BBB Atlantic says one of the reasons home improvement scams have been on the rise is due to demand for home improvement services in the Nova Scotia market Nova Scotians are being warned about a rising number of home improvement scams. Last week, the Better Business Bureau released its annual Scam Tracker Risk Report, which…
© Reuters. By Sam Boughedda HomeDepot (NYSE:) CFO Richard McPhail said Thursday that the conditions for home improvement over the medium to long term “have never been this attractive.” Speaking at the JP Morgan Retail Round-Up Conference, McPhail stated that he believes home improvement is one of the most enduring healthy sectors of the consumer…
Vintage French Floral Beds A pair of darling beds in original delicious vintage green, covered in curves and delightful hand painted florals…I think obsessed might be the only way to sum them up. The Story I often redesign a room or space for a special project to change things up a bit & so am…
It can be easy to procrastinate when it comes to home-improvement projects, especially when the projects you’re considering don’t seem super urgent or necessary. But there’s a short list of updates that you can, and should, consider making, even if you’re able to convince yourself you can live without them. “Think of it like going…
Attic Ideas Our attic is a room full of vintage charm and lots of fairytale romantic touches. From floral covered beds to well-loved rugs, pine plank floors and wood plank walls and ceiling. It is a quirky little space that has low ceilings on the sides and a high pitch in the center of the…
Homeowners planning major renovations this year could face sticker shock. The price of construction and building materials rose 3% in February from a year ago, labor data shows. But some items have skyrocketed. The cost of construction bricks has jumped 25%, while general contractors are charging more amid a shortage of skilled workers, Wall Street…
At this time of year, when I share pictures of the daffodils in my garden, in flowers all over the lawn, I always receive emails asking about how it works. So here are a few tips, sharing what I have learned over the years. Why did I plant them in the lawn? When we first…
Pretty little puff top plants. Some just foliage and some covered in little blooms that smell as lovely as they look. Today for Friday Favorites- we are talking about topiaries and why I love them and sharing a few tips for keeping them in that lovely topiary form. Topiary Love First up- how about a…
One of the things I discovered when I first moved to France several decades ago, was the fact that although the French love their food, and although it is normal to sit down to eat long meals together, the French rarely snack. Snacking is widely recognized as being the best way to put on those…
Lowe’s (LOW) closed the most recent trading day at $189.69, moving -0.98% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.24%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.34%. Heading into today, shares of the home improvement retailer had lost 5.46% over the past…