS FOR HOLIDAY BAKING

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How to add Coziness to your Home for the Holidays

186

Pros and Cons of Vinyl Floors, the Latest Trend

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Add Warm & Cozy to your home with a Fireplace

188

Elegant Brass is Back, and you can Get it Now!

189

Could a Tiny House be for You?

190

DIY's & Homeowners -Part 4 of 4

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LIVING WALLS & POTTED PLANTS FOR YOUR HOME

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Is the Open Floorplan Losing Popularity?

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PAINT COLORS: Out with the old, In with the New

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Designing the Accessible Kitchen - Part 3 of 4

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Don't Miss the Cabinet Trends for 2023

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How to Pick the Perfect Light Fixtures Over Your Island

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Do You Have a Dangerous Kitchen?

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10 Ideas to Give your Kitchen a New Look without a Major Reno

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So you want a Kitchen Island, but will it Work? Kitchen Design Part 2 of 4

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Do you Need Help Organizing your Kitchen?

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We Don't Agree with Those 2022 Trends

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What's Hot in Cooking

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DIY's & Homeowners- Kitchen Design Part I of 4

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The Tables are Turned: Nancy gets interviewed!

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What To Know Before you Buy that Area Rug

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10 Things to Know Before you Hire a Contractor

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Everything You Need on This App

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Paint your Cabinets & Furniture with these tips from a Pro

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It's time to Light Up your Outdoors!

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Newest 2022 Tile Trends

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Form, Function + Great Ideas

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Living Walls & Potted Plants for your Home

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Statement Art for 2022

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Don't Replace your Countertop yet!

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How to Enhance Your Home with Moldings & Millwork

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You'll Love these New Interior Design Ideas for 2022

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How & Why to Accessorize your Home

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What are Bloggers Saying about Kitchen Trends

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Listen to these Design Idea for 2022

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Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

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Don't Miss these New Appliances

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Building your Home from Pre-plan to Move-in Part II

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Building your Home from Pre-plan to Move-in

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Is the Open Floor Plan Dead?

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Did you miss CES 2022?

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Clear the Clutter

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2022 - What's In & Out

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This is the Last One . . .

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Get my 8 Tips for Holiday Baking

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Be in the know- Learn about the 2022 Colors

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Remodel your Bathroom with These

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Be Prepared . . . ALWAYS

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Enjoy the Holidays with These Ideas

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Convection or Steam?

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Is your home safe enough?

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Make it Quieter

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Furniture shopping? Get educated first!

238

2022 Tile Trends - What's In and What's Out!

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House Plants are Trending

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Stay Tuned, Coming Soon!

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Could your Home be Smarter?

242

Your Kids won't listen to you, but your Shower will!

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How our Homes have Changed since 2020

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Listen to the Rest of the Story

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Zillow! Ya Gotta Love It!

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LAMINATE OR FORMICA – WHICH IS IT?

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Do this BEFORE investing in a Swimming Pool

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HANG UP OR DELETE

249

10 Signs you have a Great Contractor

250

The Best of . . .DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR ON HGTV

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Are you Tankless?

252

Don't pick up that Paintbrush yet!

253

Are you still waiting for your New Appliances?

254

Are you a Fan of these Design Trends?

255

Before you buy carpet, listen to this!

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Is your Ceiling Fixture the right Size?

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2021 KITCHEN TRENDS TO AVOID

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Is your House Smarter than You?

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Beauty In & Out

260

2021 Appliance Highlights

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What are you Doing for Earth Day - April 22

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Is your Outdoor Kitchen safe?

263

What's in your Drawers?

264

Make your Vision Come True with This.

265

Tile Cleaning & Maintenance... Beyond Floors

266

Do's & Don'ts of a Home Office

267

Picture This on your Wall

268

Is your Website Outdated?

269

Cover Up Those Windows!

270

Should you Stay or Leave?

271

Of course you need a Vent Hood in your Kitchen.

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You Need a team to build your Dream Kitchen

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Attend KBIS 2021 ~ Listen for free Tickets from Monogram

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And the New Colors for 2021 are . . .

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WHY YOU NEED A PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT

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Good Bye 2020, Hello 2021

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What's REALLY in and out in the Design World for 2021

278

Time for Change

279

IS YOUR KITCHEN FITTED OR UNFITTED?

280

If your Home isn't Healthy and Happy, find out why.

281

Don't Be a Victim! Learn how to avoid being scammed.

282

De-stress for the Holidays with These Gift Tips

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DON’T REMODEL YOUR BATH UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THIS

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ARE YOU TIRED OF WHITE KITCHENS YET?

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We Don't Agree with the Experts when it comes to the 2021 Design Trends!

286

Don't Believe What you Hear on HGTV

287

Good & Bad Tile - Know the Difference

288

What is Universal Design and Why do you Need it?

289

You Can't Work from Home without This

290

More Mistakes you Shouldn't be Making when Remodeling A Kitchen

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Don't make these Mistakes when Remodeling a New Kitchen.

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Is it Wine Time yet?

293

Are you Missing this in your Kitchen?

