Build.com expands into flooring with launch of FloorMall.com
Chico, Calif.-based online home improvement company to sell domestic and exotic hardwood flooring May 8, 2012—The brand that simplified shopping online for plumbing, lighting, door hardware and ventilation is expanding into flooring. The Build.com Network of Stores has added FloorMall.com to its lineup. As the second-largest online home improvement store,...
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Design Inspiration: Bathroom on a Budget
Hues that tip toward red on the color wheel, like Fireglow from Behr, draw the eye and evoke energy. Once again, we bring in another heavyweight in the home improvement world. Pfister (pfmaous pfor its pfaucets) provides a guest blog post on design inspiration for the bathroom, while maintaining a budget. And taking the reins today for Pfister is design guru...
Continue ReadingCreating Wall Art on a Budget
Art for your walls at home doesn’t have to expensive. And it can also be something you create yourself. Build.com has come up with a couple of fun and easy ways to add some original and inexpensive to any room in your home. This first method uses a thin slab of wood, which you cut into the shape (or shapes) you’d like your wall art to have. Add some...
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Front Door Decorating Ideas
Add door hardware to your front door to increase security and create an unforgettable first impression. Today’s front door hardware is more than just handles, latches, and locks. From fashionable finishes that harmonize with the front door paint and ultra-durable door hardware parts to electronic door locks that are as good-looking as they are effective, it’s...
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Front Door Paint Ideas
Painting your front door adds instant curb appeal, makes your home stand out and can uplift the mood every time you enter your home. One of the things the New Year represents is new beginnings. And a way to rejuvenate your home for the New Year is to paint the front door. Paired up with updated door hardware, a freshly painted front door adds instant curb appeal,...
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Winter Moving Tips
Moving during any time of year can be challenging enough, but what if you are moving during winter? There are a few things you can do to simplify this endeavor. You can’t always pick your moment. Sometimes, circumstance dictates that what you’d much rather put off for spring or summer must happen now—regardless of how cold it is outside or what a pain...
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5 New Trends in Outdoor Decor
Going all out decorating the front yard is on its way out this Christmas. Folks are downsizing and moving toward traditional scenes instead. Build.com is introducing a new guest blogger. Carolyn McKibbin comes to us from MyMove.com, an online resource for everything you need to simplify a move into a new home. This is the first of many guest posts to come from...
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Christmas Recycling
By taking a few precautions now, you can easily make this Christmas your most eco-friendly holiday ever. We all love our Christmas trees. Sometimes we escape into nature to trudge up hills through rain or snow and cut the tree down ourselves—a hands-on approach that’s both invigorating and rewarding. Other times, we settle for a converted tree lot next to...
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Homework Centers For the Kids
Putting together a quality homework center for your kids can possibly help them become more efficient in their homework efforts. We adults tend to love our home offices. So what about an area where our littlest busybodies, our children, can do their homework? Creating the optimal homework center is an on-going process (speaking from first-hand experience), and,...
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5 Design Blogs We Love
Authoring a home improvement blog allows me to appreciate other home improvement, design, and inspiration blogs. It’s easy to get caught up and spend hours daydreaming about the things I’d like to do with my own home. Here are 5 design/home improvement blogs I consider my favorites for the work I do at Build.com: Apartment Therapy Blog: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com Facebook:...
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