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Shop Better

Shop Better

We just remodeled our kitchen, and there was a lot of shopping involved. I am not a good shopper. That just means that I don’t like wandering around a store looking at every possible option. I like to narrow it down to at least two products, go in the store to look at...

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Gift Ideas for the DIYer

Gift Ideas for the DIYer

In prior years, we at BobVila.com made gift suggestions geared to men: “Real Men” with a cave man’s view of the universe. But the world she is a change’n and for the better. I am fine with giving my wife the keys to the shed. Here are some things she...err, you...may...

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Home Depot’s Design Center Woos Women

Home Depot’s Design Center Woos Women

Since women make 85 percent of remodeling and home-improvement decisions and represent 44 percent of do-it-yourselfers nationwide, it's no wonder the battle is being waged for top home improvement retailer for women. According to consumeraffairs.com, Lowe's has been...

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Affordable Housing Makes the News

Affordable Housing Makes the News

Today the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Alphonso Jackson, address the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. His topic? How to create housing that homeowners can afford to buy and maintain. You see, there's more to affording a home than just being able...

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