2 days at The DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS Feb 3 – 4 Del Mar, California— SAN DIEGO HOME IMPROVEMENT EXPO comes to the Del Mar Fairgrounds for a two day extravaganza of hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, plant sales, and face-to-face consultations with top experts—all with the […]
home
Credit: Jeffrey B. Banke/Shutterstock While most home improvement projects yield generally positive results—increased home values, more usable spaces, improved enjoyment of the property—there are never any guarantees a project will work out the way you hope. While bad execution—the wrong materials or finish, for example, or hiring the wrong contractor—doesn’t […]
Jacqueline Anke’s biggest regret isn’t the more the $3,300 she lost to a Scottdale contractor. It’s that she waited to report the swindle to authorities. “We thought it was just going to be a civil matter, then I read about all of these other folks in 2021 and 2022. It’s […]
Home-improvement retailers Lowe’s (LOW -0.07%) and The Home Depot are alike in many regards. However, for 15 years, Lowe’s has trailed Home Depot significantly when it comes to profitability. There are different ways to measure profitability, but a particularly important one is a company’s operating margin. This is the profit […]
A fashionable family transforms their circa-1960s Kensington Park fixer-upper into a technicolor dreamland Written by ALLISON LANE FARMERPhotography by MARY BRITTON SENSENEY WHEN ERIN GOODMAN FINDLAY and her husband first met in New York City, a home in Savannah wasn’t on their radar. But when the couple visited for St. […]
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Claysburg man is in jail after being accused of taking thousands of dollars from an area couple for home improvement projects he allegedly never worked on. Brian Eugene Miller, 58, was accused of taking the money from his clients and not returning to provide […]
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fireplace-decor-25-rounded-trimwork-1023-b89543f62d0a42289c1aaaf6db2e7bba.jpg "30 Mantel Decorating Ideas That Bring Style and Warmth to Your Home")
A fireplace often serves as a strong focal point in a room, encouraging you to cozy up and while away the hours with company or a good book. Like any element in a home, your hearth should blend into your interior design aesthetic, and decorating the fireplace mantel accordingly is […]
Bed Band is a US-based small business that specializes in bed bands for mattresses of various sizes. Promising review: “We have a rather deep mattress and added a memory foam topper, which gave our fitted sheet a real stretch to be able to securely tuck at the corners and not slip […]
