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6 Most Expensive Rooms To Renovate in Your Home and How To Cut Costs
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6 Most Expensive Rooms To Renovate in Your Home and How To Cut Costs

6 Most Expensive Rooms To Renovate in Your Home and How To Cut Costs

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Interest in home renovations has dramatically picked up since the onset of the pandemic, which forced Americans to spend a lot more time in their respective abodes. But home renovations are seldom easy or quick projects, and you could be spending months in the process of major overhauls.

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Not only can renovations suck your time, they can also potentially drain your bank account. You need to do your homework extensively on contractors and DIY options (provided they are safe), as well as know

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Smart home renovations on a budget: Tips and tricks from Soo Mill
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Smart home renovations on a budget: Tips and tricks from Soo Mill

Don’t let spring renos blow your budget: Soo Mill experts will help avoid DIY surprises

With a spring just around the corner, many homeowners are turning their attention toward renovations.

But with a rise in the price of supplies, and an unsteady real estate market, the approach for many shoppers has changed.

Ralph Weise, Manager of Retail Sales at Soo Mill, says anyone looking to plan for a project – big or small – should take a few minutes to plan ahead before embarking on a renovation.

“I think when people start renovations, they might have a vague number in

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Renovation Rescue: How To Give Your Living Room A Low-Cost Makeover With Loads Of Style
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Renovation Rescue: How To Give Your Living Room A Low-Cost Makeover With Loads Of Style

Creating an effortlessly chic living room on a budget is easy when you know how. Why wait until you’re selling to get the designer living room of your dreams?

It doesn’t need to cost a fortune if you know where to splurge and where to save. And the best thing

The key is mixing high with low by combining budget buys with designer pieces. The other secret is having an overall look in mind before you start. The goal is composition

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Simple DIY Paper Butterfly Kids Craft
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Simple DIY Paper Butterfly Kids Craft

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If you’re looking for a fun and easy butterfly craft for your kids, look no further than this adorable paper butterfly! Made from any craft paper, this is perfect for kids of all ages and can be easily customized to their liking.

Whether you opt for brightly colored paper or prefer something more subdued, the paper butterfly is a kids craft that is sure to put a smile on your child’s face. And with its simple construction, it’s a perfect activity for

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BLVD Breaks Ground on Redevelopment of Affordable Waterfront Apartment Complex
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BLVD Breaks Ground on Redevelopment of Affordable Waterfront Apartment Complex

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The BLVD Group (“BLVD”), is proud to announce the acquisition and renovation of Aqua Vista Apartments, a 150-unit affordable housing community located in Newport News, Virginia.

BLVD Breaks Ground on Redevelopment of Affordable Waterfront Apartment Complex

Originally constructed in 1970, Aqua Vista is one of the most unique affordable housing properties in the country due to its waterfront location with great views of Hampton Roads Harbor and adjacent to King-Lincoln Park in Newport News. The apartment complex has not been renovated for over 50 years and will go through a $13.5 million redevelopment to enhance the community for its

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62 TV Shows About Interior Design and Architecture to Watch Now
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62 TV Shows About Interior Design and Architecture to Watch Now

On Celebrity IOUs, it’s the celebrities who get their hands dirty. The series gives some of Hollywood’s biggest names—including Brad Pitt, Viola Davis, and Melissa McCarthy—a chance to give a big thanks to the friends and family members who helped them get where they are by renovating their spaces. Hosted and produced by the Property Brothers, the series promises to elicit both tears and laughter.

Brothers vs. Brothers

Where to watch: HGTV and Discovery+

At this point, Drew and Jonathan Scott have basically created a Property Brothers cinematic universe, but this show is especially fun because it pits the

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How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade
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How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade

There’s no shortage of lamp shades at the thrift store and they’re usually super affordable, which makes them the perfect DIY project! I’ve been swooning over a pleated lamp shade for a while but they can cost quite a bit! I’m going to show you how to make your own for a fraction of the price.

How to Make a Pleated Lamp Shade

I found this little lamp base at the thrift store for $10 and couldn’t pass it up. It didn’t come with a shade so I purchased this tapered lamp shade online. For some reason when I bought it, it was only $25 and now

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With renovations wrapping up, Dexter officials set to move into new city hall
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With renovations wrapping up, Dexter officials set to move into new city hall

DEXTER, MI – Offices with doors. No more fighting over the conference room. Space for the city archives.

Dexter’s city government is about to get new digs as renovations wrap up at the historic “old grain mill” building at 3515 Broad Street, the new city hall.

The move is close at hand.

The current city offices on the second floor of PNC Bank on Main Street, a cramped space the city has outgrown, are set to close to walk-in visitors between Monday, Feb. 27 and Friday, March 3, officials said.

That will allow for the transition to their new home,

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