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5 questions to ask BEFORE you buy flooring
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3 mins

5 questions to ask BEFORE you buy flooring

It’s easy to fall in love with flooring. We understand, we’ve done it (yes, we’ll admit it!). However, when you have to have that particular kind of flooring, or look, without giving a second thought to how well that flooring fits your home and...

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3 mins

5 projects to tackle AFTER your kids head back to school

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Back to school shopping is complete, and the kids are ready to head out the door. Your mudroom is full of backpacks, loads of fall sports equipment, and all the cool weather gear that comes with your kids...

5 perfect floors for your bathroom
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2 mins

5 perfect floors for your bathroom

If you fit into any of three categories: 1) you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get rid of that old nasty bathroom flooring, 2) you have given up trying to clean the grooves of that old bathroom floor, or 3) your bathroom needs an inexpensive...

5 of the toughest DIY living room flooring options
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4 mins

5 of the toughest DIY living room flooring options

Living room flooring has to be tough enough to handle all the foot and paw traffic and water that Wisconsinites track in (both two-legged and four-legged). It also has to be beautiful enough to impress guests and host many important family...

5 myths about wood floors debunked
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3 mins

5 myths about wood floors debunked

Wood floors are one of the most beautiful and timeless flooring products on the market. They are also a product plagued by misunderstandings and myths. We’ve heard a few of them from time to time, and have even seen the result of a wood flooring...

5 (incredibly) low maintenance flooring ideas
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3 mins

5 (incredibly) low maintenance flooring ideas

The term “low maintenance flooring” means something different to everyone. For some, it translates into a floor that is durable and tough. “Low maintenance” means the toughest floors that can take all the heavy foot (and paw) traffic and spills...

5 home projects you can get done in a weekend
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3 mins

5 home projects you can get done in a weekend

We don’t think we’re overreaching with this title. Believe it or not, there are home projects you can get done in a weekend—and from start to finish, so get those pictures of torn apart, half-finished rooms out of your head. Then take a deep...

5 home projects you can finish in a day(ish)
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3 mins

5 home projects you can finish in a day(ish)

The never-ending project. No one wants their house ripped up indefinitely—for what seems like FOREVER. The kitchen project that gets started and never finished. The bathroom that you can’t use for months (or years?). The room with no flooring...

5 home projects that increase your home value
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3 mins

5 home projects that increase your home value

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—not Christmas—tax return time. If you’re sifting through ideas of ways to spend your tax return, look around you (literally!) for worthy investments of your money and time. Some home projects can give you...

5 holidays gifts perfect for YOU!
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2 mins

5 holidays gifts perfect for YOU!

Sometimes we feel like we need a holiday to recover from the holidays. All the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, shopping, wrapping, tree decorating…by the time the holiday parties are done, it feels like we need a reward for all the effort...