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Home Improvements That Are Not Legal To Do Yourself

Spending so much time at home during quarantine exposed the pluses and minuses of our properties. The main living space might shine and sparkle, but the bathrooms look old and dreamy by comparison. You’ve probably also noticed deficiencies in some of its core systems, such as heating, plumbing and electrical.

Mortgage Interest Rate Forecast for 2023: When Will Rates Go Down?
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The desire to repair, update or bring more comfort to our spaces led to a push in home improvement projects in 2020 that have dipped

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9 Ways to Update your Kitchen

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home and it is where you probably spend a bit of time cooking, entertaining (and cleaning) everyday- so of course you want to do that in a pretty space. But what if your kitchen is feeling like it needs a bit of a refresh and it just isn’t in the budget to do much at the moment. From fresh paint to simply adding some thrift store barstools and fresh linens- I have got you- today it’s all about a couple of ways to make your kitchen feel fresh on a dime.

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French Cottage Garden- Lavender Topiaries

Pretty in purple… Lavender topiaries are little delightful moments wherever you place them. Of course, lavender is beautiful in the garden. Planted in an English or French cottage garden floral bed or tucked into an urn -those lovely lavender blooms are a lovely touch. And bringing them indoors- they bring a garden moment inside. Today it is all about these fan favorite lavender topiaries, where to find them and a couple of ideas for enjoying them.

Lavender Toparies

It seems to happen every year now and I am always asked about the lavender topiaries and where to get them. It

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The Home Improvement Services Market Size Is Expected To Grow With The Increasing Demand For Home Remodeling As Per The Business Research Company’s Home

LONDON, April 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Business Research Company’s research on the home improvement services market identifies the increasing demand for home remodeling to drive the growth of the home improvement services market in the future. The renovation of real estate is referred to as home remodeling. This entails making changes or improvements to a home or other real estate. House improvements can refer to both commercial and company assets, in addition to residential buildings. According to Zippia Inc., a US-based provider of online recruitment services, American consumers will spend $538 billion at home improvement stores in 2021.

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Topiary Love- how to care for topiaries

Pretty little puff top plants. Some just foliage and some covered in little blooms that smell as lovely as they look. Today for Friday Favorites- we are talking about topiaries and why I love them and sharing a few tips for keeping them in that lovely topiary form.

Topiary Love

First up- how about a little shout out and love for topiaries. I am a big fan of them- from green foliage to flowering – to herbs and olives and even holiday topiaries. Topiaries are just so darn cute- and can plants be full of charm? Topiaries are absolutely full

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Here’s why the cost of home renovations are rising

Homeowners planning major renovations this year could face sticker shock.

The price of construction and building materials rose 3% in February from a year ago, labor data shows. But some items have skyrocketed. The cost of construction bricks has jumped 25%, while general contractors are charging more amid a shortage of skilled workers, Wall Street Journal reporter Rachel Wolfe told CBS News.

“That has led to these projects just dragging out and dragging out,” she said, adding that some Americans are just “living in these half-finished houses among piles of construction debris because there just aren’t enough workers to finish

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Vintage French Floral Painted Beds

Vintage French Floral Beds

A pair of darling beds in original delicious vintage green, covered in curves and delightful hand painted florals…I think OBSESSED might be the only way to sum this up- and I am obsessed indeed.

The Story

I often redesign a room or space for a special photography project to change this up a bit & so am always on the lookout for unique pieces that speak to me. And this time- there is a story to go along with these beds.

I was shopping on the marketplace and saw a sale tag that shared several photos

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Home Depot sees a declining home-improvement market if consumer demand keeps shifting to services from goods

Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday the home-improvement market could weaken this year, if consumer spending keeps shifting toward services from goods, and if inflation continues to affect demand.

The home-improvement giant HD,
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expects fiscal 2023 net sales and same-store sales to be about flat with last year, however, because it will take market share from its competitors.

Sales could be hurt further if lumber prices, which have already fallen by more than 50% from a year ago, continue to decline.

The average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet for sales at the time Home Depot reported results was $158 billion,

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