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Brace for a home improvement slump as consumers battle inflation, debt, and pressure on house prices, Home Depot warns
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Brace for a home improvement slump as consumers battle inflation, debt, and pressure on house prices, Home Depot warns

Brace for a home improvement slump as consumers battle inflation, debt, and pressure on house prices, Home Depot warns

Shoppers at The Home Depot.Steve Helber/AP Images

  • US home improvement surged during the pandemic as many people had spare cash and little to buy.

  • Home Depot warned the boom may be over as higher prices and borrowing costs squeeze consumers.

  • The retailer’s bosses expect lower demand to mean flat sales and an earnings decline this year.

American homeowners invested heavily in renovating and expanding their dwellings over the past three years. Here’s a closer look at the US home improvement boom, and why Home Depot warned this week it might be over.

Why did people splurge on their homes?

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Creating a Cozy Home – French Country Cottage
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Creating a Cozy Home – French Country Cottage

Baby it’s cold outside might be true in February … but it can be warm and cozy inside when you set out to create a cozy home.

Creating a Cozy Home – French Country Cottage

Cozy can feel warm and welcoming and much like a big wrap up in a chunky blanket while sipping hot tea by the fire. It seems to go hand in hand being mentioned with the whole farmhouse aesthetic that has been on repeat in recent years. But creating a cozy feeling in your home doesn’t have to mean decorating in a farmhouse style – it’s a feeling and you can achieve that with

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Home Depot says it will raise pay for US, Canadian workers

Home Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its US and Canadian hourly workers.

The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Starting pay will be at least $15 per hour in all markets.

Home Depot is one of many big retailers who have raised pay to attract workers in a strong US job market, where unemployment is at its lowest level since 1969. Walmart announced in January that it would be raising its hourly wage to an average of $17.50, while Target invested $300 million in hourly

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7 Simple Spring Decor Ideas
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7 Simple Spring Decor Ideas

7 Simple Spring Decor Ideas

From potted plants to dried flowers to a pop of pretty color- today it’s all about simple inexpensive ways to decorate for spring.

Inexpensive Spring Decor

Throw Pillows

One of the easiest ways to update your living room or bedroom spaces without breaking the bank is to update your throw pillows. Rather than bringing in all new pillows- think simple and bring in pillow covers. A secret – the layer that covers right over the other covers you have to save on storing them also. No one will know but you!

velvet pillows stacked

Faux Arrangements

spring Flowers on building

While I absolutely love fresh flowers in

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Get the answers to all of your home remodeling questions at the 61st annual NARI Spring Home Improvement Show
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Get the answers to all of your home remodeling questions at the 61st annual NARI Spring Home Improvement Show

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) — The 61st annual NARI Spring Home Improvement Show takes place this weekend at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Homeowners, or those who want to one day become a homeowner, will have the opportunity to meet businesses and contractors.

Since the pandemic, people have continued to spend more time at home. That means they’re splurging on entertainment spaces and other upgrades.

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7 Tips & Ideas for date nights at home
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7 Tips & Ideas for date nights at home

With that day full of hearts, chocolates and all things romantic tomorrow- love is in the air this week and planning a simple date night at home can be perfect.

7 Tips & Ideas for date nights at home

Truth be told- I am not a huge Valentine’s Day ‘proper’ kind of a girl. I have shared posts over the years about- Why I tell my husband NOT to buy me roses and What kind of a dessert I am baking for Sweethearts Day.

Valentine’s Day has always been a family kind of a day with foil wrapped chocolate hearts and sweet treats for the kids as well as

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Top-shelf DeWalt power tools are on sale at Amazon
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Top-shelf DeWalt power tools are on sale at Amazon

Top-shelf DeWalt power tools are on sale at Amazon

These Dewalt power tools are the answer to all your home repair needs. (Photo: Amazon)

Now that we’re over a month into the new year, how is that honey-do list coming? This might be the deal that helps those pesky home improvement projects get completed. We’re talking about saving up to 50% on DeWalt power tools and accessories. DeWalt is a premier tool brand. Don’t believe us? Next time you pass by a construction site, have a look at what the crew is using — you’ll see DeWalt’s trademarked yellow-and-black arsenal everywhere because they’re compact, lightweight and, most importantly, powerful.

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Spring & Summer Style- Country Cottage Table
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Spring & Summer Style- Country Cottage Table

Spring & Summer Style- Country Cottage Table

There is something about warm summer nights dining out under the stars. Whether it is a little table for two in the garden, a quiet spot by the lion fountain for a bistro set or a long table to entertain friends and family. Setting a beautiful table is a favorite thing over here. And the method to my madness? Pretty on repeat, ambiance & simple elegance. Today it is all about a country cottage table style.

Spring and summer style- Country Cottage Table

I shared this table setting on Instagram earlier this week and got so many questions and requests

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