Improve Your Home and Garden
Are you looking to give your kitchen a makeover? Maybe you’re trying to squeeze an extra buck or two out of the sale of your house. Whatever your reasons may be, Kitchen Tune-Up helps spice up your kitchen and save money at the same time with cabinet door refacing and kitchen cabinet resurfacing, great ways [...]
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A recent study said over the past year the use of plastic insulation, as compared to other varieties, prevents some 290 million tons of greenhouse gases released from homes and commercial buildings from escaping into the atmosphere. That staggering number is just the tip of the iceberg, however, when it comes to how plastics can [...]
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Imagine for a moment that it’s 10 years from now and you saved almost $25,000 in home energy costs. That’s an extra $2,500 per year that you were able to put toward other home improvement and home decorating investments, and it’s only one of the many benefits of switching from a traditional heating and cooling [...]
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If a catastrophe were to strike your home, do you know who you would choose to repair it? We’ve all heard nightmare stories about pulling out the home insurance policy and ending up finding contractors who do sloppy work, overcharge, or leave a job unfinished. If you have never worked with a contractor before–or if [...]
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I’m nose-driven person. I love the smell of herbs and spices – especially for food. Have you noticed what happens when you walk into someone’s home who’s cooking? Presuming they’re decent cooks, the smells can start your mouth watering right as you enter. Spices can punch up a bland dish, give a familiar food a [...]
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The BP oil spill travesty has jolted a lot of homeowners into exploring alternative forms of energy that were once deemed cost prohibitive. “Our industry is expanding dramatically because the price of residential solar panels has dropped,” says Susan Brown of the Kansas- and Missouri-based Energy Savings Store. But before plunging into this rapidly growing technology, here are [...]
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Summertime brings homeowners outside for DIY projects. If you’re planning to install a fence or pool, plant trees, or do other projects that require digging, there’s one step you must take before you get started: Call 811 Before You Dig. Chuck Muller of Indiana 811 informed us how easy it is to call 811, the national “Call [...]
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Termites like wood. They don’t care if the wood is old growth, new growth, responsibly harvested or clear-cut; they just want to eat it. Wouldn’t it be grand if you could just explain to the bugs that you are trying to be green and therefore don’t want to use pesticides in your home? You could [...]
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We could literally fill our website with the horror stories we’ve heard of local trade contractor let-downs. It’s a heart-breaking reality, but there are contractors out there who would shamelessly waste your hard earned dollars with shoddy workmanship. Instead, we’d rather share a hot tip on this great website with you!
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Do you argue about whose turn it is to vacuum the house? Are you sick and tired of bags that break open because you thought you could squeeze one more once-around-the-living-room sweep out of it? Does dust follow you around as you “clean?” If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need a [...]
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I have to tell you, I am not normally a big fan of sweating. It makes my clothes wet and clammy, ruins my hair and makeup, and it smells bad. So when did I become a sweat enthusiast? When I learned to love infrared saunas. There’s nothing new about employing saunas for health and [...]
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Although highly praised as an automotive accessory, the new LightForm flexible LED lighting film system has many applications for home lighting and enhancing decor designs. The new LED light strips are less than 1 millimeter thick and enable users to quickly and easily install LED lighting in tight spaces that were previously inaccessible. They can even be [...]
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Okay, you want flooring for your home that is long-lasting, looks great, fits your budget, and agrees with your earth friendly principles. You’re in luck. There are now many flooring options that are attractive, durable, affordable, and kind to our environment. So how do you find the right flooring products for your home? David Dixon [...]
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The purpose of landscape lighting goes far beyond looks. Homeowners install it for security purposes to discourage potential thieves from lurking in the shadows. They also use it for safety, such as illuminating steps that become practically hidden at night. Of course, well-designed outdoor lighting is also beautiful, and when installed in something as utilitarian [...]
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Stacy Weldishofer of TruStone Distributors of Milan, IN, said she’d been in the landscape design business for 20 years before discovering Travertine and Marble used as an outdoor dimensional paver. Before the existence of Travertine pavers, the only thing that was available for patios and walkways was flagging, limestone and bluestone. “I always loved using natural stone, [...]
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Do you enjoy singing in the shower? I do. (But, shhh, don’t tell anyone!) I’ve also screamed in the shower a time or two, know what I mean? Someone flushes the toilet or runs a tap somewhere else in the house, and the water pressure changes and so does the temperature. Bam! You’re screaming! Choosing a proper low flow shower head system [...]
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When you hear the term “green cleaning,” you probably don’t think about your vacuum cleaner. By now we’re all aware of the dangers of toxins in cleaning products and how they affect our family through direct contact or by breathing their fumes. But you probably don’t give much thought to how vacuuming your home affects [...]
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