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Spring Home Show kicks off successful year for many contractors & small home improvement business owners

Posted on February 26, 2023 by

PEORIA (25 News Now) – The 2023 Annual Spring Home Show continued Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center.

140 vendors from all over Illinois, some as far as Effingham, came out to meet with homeowners to discuss projects they’re working on.

Some vendors offered services like gutter replacements, Jacuzzis, windows and everyday staples like mops and fancy brooms.

It’s the largest home show in the state, put on by the Home Builders Association of Peoria, Executive Director Lisa Scott, says some homeowners come out to plan projects years in advance.

”It brings everything together here under one roof so everything

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Tim Allen flashes ‘Home Improvement’ co-star in resurfaced clip

Posted on February 17, 2023 by

Maybe it was “Tool Time” after all.

Tim Allen was filmed playfully flashing his “Home Improvement” co-star Patricia Richardson in a newly resurfaced clip.

In the blooper scene, Allen, who played Richardson’s husband on the ABC sitcom, is dressed in a kilt as the actress says, “Hangs long. I just wish it was shorter.”

Allen then lifts his kilt, and while the camera does not show what was underneath it, Richardson, 71, clarified to TMZ Tuesday, “He was well-dressed under there. I was just shocked that he lifted the kilt, not by a man in boxer shorts.”

Patricia Richardson looking shocked as Tim Allen flashes her in a "Home Improvements" bloopers. — Tim Allen flashed

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Self Love- 5 Ways to Nurture You

Posted on February 16, 2023 by

February is known as the month of love by many. It is a time when many of us pull loved ones a little closer, indulge in sweets, and focus more on the romantic side of life with those we care for. And February is also a great time to show yourself a little extra love and today is a different kind of Valentine’s Day post- all about Self Love.

Self Love

Showing yourself love is more than just luxurious baths and buying yourself flowers; it’s about changing your mindset to look at yourself in a kind, healthy, and loving way.

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Monroe County Home Builders Association show set for Feb. 24-26

Posted on February 15, 2023 by

Attendees at the Monroe Home Builders show in 2020 walk the aisles and visit the many tables and vendors with products displayed at the First Merchants Bank Expo Center. This year, the Home Builders Association of Monroe County will hold its Home Improvement & Outdoor Living Show Feb. 24-26.

The 42nd Home Improvement & Outdoor Living Show will take place Feb. 24-26 at the First Merchants Bank Expo Center at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, 3775 S. Custer Road. Times are 4 to 8 pm Feb. 24, 10 am to 6 pm Feb. 25 and 11 am to 5 pm Feb. 26.

The event is sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Monroe County.

“This year’s show will host vendors in new home construction, home maintenance, remodeling, hobbies/crafts and outdoor living. Get ideas and bring them home for your upcoming projects,” the HBA said. “Spring is coming. Now’s the time

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Lost WWII love letters uncovered during NYC home renovation

Posted on February 9, 2023 by

Their love stood the test of time — and home improvement.

After 80 years, a stack of World War II-era love letters pulled out of the walls during a Staten Island house renovation have been returned to the descendants of a prolific Navy man who wrote warmly — and frequently — to his wife.

Dottie Kearney, 51, uncovered the sheaf of correspondence between Brooklyn-born boatswain’s mate Claude Marsten Smythe and Wisconsin native Marie Borgal Smythe back in the mid-1990s, when Kearney and her husband bought the Eltingville fixer-upper — once home to the Smythes — and started tearing out the

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5 Pretty Bathroom Storage Ideas

Posted on February 8, 2023 by

Organizing. It is a thing this time of year right? It seems like you start a new year and decide to organize, purge and redo everything. If you live in an older home like me-closet spaces are a premium. And so, things are stored differently and pretty organizing ideas are key. Today I am sharing 5 ideas that I love and love to use at our house.

5 Pretty Organizing Ideas

I was cleaning and organizing the bathroom the other day and was in love with how fresh it felt when I was done. I filled the basket with freshly

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Home Improvements That Are Not Legal To Do Yourself

Posted on February 5, 2023 by

Spending so much time at home during quarantine exposed the pluses and minuses of our properties. The main living space might shine and sparkle, but the bathrooms look old and dreamy by comparison. You’ve probably also noticed deficiencies in some of its core systems, such as heating, plumbing and electrical.

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The desire to repair, update or bring more comfort to our spaces led to a push

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Multigenerational home renovation tax credit to cost M, PBO says. Here’s how it works – National

Multigenerational home renovation tax credit to cost $44M, PBO says. Here’s how it works – National

Posted on January 21, 2023 by

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of multigenerational households in Canada as of 2021. The correct number is nearly 442,000 and has been updated. Global News regrets this error.

A renovation tax credit aimed at boosting the number of multigenerational homes in Canada is estimated to cost the federal government roughly $44 million over the next five years, according to the parliamentary budget officer (PBO).

The independent watchdog released its estimate on Wednesday for the Liberal government’s refundable tax credit for multiple generations of a family living together, which came into effect on Jan.

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