can be a quick and easy way to spruce up your home, and even help sell your house faster. With projects like polishing brass doorknobs, replacing light fixtures, and painting bathrooms, you can do it yourself and save quite a bit of money from hiring a handyman. DIY projects and home repair can be…
Home sellers don't have to get stuck with selling their home with a traditional real estate agent or broker. They can try listing the home themselves as "For Sale By Owner." Selling a home yourself can be tricky, but with more people using the Internet to search for and buy homes, websites like…
Renovate Or Start With New Construction?
How should you make the decision to renovate or gut rehab your existing home, or if you should tear down your home and start from scratch with new construction? Good builders can make a renovation just as good, if not better, than new construction. The price of completely renovating versus new…
Get Competitive Bids From Contractors
Before hiring a contractor to do any home remodeling or home renovation, you need to get competitive bids from several contractors. A contractor will take all the information you give him about your house, what you want done and any other information from the architect or interior designer, and put…
Step-By-Step: How To Paint A Room
Professional handyman Andy Sjostrom shares his step-by-step technique for painting a room. Follow Andy's advice for a professional looking paint job, every time. Painting a room is an easy, inexpensive way to spruce up your house and get it ready to sell. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for…
How To: Taping Before Painting
A fresh coat of paint can be an easy and inexpensive way to improve your home and help it sell faster. But the job can turn messy if you don't tape off the surfaces you don't want painted. Handyman Andy Sjostrom shares his tips for taping for a paint job. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for…
Consumer Electronics Show: Vivitek Projector
The Vivitek LED projector is the future of home theater. We got a demonstration of the Vivitek projector at the the Consumer Electronics Show. The 1080p LED projector works perfectly with HD DVDs and with no lamp to replace, it's one of the greenest projectors on the market. Watch this Expert Real…
Automatic Locks For Home Safety
Home automation enhances your security. Automatic locks from Black & Decker hooked up to your security system can give you peace of mind and added safety. Lock your doors from the comfort of your bed with a wireless remote and program the locks to work automatically. Never worry again if that…
Home Renovation: Expect The Unexpected
In home renovation and home remodeling, anything can go wrong. With major work, you could have 40 or 50 people involved in the job. Absolutely anything could happen. A good recommendation is to set aside up to 10 percent of the budget to deal with unexpected problems or if you decide to splurge on…
New BBQ Accessories From Kingsford
BBQ lover alert: new Kingsford BBQ accessories make grilling fun and easy. Kingsford has new silicone sop mops, magnetic grilling light for your spatula or tongs and grill sauce pots! Grill at night with the magnetic light and make the clean up easy with new BBQ accessories by Kingsford. Watch this…
Love Salads? The Oxo Salad Chopper & Bowl
Love Salads? Check out the new Oxo Salad Chopper & Bowl! Learn how to make restaurant quality chopped salad at home with the Oxo Salad Chopper and Bowl. For more information from the International Housewares Show watch this Expert Real Estate Tips segment.
Interior Design For Small Spaces
requires extra thought and care says architect Sarah Susanka. Interior design for small spaces takes a different kind of effort than that for big spaces. Small house design should include thinking about the facade of the house.
Learn about designing a garden based on your landscape. Author Sarah Susanka describes how to incorporate natural features into landscape design. Landscape design means envisioning your view as your building and designing your home. Landscape design allows your land to dictate the garden design.
Electrical Panel Or Circuit Breaker Home Inspection
Make sure your electrical panel or circuit breaker is included in your home inspection. What should you look for when inspecting an electrical panel or circuit breaker? Learn what catches a home inspector's eye when he's inspecting an electrical panel or circuit breaker in your home. You shouldn't…
Home Automation System From Z-Wave
Z-Wave's home automation system works with more than 170 manufacturers so you have flexibility. You can start small and use Z-Wave's home automation system to control your garage and light switches. Z-Wave's home automation system lets you control your home remotely.
Whirlpool Energy Star Refrigerator
Whirlpool's Central Park refrigerator received an Energy Star rating. The Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator lets you charge your iPod, watch digital pictures and more with attachments. Watch our video on this Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator. A Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator uses less energy…
Save Energy with Philips LCD TV
Philips' John Morog describes how Philips 42 inch LCD TV saves energy using a light sensor. The Philips LCD TV uses less power and saves energy depending upon the light in the room. Learn about the power saving light sensor that helps you save energy with this Philips LCD TV.
Lutron: New Way To Control Light Fixtures
Save money, energy and be safe in your home when you try this new way to control light fixtures. You can control your light fixtures using Lutron's radio frequency technology. Melissa Andresko shows you how to control your light fixtures using Lutron technology.
