Tag: home improvements

Lowe’s: Time To Move On (NYSE:LOW)

Lowe’s: Time To Move On (NYSE:LOW)

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Home improvement stocks have been pretty awful this year, which one can understand when considering interest rates have remained elevated, and therefore housing has been weak. There’s some merit to this, of course, as home improvement stocks tend to benefit from new

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Collecting: Vintage Floral Dishes – French Country Cottage

Collecting: Vintage Floral Dishes – French Country Cottage

Anyone else in the vintage dish collecting club? You know the one where you can’t walk by a pretty vintage dish without picking it up, contemplating bringing it home, setting it down and trying to walk away and then turning around to grab it before anyone else does? Yeah. I am right there with you in that club and did you know that I was once asked if I would trade several pieces of antique children’s furniture for 2 sets of antique china? You know I did.

So, I might even be in the running for being the presidents of

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Ty Pennington on being ‘the OG’ of home renovation shows 22 years after ‘Trading Spaces’

Ty Pennington on being ‘the OG’ of home renovation shows 22 years after ‘Trading Spaces’

(Photo: HGTV)

Ty Pennington, the OG of home renovation shows, talks about hosting HGTV’s Rock the Block. (Photo: HGTV)

Ty Pennington never could have predicted his TV career longevity when he first stepped on the set of Trading Spacesslinging his tool belt, back in 2000. Over two decades later, the carpenter-craftsman-designer is juggling multiple shows on HGTV, including Rock the Block, for which he serves as host with his signature high-energy style. The show’s fourth season premieres on Monday.

“It’s funny — when I meet new people on HGTV, they’re like, ‘Oh my God, you’re the OG,'” he tells

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Home improvement scams top BBB’s top 10 scam list of 2022

Home improvement scams top BBB’s top 10 scam list of 2022

Cryptocurrency scams and advance fee loan scams round up the top three.

File photo: Home improvement scams are the riskiest scam type reported in Canada in 2022, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau.
File photo: Home improvement scams are the riskiest scam type reported in Canada in 2022, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. Photo by iStock /GETTY IMAGES

Home improvement scams are the riskiest type of scams for Canadians in 2022, says the Better Business Bureau.

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14 Beautiful Vintage & Aubusson Style Rugs

14 Beautiful Vintage & Aubusson Style Rugs

Cozy and warm underfoot- and another layer of beauty in a room. Adding a rug to a seating area or hallway brings more than just a soft spot to walk on – it also brings charm and beauty to your home. While in most of my rooms, I tend to leave much of the floor the bare hardwood- in some places, beautiful aubusson rugs are perfection. And my most favorite kinds of rugs are vintage and antique or at least ones that have a vintage or antique look and feel. We explored all those beautiful pillows recently- and this week,

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The Richmond Home + Garden Show continues Sunday

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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10 ways to add spring sunshine to your home in just a few minutes

10 ways to add spring sunshine to your home in just a few minutes

It is March 1st and I am definitely thinking spring over here. Especially after the recent storms and damage that we are sorting now. We are staying out of the area currently because of storms and damage- so it’s all about today’s favorites and 10 simple, easy and quick ways to add a bit of spring warmth and sunshine to your home.

10 Ways to Add Spring Sunshine

#1. Clip a Few Branches

Adding spring to the house can be as easy as wandering outside to clip a few branches with blossoms from the yard. Though these are mostly just

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Looking for a Magnificent Growth Stock? Don’t Buy This One

Looking for a Magnificent Growth Stock? Don’t Buy This One

It would be easy to assume Home Depot‘s (HD -0.89%) lackluster guidance for the year now underway is deliberately understated. After all, the company’s got a long history of steady revenue and earnings growth. Sales that are just even with last year’s top line and per-share profits that are lower than 2022’s earnings are well beyond the ordinary for the home improvement retailer.

Believe it though. The company’s expectations for fiscal 2023 reflect the dramatic slowdown of the home improvement industry is apt to see this year. In fact, we’re already seeing it.

A serious spending slowdown

In

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