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Flooring & Decor: Becoming The Next Home Improvement Retail Giant (NYSE:FND)

July 30, 2024 Kartika

Modern kitchen and dining area on retro tiled floor — Gladiathor/iStock via Getty Images

Investment Thesis

Flooring & Decoration (NYSE:FND) is a hard-surface flooring retailer and distributor of commercial flooring with 191 warehouse-format stores and six small design studios in 33 states. With an experienced management team, the company lays out expansion plans to drive future store base growth by 20% per year. This gave FND the runway to grow into the next home improvement retail giant.

FND has also performed well financially over the last few years. Earnings per share rose 64%, and EPS jumped 83% from 2019 to 2021. However, FND is down more than 50% from its all-time high in December 2021 and has had a disappointing performance in 2022 due to the depressed housing market. This allows investors to buy these amazing growth companies at a significant discount in my opinion. So, I rate FND a “Strong Buy”.

Winning Business Model

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sixty five bathroom decorating ideas

July 23, 2024 Kartika

Home Improvement

After a beautiful week with the home stuffed with three generations combined in collectively, I am lastly sitting down and pulling collectively my ideas and concepts for this 12 months’s finish and hopefully a contented new 12 months for all of us.

Do you continue to make New 12 months’s resolutions? I am sorry to say that I do not. Name it laziness, name it lack of willpower or just me being practical about what I’m able to sticking too!

There was a time once I would declare resolutions to “bathroom remodeling Orlando”, or “hand over wine” or “resign desserts” and every useless promise would final a sizzling minute. At my age it is extra dignified to be pragmatic, do not you assume?

So this can be a resolution-free zone, however I do no less than love to make use of these final days of the 12 months

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Home improvement projects to tackle in the summer time

July 20, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

When it comes to home improvements, the reason for summer projects is likely to fall into one of two categories.

Either you’re intending to complete projects that make sense to finalize in warm weather like painting, or you’re hoping to get tasks completed before it’s too cold out like fixing shingles.

Summer is also the perfect time to get your yard in a tip-top shape and add new elements to your indoor or outdoor space to enjoy the rest of the season.

5 DIY PROJECTS TO HELP SELL YOUR HOME

Here is a list of home improvement projects that are most ideal to complete during summer.

Paint inside and outside
Create a backyard oasis
Install a pool
Power wash
Replace windows
Work on the landscaping of your yard
Start a garden

There are so many home improvement projects you can take on this summer. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

1. Paint inside

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french blooms: shooting photos for a book

July 14, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

I’m excited to tell you about a new book, called French Blooms, published by my dear friend, Sandra Sigman.

French Blooms shares Sandra’s love of flowers, and illustrates her inspiration that comes in large part from the time she spent living in France. Creating a book is an adventure. From outlining the concept to the writing, the photography, and then of course finding a publisher, it feels like running a marathon.

I was privileged to run part of the race with Sandra when she visited me a few years ago. Sandra stayed with me here in Normandy, along with another friend, the über gifted photographer KIndra Clineff. They came to shoot for the book, and also shoot my garden for a magazine, and I honestly think that on that trip, Kindra took the best pictures I have ever had of our garden. Sandra also invited me to write the foreword

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10 Barbecue Accessories Experts Buy Over (and Over) From Amazon

July 13, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

Ah, summertime. The perfect time of year to hang by the pool or relax on the beach and spend your evenings grilling up a storm.

Whether you’re a self-proclaimed pitmaster or new to the world of barbecue, having nifty gadgets on hand can make your time spent grilling much easier (and more enjoyable). Even better? You don’t have to leave your home to pick up these products—they can be bought from Amazon.

We know: There are tons of tools on the site. That’s why we tapped the experts to find out which ones are their dependable favorites. From grill mats that can help prevent messes to cool claws that can shred meat in a cinch, here are the Amazon products barbecue experts recommend. Be sure to add these to your cart before your next cookout.

