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09/09/2024 Kartika

Since the beginning of my blogging days, I’ve been fortunate to meet and make friends with some very talented and generous people. I was lucky to start blogging at a time when readers could sign up to follow their preferred blogs and before the days of the big newsletter blasts. There was more of an intimacy to the process, and the blogs were read differently, as our audience popped around to visit each of their favorite blogs each day. This is one of the big things about blogging, the way that it draws people together.

Between women bloggers there has always been a special camaraderie. We are generally very generous in our support of each other’s projects, and we love to encourage each other to go further.

One of those precious links that grew from blogging is with my friend Jeanne McKay Hartmann. Jeanne is from Seattle but travels to

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Zachery Ty Bryan on How His Life Spiraled Out of Control After ‘Home Improvement’

02/07/2023 Kartika

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Zachery Ty Bryan struggled to find acting work after starring as eldest son Brad Taylor in all eight seasons of Home Improvements. He opened up about the struggles, and the hard comedown of teen fame, in a new interview that details his child-star’s past and present life, which is riddled with legal issues tied to domestic violence charges, DUIs, and an apparent cryptocurrency scheme .

home improvements starred Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson as Tim “The Tool Man” and Jill Taylor, parents to sons Brad (Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and Mark (Taran Noah Smith). Bryan said it was “actually really difficult” to land more acting jobs after the Home Improvements series finale in 1999, despite the success of the ABC show.

“If you star in a TV show today, you can be in any film you want, but back then, it was the polar opposite,” Bryan told The

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Interior Designers Reveal Their Top Dos and Don’ts of Home Renovations

01/07/2023 Kartika

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Whether you save up cash or take out a home equity loan, successful home renovations are all about making every dollar count. Projects that don’t justify the investment rob you of the increased home value a more cost-conscious makeover might have delivered.

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It all starts with dedicating your dollars to projects that tend to pay homeowners back and avoid the ones that don’t. Here’s a look at home renovations with a strong record of pulling their weight in added value — and a few you should skip — according to experts.

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One of the most straightforward and affordable in-home projects that can add serious bang for the buck actually

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“Home Improvement” Star Zachery Ty Bryan Accused of Scamming Investors

26/06/2023 Kartika

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Former actor Zachery Ty Bryan is accused of pocketing $50,000 as part of a crypto scam.
The four people told The Hollywood Reporter that Bryan promised to invest their money.
However, they say they have yet to see a return.

Former “Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan is accused of taking people’s money as part of a cryptocurrency scam, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Bryan’s profile has resurfaced years after his popular show ended in 1999 after an arrest in 2020 that led to a charge of felony strangulation. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on “Home Improvement,” where he acted alongside stars Tim Allen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Now, four people who said they gave money to Bryan to buy digital

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

23/06/2023 Kartika

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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.

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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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Home Depot Sticks to Fiscal-Year Guidance. Why That’s a Relief for Investors.

17/06/2023 Kartika

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Home Depot reiterated its fiscal-year guidance.

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continues to see a tough year ahead for the home improvement market, the company said at its latest investor conference, but there’s still a glimmer of hope ahead.

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(ticker: HD) repeated its fiscal-year sales and same-store sales numbers on Tuesday—both declining from 2% to 5% from the year before. It expects earnings per share to fall from 7% to 13%. Operating margin will range between 14.3% and 14.0%.

Last month, the world’s largest home-improvement retailer cut its guidance when it reported first-quarter earnings. The retailer pointed to softening consumer spending—a sentiment management reiterated on Tuesday, calling 2023 a year of “moderating demand.”

“We don’t quite know what the Fed’s posture will be, we don’t quite know what the follow-up form the consumer will be,” said Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail.

And while McPhail didn’t forecast how

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Officials warn homeowners of ‘home improvement’ scam

16/06/2023 Kartika

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SIOUX COUNTY, Iowa (KELO) — Authorities in Northwestern Iowa are warning residents about a “home improvement” scam in the area.

The Sioux County Sheriff says that in a recent incident, a suspect was offered to paint a building on a farm.

They then claimed to run out of paint and would be back the next day to finish but wanted to be paid.

After getting the money, the suspect left and never finished the job, leaving the building in sub-par condition.

Authorities say this scam occurs when subjects go door-to-door trying to get work in outdoor tasks like painting, roofing, or landscaping. They will then do sub-par work for a higher rate or not finish the job.

Authorities say it’s a good idea to ask for references and check them before agreeing to work. Officials

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Home Depot Expects Sales Growth to Return When Market Stabilizes

13/06/2023 Kartika

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Home Depot said Tuesday that it expects sales growth to return at a rate of about 3% to 4% per year once the home improvement market stabilizes.

The home improvement retailer provided a market stability base case outlook ahead of its 2023 Investor and Analyst Conference, saying it expects the overall home improvement market to swing back up to low-single digit growth.

“Once the home improvement market returns to stability, we expect to see sales growth consistent with how our business has performed in the past,” said Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail.

Under this base case, the company expects its gross margin rate to remain flat and for earnings per share to grow in the mid-to high-single digit percentage range.

McPhail said the outlook assumes share capture, though Home Depot isn’t ruling out a case for even higher growth.

Home Depot also backed its guidance for sales to

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Home Depot’s lackluster Q1 shows that the remodeling boom is over

18/05/2023 Kartika

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Interest in big home improvement projects is waning. That’s one takeaway from Home Depot’s uninspired first-quarter results.

“The size of the projects are getting a bit smaller,” Home Depot (HD) CEO Ted Decker told analysts on the company’s first quarter earnings call Monday.

“It could be that the project [are] being deferred or it could be that the project is being broken up into chunks,” Decker said. “Rather than do an entire room or an entire basement, you start working it in smaller chunks and that clearly impacts items per basket in overall activity. “

On a yearly basis, customer transactions slid 4.8%, but came in better than Wall Street’s call for a 5.36% drop. Customers also spent less per ticket than anticipated, recording a 0.2% gain against expectations of a 2.63% boost in average ticket sizes.

Big-ticket transactions, or those over $1,000, were down 6.5% compared with the first

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Is Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (FND) a Winner in the Home Improvement Retail Industry?

12/05/2023 Kartika

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Is Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (FND) a Winner in the 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 73. FND is up 27.43% so far this year after the company closed yesterday at $92.44. The overall score measures the company’s performance based-off both short and long term indicators and means that FND scores better than 73% of the overall market.

FND has an Overall Score of 73. 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 44. This means that, on average, the stocks in this industry score higher than 44% of the stock market. See InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Score for

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A Few Hundred in Landscaping Costs Can Add Thousands in Curb Appeal

Home Depot reiterated its fiscal-year guidance.

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