Home Improvement Articles (Sorted by popularity)

Protecting Your Landscape from Insects

Insects can cause significant damage to your landscape. This damage can result in costs to treat the damage or replace damaged plants. Managing insect pests is a very important part of landscape maintenance, and requires that you take an active role...
Janeth DuqueJanuary 06, 2006

Materials for Building Window Shutters

Shopping for window shutters can become confusing because of the huge variety of materials used and promoted as superior. The construction methods of a shutter unit, including the materials used, contributes greatly to the overall cost of shutters...
Brian WrightJanuary 12, 2005

Radiant Heat - Red Hot Retrofit

Red hot as in sales, that is. The reasons behind the increasing popularity of radiant heat panels are ease of installation, quick warm up, dust free heat, and low cost relative to other retrofit heating systems.For the same price as a pellet stove,...
Sam StreubelOctober 12, 2006

Organizing Your Home: The Master Bedroom

As we move through the house, we’re going to hit the master bedroom next. I want this room to be a haven and an escape for you. You won’t see your room as that if you don’t like it and the decorations you have in it.
Shaan RandowAugust 17, 2005

Natural Stone Tiles – The Confusion Surrounding Sealing

There would seem based my own experience that there is a lot of confusion amongst the general public and some builders as to what sealing natural stone actually means.When we talk about sealing a surface we normally mean that an impenetrable barrier...
David Andrew SmithOctober 03, 2005

The Evolution Of Christmas Ornaments

Things have come a long way since a Christmas ornament was likely to be just a ball hung by the window, or later on a Christmas tree.Historians believe that this original Christmas decoration descended from a witch ball.
Roy ThomsittAugust 08, 2005

The Smart Way To Look At Home Improvements

What home improvements really pay off when the time comes to sell your house?That’s an important question for any homeowner contemplating moving or remodeling. And the only possible answer is a somewhat complicated one.That answer starts with...
W. Troy SwezeyJuly 01, 2003

Design Elements

A well-decorated room can still lack personality. To give your room a personality, choose from among these basic design elements, modify them to suit your tastes and implement them in a way which is just right for you. 1.
Lata BudhraniDecember 21, 2003

Refresh, Renew, Rejuvenate Your Home with a Makeover

(ARA) - Consider renewing and refreshing your living environment with a makeover. To make a notable difference this year, spruce up your home with a touch of personality and style.
ARA ContentSeptember 21, 2002

Energy Saving Windows

Windows are one of the great energy-wasters of any house. About 25% of the total heat loss is from traditional double glazed sealed windows. New technology, however, has resulted in more efficient energy saving windows that can significantly cut...
Hans DekkerDecember 10, 2005