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Calton & Associates Inc. Boosts Holdings in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)

Calton & Associates Inc. grew its position in The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD – Free Report) by 185.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 6,804 shares of the home improvement retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,417 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Home Depot were worth $2,008,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in HD. Willis Investment Counsel increased its position in Home Depot by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 98,795 shares

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Five Home Improvement Projects that are Low Cost and High Impact | Home Improvement

...The Air Quality Alert has been extended into Friday June 30th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has
declared Friday June 30th to be an action day for elevated levels of
fine particulate (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy range.

The action day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

Midland...Bay...Huron...Saginaw...Tuscola...Sanilac...Shiawassee...
Genesee...Lapeer and Livingston.

Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec, Canada is currently
impacting PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across the state of
Michigan and will continue through Friday, June 30th. The Air Quality
Index is expected to

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5 Favorite Beautiful Antique Treasures

I am a sucker for something that needs a little bit of love. I see the potential for a fault. Meaning- I look at something that someone fell out of love with or forgot about and no longer needs and see all the things that it could become. Our house is a great example of that. Though, the house definitely needed a lot more than a little bit of love.

But old furniture and pieces with history always talk to me too. And when I find something with carvings, fluted legs, beautiful old patina – I love them. And if

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How to Increase the Value of Your Home

Home improvement is practically an American pastime, with millions of homeowners completing projects each year. while renovations will generally improve your quality of life, many don’t actually provide a financial return.

“In most cases, only home projects that add additional functionality or livable square footage add to the home’s value,” says David Steckel, home expert at home services marketplace Thumbtack.

The exceptions are kitchen and bathroom upgrades, as well as extensive enhancements to the exterior such as a new roof, windows or landscaping because these projects can elevate the home’s feel.

To identify projects that can increase your property value

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Together Again When “Home Improvement” Airs on Disney+

Bob Vila Tim Allen Home Improvement No Logo

If you’re a fan of “Tool Time” and are ready for more power, you are in luck. Disney+ will soon begin streaming seasons 1 through 8 of “Home Improvement.” Whether you tuned in to watch the series every week in the 90s, enjoyed catching reruns on TV several years later, or have never even heard of the series, get ready to binge-watch it on Disney+ starting on June 28th, 2023.

Our very own Bob Vila made three guest appearances, plus a few cameos throughout the run of the show. Bob and Tim

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A Flower Garden Weekend View

Happy Weekend everyone. This week, the weekend view looks a lot like summer- warm weather, sunshine filled days and blooms in the garden.

Garden Blooms

After a long cold, crazy low snow and atmospheric rain filled winter- the garden is giving us so much love and energy right now. And I am soaking up every. little. bit of it. I wandered the garden this morning before the hot weather and gathered up a big basket of beautiful peonies- I’m obsessed as you know. I spent a bit of time clipping the spent lavender too and will do a blog post

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Beautiful Peonies in the garden

Peonies in the garden sounds so delightful doesn’t it? Peonies are one of my favorite blooms- and they are often on repeat over here during the most wonderful time of spring- Peony season.

This year, the peonies are blooming away beautifully right now and I am mildly obsessed with how pretty those layers of lovely look mingling with the rest of the garden. Today I am sharing a few peeks of how the garden is growing in this year and a bit more about our peonies.

Peonies in the Garden

Can you even with how pretty this basket full of

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The Weekend View – French Country Cottage

WeekendView

Welcome to the WeekendView. This week it was all about projects, painting, gardening and birthday girls.

Before we got into the week that was; Memorial Day is tomorrow and while celebrating an extra day off – it is about much more than a long weekend. I want to say thank you to those who have served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice.

The Birthday Girl

Juliette turned 2 last week and we celebrated her birthday yesterday at a family dinner. The ladies all wore crowns to celebrate Queen Juju- she played with water toys, enjoyed pizza and cake

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