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		<title>Bellagio Vanity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever been to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, you may have seen what we like to call, the Bellagio Vanity. The Bellagio Hotel has beautiful bathrooms but my favorite part of the entire bathroom is the vanity. If your bathroom is lacking in elegance, character, and especially storage space, this might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Perfect Bathroom- Shower, Vanity, and Bathtub</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First of all, I’m a 27 year old graduate student who has 3 jobs and needs time to relax. I thought this might be an interesting blog topic because of the amount of new builds and renovations Hunter Roberts Homes is building/renovating. There are so many aspects of a bathroom that entice me and even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/my-perfect-bathroom-shower-vanity-and-bathtub/</link>
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		<title>Kitchens- Let&#8217;s go green!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of points of view on kitchen design.  You can see a lot of beautiful kitchens on our sites (www.hunterrobertshomes.com and www.wellingtonchasehomes.com) and great sites such as www.pinterest.com and www.houzz.com.  My father used to tell me how luxurious of a kitchen I had growing up in the 60s. His reference point was a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/kitchens-lets-go-green-3/</link>
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		<title>Renovations&#8230; Let&#8217;s be smart about &#8216;em.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The term renovation has become more popular than ever. We hear this on home design shows, in magazines, and the amazing before and after pictures.  The market offers deals you couldn’t have imagined possible a few years ago.  It’s an opportunity for those in a position to buy, to take advantage of it, particularly in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/renovations-lets-be-smart-about-em/</link>
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		<title>Smart Renovation, Dumb Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Not-So-Obvious Issues A couple days ago we talked about renovations in terms of selecting a home to renovate.  Now let’s get down to brass tacks. As home designers and experienced builders and renovators, we think of renovations as two types – “smart renovation” candidates and “poor renovation” candidates.  A smart renovation candidate is one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/smart-renovation-dumb-renovation/</link>
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		<title>Electrical Systems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Electrical Receptacles: If your home is new, the wiring in your home met the local code requirements and safety standards for normal usage of electric appliances, furnace, and other electrical items normally found in a home. Small appliances that require some personal attendance for proper operation, such as a microwave, may be plugged into any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/electrical-systems/</link>
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		<title>Sticking and Leaking Doors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sticking Doors             As the weather and humidity changes, it is not unusual for doors to stick or not fully close. Wooden doors tend to swell as the humidity increases. The door frame changes shape and size as a result of this humidity. However, your sticking door may be as simple as a loose screw. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/sticking-and-leaking-doors/</link>
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		<title>Lets start blogging!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are building an online reference library for our clients and will discuss new homes, renovating homes, building homes, and design options. This will be a searchable database of information. I am Lauren Moore and am part of the team at Hunter Roberts Homes/Wellington Chase Homes and will be blogging quite frequently to inform you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2012/03/27/lets-start-blogging/</link>
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		<title>Planning Your Morning Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Morning Room? A morning room is an English term we picked up and started using to describe a casual family dining room which we including in most every home we design and build.  A typical size would 12 feet by 12 feet.  It is connected to the kitchen and sometimes also to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/08/16/planning-your-morning-room/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Walls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most annoying things for any homeowner is to hear the floor squeaking underfoot. To prevent this, we do several things: First, we use TJI Floor joists which don’t bend, warp, or twist which causes the sub floor to move up and down. Second, we use glue and nails to initially secure the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hunterrobertshomes.com/blog/2010/02/26/whats-behind-the-walls-5/</link>
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