Home & Garden
Budget Baths with Beautiful Results
While you may envision your ideal bathroom with a sunken tub, steam shower and marble floors, many homeowners don’t have the budget for these dream rooms. However, a modest budget doesn’t mean you can’t create a bathroom that is stylish, updated and enjoyable.
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An Investment Tool that Will Help You Retire in Style
Your retirement day is supposed to be a milestone you look forward to, not dread. But for a lot of people, Social Security and pension won't provide enough money to keep them in the style to which they've become accustomed. Real estate investing may be the answer they've been looking for.
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Old Wood Gets New Life as Reclaimed Antique Flooring
Where some might see a crumbling old barn or a dilapidated factory, Don Carlisle sees an opportunity to preserve history and beautify a home at the same time. Carlisle's Stoddard, N.H. based company has been reclaiming antique wood and turning it into new floors for nearly 40 years.
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Technology Brings the Spa Experience to Your Bathroom
Technology has become so integrated into our daily lives that we hardly even notice it anymore. From cell phones that keep us in constant communication to laptop computers with instant access to the Internet to MP3 players and other personal forms of entertainment, we are surrounded by gadgets that we take for granted, even though they were rare less than a decade ago.
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Retractable Awnings Add Space without the Costly Addition
When looking at summer home improvements, many times we think about adding an addition to expand our livable space. But building an addition can be inconvenient, costly and take a long time. But there is an alternative that's catching on, these days more and more people are adding retractable awnings to their home's exterior.
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Avoiding Slips and Falls
'Tis the season . . . for family visits and festive gatherings. It's also the time of year for Mother Nature's worst. Rain, sleet and ice coupled with less sunlight may have you worried about company - or yourself - slipping on sidewalks or driveways. But did you know there's another area of your home that poses a greater risk for falls and accidents than anywhere else? And it's the one place you and your visitors can't avoid - the bathroom.
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How to Put that New Flat Panel TV on Display
If you don't already have one, this spring would be a great time to invest in a flat screen TV. Prices have come down dramatically on these high-tech wonders, and if you watch a lot of television, you're sure to appreciate the crisper picture, better color and sound.
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Liven Up Your Kitchen or Bathroom with Creative Flooring
The next time you get the urge to update the look in your kitchen or bathroom, you don’t have to start pricing out cabinets and fixtures. There’s a new design trend sweeping the nation. These days more and more people are setting the stage for a new look by replacing their flooring.
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