The UpSkill Project
DIY Training from Lowe’s While some people are fortunate enough to grow up with parents, grandparents or other relatives with home improvement and repair skills to share, many of us rely on hit-or-miss techniques or YouTube videos for home projects. Researchers for Lowe’s home improvement stores found that 35 percent of adults lack the confidence.....
Protect Against Fraud When Financing a Home
While signing paperwork is one of the least exciting things about buying, building or refinancing your home, the day you are set to close on a loan and move onto the next chapter in your life should be uplifting and satisfying. It wasn’t such a great day for Washington, D.C. homebuyers Sean Smith and Erin.....
Trendy Rustic Look the Easy Way
Rustic touches such as barn doors and reclaimed wood used in a variety of places are the trendy way to add warmth to a contemporary home, an office or a retail space. While builders can track down used wood to install in new construction, for homeowners and renters it can be more of a headache.....
Solar Roof Tiles from Tesla
Solar Roof Tiles from Tesla Could Make Your Roof the Star of the Neighborhood Laughter rang out last year when Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced Tesla Solar Tiles at the press conference by saying, "You’ll want to call your neighbors over and say ‘check out the sweet roof.’ It’s not a phrase you hear often.".....
Top 5 Reasons to Use Natural Stone in Your Home
If you’re planning to build a new home or make improvements to your current home, consider using natural stone. There are a number of benefits to incorporating stone into your next home or project. Because it is formed from within the earth, natural stone cannot be duplicated, only mimicked. While manufactured products may appear aesthetically.....
Snap App and SnapDry by Sherwin-Williams
Selling a home? Just bought a home? Paint is the easiest and least expensive decorating tool to help homeowners transform a house when moving out – and often before moving in. Fortunately to avoid spending dollars on hiring a painting contractor, many homeowners can paint themselves. However, choosing the right paint color can be intimidating......