Remodeling Ideas Etc

Menards headquarters is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is a private chain of home improvement stores and had 205 stores in 11 different states in 2006. It is the third largest DIY chain in the US after Lowe’s and the Home Depot. Every Menards home improvement store is arranged in departments such as plumbing, hardware, [...]

Posted January 31, 2009 Comments(3)

My sister and I took her three grandchildren shopping for an afternoon. Their mom had a dentist appointment and the regular care provider was not able to take them. It was a rainy day so we thought the mall would be a good place to spend some time. One of the first stores we saw [...]

It is funny to me how everyone wants to save as much money as they can on everything they purchase yet no one wants to own cheap stuff. Just the words cheap stuff conjures up images of poor quality merchandise that is mass produced in a foreign country. Yet people will stand in line to [...]

Rugs always looks beuatiful when used in the home. It’s also fun when you go to the park and spread it on the ground, or use it on the beach and have a long sun bathe, etc. It seems as if wherever you choose to place that rug, you make the place warm and inviting. [...]

Despite the troubled economic situation we’ve recently added a sunromm to the back of our house. We’ve been saying for ages for this and so were able to go ahead despite needing to cut down in other areas. We’d already decided to go with the four seasons sunroom company  but didn’t want the basic version [...]

One of the challenges of introducing solar power into our homes is the high cost of the initial installation. This can be offset by the savings once panels are in place but, at today’s prices, that could take years. Although the increases in electicity, gas and oil bills may mean this timescale is reduced. Also, [...]

Posted September 25, 2008 Comments(1)