294

Are you Still Drying Your Dishes?

295

Steam + Convection = Perfection

296

Don't Follow the Trends

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You Need More Color in your Life with This

298

You Need a Website - Where Do You Start?

299

Has the Pandemic Affected the Phoenix Housing Market?

300

Learn how to Finish your Home with Beautiful Art

301

Pavers will add Beauty to your Backyard

302

If you are getting new Appliances, Listen to this First.

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Pro tips to improve your home’s lighting— without an electrician

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Are your Smart Devices Safe?

305

What the Pandemic has changed in design

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You want to Remodel your Kitchen? This is where you Start.

307

The Innovations of Monogram Appliances

308

We Will Get Through This

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Have Kitchens Changed Since the 50's

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You should Know This from Beginning to End

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Remodeling? Where do you Start?

312

Don’t Try This Yourself, Get an Expert

313

Guess what’s back and very popular

314

What You Should Do Before Listing Your Home

315

Lighting Trends for 2020 You Should Know About.

316

You Should Know the Colors for 2020?

317

Have you been Hacked yet?

318

What is it Like to Cook in a Food Truck?

319

Are you Pairing your Wines for the Holidays?

320

Where Do You Put your Overnight Guests?

321

Do You Think it’s Art or Furniture?

322

What Kitchen Ideas are in & out for 2020?

323

Is there a difference between Ceramic and Porcelain Tile?

324

What you can do with a Hearth Oven?

325

Find out what you don’t know about Alternative Healing?

326

Find out what Nancy has been up to!

327

Do you wish you had a Great Backyard?

328

What Does an Architect Do?

329

Does your countertop clutter consist of these?

330

Does your Kitchen look like the 60’s?

331

It’s all about the Lighting

332

Are you Safe Enough?

333

Are you waking up well rested?

334

Don’t be overwhelmed when Remodeling

335

Is your Bathroom from the 50’s?

336

Where did your Natural Stone come from?

337

What you should know about keeping Scammers out of your Computer.

338

If You Don’t Know What a Bookmatched Slab is,Listen Now.

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What you should know about your Expensive Rug

340

You want to Automate your Home, But How do you Start?

341

Don’t Build an Outdoor Kitchen before Listening to This.

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What you should know about Mobile Vendors

343

If you want to be Organized, Listen to these Tips

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To Cater or To Cook, Listen for the Pros & Cons

345

Listen for the Secrets of a Great Backyard

346

Know about Wine Before you Drink it.

347

Don’t Paint your Walls until you Listen to This

348

Don’t Build an Outdoor Kitchen before Listening to This.

349

What Will Future Bathrooms Be Like?

350

Listen to an Architect explain the Process

351

Don’t Clutter your Counters with These!

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Don’t Buy Anything until you Listen to This?

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You’ll Wish You Were There

354

You Can Be a Great Cook with These

355

Don’t go to Pakistan for a Rug.

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Learn How you Can Make a Difference.

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Doing This will Help Sell you House FASTER!

358

Should you Move that Furniture or get a Pro?

359

Do you know Enough about Natural Stone?

360

Bathrooms – How Times have Changed.

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Do You know What’s “IN” for 2019?

362

You want to Automate your Home, But How do you Start?

363

I Want Shutters on My Windows!

364

I Need Help Picking out My Tile

365

Listen to How to Sell Your House Quickly

366

Don’t Chose your Stone until you listen to this Podcast

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Does your Kitchen look like the 60’s?

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Don’t put these Appliances in your Kitchen.

369

Do You Know Enough about Fabric?

370

Do your Appliances Talk to you?

371

Listen to 2019 Rug Trends & More

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Do Something About those Naked Windows

373

2018 Design Trend – What to Use & What to Lose!

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How Do You Start A Remodel?

375

Scam Alert – Listen NOW

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Do You Know the Differences in Slab Materials?

377

Listen to Know about Sous-Vide Cooking & Beer

378

You can be a BBQ King!

379

Listen to Interview with Author of “Living Brave . . .”

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You’ve Come a Long Way GE!

381

Find out the Secret of Survival after Tragedy

382

Counter Top Conundrum

383

Don’t Remodel your Kitchen until You Listen to This

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Do you have a Smelly Kitchen?

385

Is your Design Trendy or Fadish?

386

Does your Kitchen make you Happy?

387

What is my Rug Worth?

388

Is your Home Smart yet?

389

Should I use Porcelain or Natural Stone?

390

Your Kitchen Definately Needs This.

391

I Want a Barn Door or 2!

392

Take Care of that Expensive Rug

393

Are you Enjoying your Shower?

394

Are you Sleeping Restfully?

395

It’s about the Lighting

396

Aging in Place- What does that mean?

397

You can Never be Too Safe

398

It’s Time to get Organized

399

You have a Website, Now What?

400

You should know More about this Tile

401

From the Quarry to the Home

402

Technology in the Bathroom

403

Do You Know What Connectivity Is?

404

I Want a Purple Range

405

Know the Trends for your New Kitchen

406

You Definitely Need a Security Door

407

Do You Know What a Bookmatched Slab is?