Temperatures are rising and now is the perfect time to invest in a fan or two for your home. Stay cool with these hot deals on all kinds of fans for every room in the house.
The AMO1 10" Table Fan is on sale for $239.99 at Dyson.com
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What to Do with Old Paint
Not sure what to do with old paint cans cluttering up your basement or garage? Follow this action plan to either condense or dispose of your surplus—and win back some valuable floor and shelf space in the bargain.
Leftover house paint is not the easiest stuff to get rid of. You can't simply throw it out without risking pollution and fines.
The Hardscaping Trend: Upgrade Your Outdoor Areas
Home sales are still recovering, but business is brisk when it comes to homeowners upgrading their outdoor spaces. Landscapes and lawns will always require maintenance, but more people are investing bigger dollars in adding outdoor kitchens, fire pits and seating areas.
DIY Deals: Storage Solutions
There’s no way around it: being unorganized can lead to a lot of headaches. That’s why we have focused this week’s DIY Deals on clever storage solutions to bring order to your home and life. Oh and there’re savings, too!
Samantha Entryway Collection, $229-$549 at Pottery Barn; save $60 on shipping
DIY Deals: Lawn & Garden Tools
It takes time and effort to maintain a beautiful lawn and the right tools definitely help. Here’s a sampling of retailers offering some great weekend savings on garden tools and supplies. Consider checking them out; your lawn—and wallet—will be glad you did.
Take advantage of Sears Days, an online and in-store sales event, offering a variety of lawn tools at considerable savings, including the Craftsman WeedWacker Gas Trimmer for $69.99 (reg. $94.99) and the Craftsman 3-in-1 Landscaping Kit for $199.99 (reg. $244.99). Through Saturday, 4/28
Kitchen & Bath Show: Day 3 Top Picks
Today, my last day at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago, continued to reveal more innovative products, design ideas and smart solutions. Here are just a couple of the beautiful discoveries that were spotted today.
Sub-Zero introduces its first French door refrigerator. Similar to the rest of the company’s built-in line, the 36” French door is available as a stainless model with tubular or pro handles or as an overlay model that can be flush inset with custom panels, like the show-stopping blue on display at the show.
Kitchen & Bath Show: Day 2 Top Picks
Today was another day of discovery at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, and while I covered a lot of ground and saw a full array of bath and kitchen faucets, tubs, showers and toilets, I also found some amazing surfacing materials—some of them faux, some of them real, some of them amazingly innovative, and some of them just too beautiful to imagine.
Kitchen & Bath Show: Day 1 Top Picks
Today was opening day at the annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago’s McCormick Place. The show is the world’s largest international trade event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry. As you can imagine, it is THE place to be if you are looking to discover the latest new products and most innovative design ideas in the category. Here are just a couple of my first day picks.
Bob Vila’s Dream Patio Giveaway: Week Four
Today marks the start of the final week in our month-long Bob Vila Dream Patio Give-Away—a spring celebration featuring four weekly prizes from online retailer Wayfair. Enter daily here and then increase your chances of winning by entering every day on the Bob Vila Facebook page.
This week (through midnight ET Saturday, April 28) you can enter to win the DC America three-tier gazebo with insect screen from Wayfair, valued at $519.24 (MSRP). Made of heavy-duty, powder-coated steel with an awning grade poly top, the gazebo is the perfect addition to any deck, patio or garden. And with insect screen panels, it not only provides shelter from the sun, but a bug-free enclosure ideal for summertime entertaining. The gazebo measures 118 inches square and has a bronze-colored, rust resistant finish.
For official rules and entry, click here. Be sure to enter Bob Vila’s Dream Patio Give-Away daily on the site and on Facebook to increase your chances of winning.
Looking for more fabulous lawn and garden furniture? Be sure to visit Wayfair.
The “Bob Vila Dream Patio Giveaway” sweepstakes is open only to permanent legal U.S. residents. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Contest Period runs from 12:00 a.m. (EST) Sunday, April 1, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. (ET) Saturday, April 28, 2012. One entry per household per day on BobVila.com and/or Facebook. Alternative means of entry for each Drawing is available by faxing your name and address to 508-437-8486 during the applicable Entry Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. See Official Rules.
DIY Deals: Earth Day
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In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, April 22, we’re encouraging everyone to give back to Mother Nature. Make your corner of the world a little greener and a lot more colorful. Here are just a few of the online nursery sales taking place this weekend. Shop for bulbs and seeds, trees and bushes, and spend the weekend beautifying your yard—and our world.
Jackson & Perkins is having an Earth Day Celebration until Monday, 4/23. More than 100 of their plants (along with gardening tools) are up to 50% off.
Blue Stone Perennials is also selling plants for up to half-off. Choose from a wide variety, from asters and clematis to hollyhocks and hostas, but order soon as this offer is for a limited time.