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Books

Bob Vila's Complete Guide to Remodeling Your Home by Bob Vila and Hugh Howard, Harper Collins Publishers, 2002.

House by Tracy Kidder, Mariner Books, 1999.

Not So Big House (series of books) by Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press, Inc., 1998-2002.

Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design by Max Jacobson, Barbara Winslow, Murray Silverstein and Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press, 2002.

Updating Bungalows: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling and Building New by M. Caren Connolly and Louis Wasserman, Taunton Press, 2002.

Updating Capes: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling and Building New by Jane Gitlin, Taunton Press, 2003.

Updating Colonials: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling and Building New by Matthew Schoenhen, Taunton Press, 2003.

Updating Ranches: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling and Building New by M. Caren Connolly, Taunton Press, 2003.

Dream Homes of Philadelphia
www.panache.com/DH/dh_phili.html

Web Sites

American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org

Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org

Better Homes and Gardens
www.bhglive.com

Environmental Home Store - Green Building Materials, Design, Installation
www.environmentalhomestore.com

Green Depot - Environmental Living & Building
www.greendepot.com

Green Roofs, Landscape Design/Construction & Maintenance - C.M. Jones, Inc
www.cmjonesinc.com/

Greenable - Green Building Supply & Design
www.greenable.net

Home and Garden Television Network - HGTV
www.hgtv.com

Hometime - books and videos for ideas on remodeling
www.hometime.com

In the Fringe - Custom Window Treatments and Upholstery
www.pawindowdecorator.com/

Product ideas and product descriptions for every room in your house
www.homeportfolio.com

Remodeling Magazine's Online site. Click on
www.remodeling.hw.net

Tague Lumber - Premier Building Materials & Showroom Located in Malvern
www.taguelumber.com

This Old House site:
www.thisoldhouse.org

Magazines

Architectural Digest

Better Homes and Gardens

Country Home

Elle D�cor

Home

House Beautiful

Interior Design

Metropolitan Home

Old House Journal

Renovation Style

Southern Living

This Old House

Traditional Home

Veranda

Industry Resources
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Cabinetry

Adelphi Kitchens
www.adelphikitchens.com

Bluebell Kitchens
www.bluebellkitchens.com/

Conestoga Valley Custom Kitchens
www.cvck.com

Eastern Kitchens & Baths
www.easternkitchens.com

Haverford Kitchen & Bath
www.havkit.com

Stimmel Cabinetry
www.stimmeldesign.com

Appliances

ABC Discount Appliances
www.abcdiscountappliances.com

Ferguson Enterprises
www.ferguson.com/homeowner.shtml

Gerhards Appliances
www.gerhardsappliances.com

Kieffer's Appliances
www.kieffers.com

Tile and Stone

Bucks County Soapstone
www.buckscountysoapstone.com

Devon Tile & Design
www.devontile.com

Gravena Tile
www.gravenatile.com

Joanne Hudson
www.joannehudson.com/tile-stone/#http://assets.joannehudson.com/portfolio/tile/p1.jpg

Michael Adesso Marble and Granite World
www.addessomgw.com

Tropical Stone (in conjunction with Gravena or Devon)
www.tropicalstone.com

Waterworks
www.waterworks.com

Electrical Fixtures

Bright Light Design Center
www.brightlightdesigncenter.com

Ferguson Enterprises
www.ferguson.com

Kay Lighting and Design
www.kaylighting.com

Lighting By�Design
www.lighting-by-design.com

Rittenhouse Electric
www.rittenhouseelectric.com

Yale Lighting Concepts
www.yalelightingconcepts.com

Stereo & Video Equipment

Artistic Video & Sound
www.artisticvs.com

Casatek
www.thecasatek.com

HiFi House
hifihouse.com

Worldwide Stereo
www.wwstereo.com

Carpet, Vinyl Tile and Pre-finished Hardwood Flooring

Floors USA
www.floorsusa.com

Market Place Design Center
www.marketplacedc.com

Pinnacle Floors
www.originalhardwood.com