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  Personal Style: 50 Clever Real-Life Kitchen Design Details

  A special kitchen design detail or storage hack can come from an unexpected place — such as a backsplash made from a vintage tin sign or a spice rack fashioned out of an ironing board cabinet. We’ve...

  • Posted March 3, 2016
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  Building Deck Stairs

  If you have plans for a deck that consists of more than one level or will be more than about 15 inches above the ground, it will need stairs. Stairs can be one of the most challenging...

  • Posted March 3, 2016
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  Storage: Closet Organization

  If you’re anything like us the one thing you always seem to need more of is storage. How many times have you thought of moving everything in the garage to a commercial storage locker to make room...

  • Posted March 2, 2016
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  Fast Fixes for Floor Squeaks

  Remember the scene in the movie Physco where Anthony Perkins quietly tiptoed across the bathroom – much to the surprise of an unsuspecting Janet Leigh? Can you do that in your house? Probably not if the floor...

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  Carpet types, what to look for and how to buy it

  New floor covering is a popular home improvement any time of the year, but becomes especially prevalent just prior to the holiday season. Americans from coast to coast rally to replace tattered goods with new material in...

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  Easy Spring Maintenance Tips For Your Home

  Keeping your home and its operating systems clean and in good working order will make it safer, more energy efficient and will cut utility and repair bills. What’s more, regular maintenance can prevent damage that can lead...

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  Blowing Your Dryer’s Nose

  We recently purchased a brand new electric clothes dryer. So when it stopped drying properly after less than a year we were a little more than surprised. The first thing we checked was the 220-volt power outlet....

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  On Wood Water Damage

  The biggest single drawback to wood is its’ susceptibility to damage by water. Believe it or not it is easier to build a termite-proof home than one that is water-proof. All wood contains some moisture. It absorbs...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  March Gardening Checklist

  Clean up from Winter Clean up any garden beds left to winter over. Cut back browned-out ornamental grasses and foliage of perennial flowers that you didn’t remove in fall. Some of it may even rake off. Compost...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  The Lennox Intuitive iComfort S30 Smart Thermostat

  Lennox Industries, a leading provider of innovative home comfort solutions, last year introduced the iComfort S30 smart thermostat, which makes saving energy and being comfortable easier than ever. By bringing innovation to energy savings through intuitive technology...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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