Fact: Every great grilled dish starts with a good thermometer.

Robbie Shoultscelebrity chef

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Resilient housing market benefits our home improvement, construction stocks

June 30, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

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I created a DIY privacy fence using Home Depot bargains – it hides my trash cans, they hurt your curb appeal

June 23, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

A DIY pro has revealed her go-to privacy fence for increasing her house’s curb appeal.

The home improvement enthusiast purchased the piece from Home Depot.

Kelsea O'Brien is a home improvement enthusiast and digital content creator who posts on TikTok — Kelsea O’Brien is a home improvement enthusiast and digital content creator who posts on TikTokCredit: TikTok/alwaysa_kozyhome

She showed her yard area prior to setting up the privacy fence from Home Depot, saying the trash cans looked badCredit: TikTok/alwaysa_kozyhome

Kelsea O’Brien (@alwaysa_kozyhome) showed her yard prior to the glow-up in a TikTok post.

“Someone needs to say it,” read the text over the video. “Garbage can hurt your curb appeal.”

She offered a solution for the aesthetic issue.

“Let’s hide them,” she added.

My $50 Amazon privacy fence deals with nosy neighbors and goes up in minutes

I found a cheap solution to a privacy fence - which is beautiful too

Kelsea details everything she used to transform the outdoor space.

She used a cement and bucket as well as a shovel, four-by-four wood posts, one-by-four planks, and nails.

First, she instructed viewers to dig a hole at least one

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2 Dividend Rewarding Stocks in the Home Improvement Industry – June 20, 2023

June 21, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

The home improvement industry has witnessed a boom in the past three years as homeowners looked for ways to make better entertainment and work-from-home spaces. Revamping interiors and exteriors, do-it-yourself (DIY) projects for decorating and maintaining furniture and fixtures, and hiring professionals for enjoyable and comfortable home upgrades have been gaining popularity recently.

The inflation-ridden economy has kept a check on home-buying activities. Experts believe that home remodeling projects will decline in 2023 due to the slowdown in existing home sales, house price appreciation and mortgage refinancing activity. Consequently, home improvement stocks are expected to witness modest growth in 2023.

Recent trends reveal that homeowners are pulling back from big-ticket discretionary project spends due to rising inflation. Instead, customers continue to focus on maintenance projects like spending on essential replacements and smaller repair projects.

Nonetheless, investments in the expansion of digital and omni-channel capabilities, the execution of growth strategies, and

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Should You Buy Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (FND) in Home Improvement Retail Industry?

June 18, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

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Should You Buy Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (FND) in Home Improvement Retail Industry?

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (FND) is the highest overall rated company in the Home Improvement Retail industry with an overall score of 71. FND is up 45.23% so far this year after the company closed yesterday at $96. The overall score measures the company’s performance based-off both short and long term indicators and means that FND scores better than 71% of the overall market.

FND has an Overall Score of 71. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on FND!

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. is a strong performer in the Home Improvement Retail industry, which has an average overall score of 45. This means that, on average, the stocks in this industry score higher than 45% of the stock market. See InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Score for

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Middletown man faces 2 home improvement fraud charges

June 13, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

Joseph Jenkins, 56, of Middletown was arrested last week following an investigation into home improvement fraud.

On October 17, 2022, an officer from the New Castle County Police Division was dispatched to a residence in the Village of Bayberry North community in the Middletown borough. A 41-year-old man reported that he paid Jenkins to complete renovations to his residence. He reported that Jenkins made an offer of $18,625.00 with an initial deposit of $8,000. The victim paid $8,000. However, no work was carried out, despite multiple investigations, police said.

After further investigation, Jenkins was arrested and charged. with one count of home improvement fraud crimes. Jenkins was also charged on a separate felony home improvement fraud warrant stemming from a 2019 investigation. Jenkins was charged, with bail set at $12,000. Jenkins was then taken to the Howard R Young Penitentiary, Wilmington.

Police are not ruling out additional victims. Any individual

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