by admin on September 29, 2011
It is often said that planning is the most important part of a home improvement project, and this is never truer than for a home remodel. Because the kitchen is such an active, complex, multipurpose area, a remodel demands a great deal of foresight. Though a kitchen remodel may be at the top of your [...]
Now from the sublime to the mundane. While I’d love to keep writing about our adventures in motorcycling, this blog is all about balance and life is not all fun and games. So, in addition to shopping for a motorcycle, we are also planning a much needed and long overdue laundry room renovation. Why the [...]
Spring and Summer Gardening Tips The weather is improving and we’re all spending more time outdoors. Here are some helpful tips for your yard and garden for the late spring and summer months…
You may have retired and want to take up some craft or hobby, or you might have quit your job to work at home. You may be thinking of setting up a workshop to make a few bucks using skills you’ve acquired over the years. Setting up a workshop requires deliberate planning and organizing to [...]
There are several good reasons to switch to gas appliances, according to the Laclede Gas Company in St. Louis, MO. For example, • Natural gas is the cleanest and most environmentally friendly fossil fuel, producing 43% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than electricity derived from coal. • The direct use of natural gas – in furnaces, [...]
The St. Louis Builders Home & Remodeling Show starts this weekend (Oct. 1 – 3) and features home improvement experts for every room (and outdoor living space) of your home. Two of the industry’s most experienced experts are Matt Fox and Shari Hiller, Hosts of HGTV’s “Room by Room.” The show, which the two created [...]
The Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show will be the best place in the Midwest this weekend for shopping, learning, playing, and just stopping to smell the roses. The show offers attractions for kids of all ages, gardeners and garage gearheads, home designers and home improvement DIYers – all in one sprawling location. Kid [...]
Set your 10-year-old inner balloonist free at the Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show I want to be 10 years old again. This year at the Builders St. Louis Home and Garden Show, I want to be 4-ft high, have a cookie in my pocket, and be responsible for nothing. I don’t want to [...]
While it may not be landscaping season where you live, it is definitely home and garden show season. These mega shows offer consumers a one-stop shopping experience where you can shop and compare without driving all over town, and in some cases all over the state. Most of the time these homeshows feature show gardens [...]
One of today’s most popular home improvement projects is energy efficient window replacement. Today’s new replacement windows are better insulated and longer lasting than ever before. Of course, installing a window involves some serious structural issues, so finding dependable, capable window replacement companies is as important as finding the right windows. Thomas Construction, located near [...]
If you are one of those who loves to do home improvement projects, you probably surf online for hours for the best websites for home improvement tips and tricks. To help you solve this problem, we created a top ten list of our favorite home improvement websites. We compiled our list from the most popular [...]
How many times have you looked around your home at all the repairs you need to do–big and small–sighed, and then went back to being a couch potato? Many homeowners have good intentions to get these projects off their “honey-do” lists, but find they don’t really have the time, tools or talent to do the [...]
They say when you follow your heart, you will be successful in business and in life. Stephanie Frisch, co-founder of Blue Ocean Events and the Energy Trust Better Living Show, was raised by environmentally-minded parents, so living green has been a long-standing priority in her life. They also imbued her with independence and determination to [...]