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The Richmond Home + Garden Show continues Sunday

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Do-it-yourselfers, contractors and other folks interested in the latest home improvement and garden design ideas attended the Richmond Home + Garden Show at Richmond Raceway Complex this weekend.

More than 200 home improvement, landscape design and gardening experts are on hand at the event.

The shows also feature gardens created by Ashland Berry Farm and Schultz Lawnscapes. In addition, there is a garden market offering a host of plants and flowers just in time for spring.

Mike Pyle, who appears on HGTV’s “Inside Out,” appeared at the event Saturday.

“Mike owns a Landscape Design firm managing

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Curbio Selected as a Finalist for Maryland Tech Council’s 2023 ICON Awards

Published: Mar. 1, 2023 at 9:23 AM CST

POTOMAC, Md., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents, has been named a finalist in Maryland Tech Council’s (MTC) 2023 ICON Awards in the Technology Company of the Year category. The award is part of the MTC’s annual Industry Awards Celebration, an event honoring individuals and companies in the life sciences, technology, and government contracting industries that have made a significant impact in their respective fields.

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Curbio is a groundbreaking PropTech company that

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Treasure Hunt- Antique French Mirror

Another day… another treasure hunt. This time, it was a gorgeous large antique mirror that stopped me in my tracks.

Antique French Mirror

I have to stop browsing marketplaces. It almost always leads to me saving things and showing my husband something else that we should go pick up. Which, I am okay with. I honestly save a lot more things than I ever asked about or decided to pursue. So, kind of like window shopping right? Just getting ideas and inspiration for decor changes, etc. Unless I find something like this mirror.

Vintage Shopping

It was early in the

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One Room- 5 Ways – French Country Cottage

One living room with 5 different layouts? Can it really make a difference in how the overall room and seating area feels?

Our living room is basically a room that has kind of made me crazy since I first started trying to place the furniture. It is probably something that you haven’t noticed – I focus on the good points and details rather than what drives me crazy. But make no mistake- there are things that drive me crazy. Today for Friday Favorites- we are revisiting this favorite post of yours and mine and chatting about room layouts and ideas

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Home Depot flags profit hit from slowing demand, rising wages in 2023

By Deborah Mary Sophia

(Reuters) -Home Depot Inc warned of slowing demand for home improvement goods this year as inflation dents the ability of customers to spend on remodeling projects, sending its shares down as much as 6% in morning trading on Tuesday.

The No. 1 US home improvement chain forecast annual profit below Street expectations as it increases spending on wages by $1 billion to tackle labor shortages while struggling with higher costs.

Demand for home improvement tools is dropping from pandemic-highs as homeowners become increasingly sensitive to higher prices.

Home Depot said demand for its products such as

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Spring Table Centerpiece Idea – French Country Cottage

Layers of lovely on the table is my favorite thing. Pretty place settings & linens and a beautiful spring centerpiece are perfect for a simple and sweet table by the barn. This centerpiece has a little secret to creating it – sharing more about this idea today.

Spring Table Centerpiece

I think of decorating as layers. Whether that is in a room design, a Christmas Tree design or a table setting. It is the layers that make something come together and create a moment.
For this table- I decided to use a couple of different pieces of this beautiful French

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Buzz Lightyear voice star Tim Allen responds to Disney announcement

Tim Allen has responded to Disney’s announcement of Toy Story 5.

On Wednesday (8 February), the studio revealed plans to make a fifth film in the Pixar franchise alongside a third Frozen film and a follow-up to Zootropolis (titled Zootopia in the US).

Bob Iger, Disney’s new CEO, told company investors in a call: “I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works from our animation studios to some of our most popular franchises.”

Iger promised the announcement of more details soon, but many social media users immediately began questioning whether Allen, who voices Buzz Lightyear in

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