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Create a budget-friendly home landscapeHomeowners understandably

envy the award-worthy photo spreads in lawn and garden

magazines, wanting to emulate those same looks on their own properties.

Scores of designers and landscape architects are involved in the process of creating those amazing lush lawns and perfectly placed plantings.

Although not every homeowner has the budget to create lavish landscape designs, it’s still possible for homeown-ers to create lawns they can be proud of.

• Establish your budget. The first step in any project is to determine how much money you can devote to the job. Once you have established the budget, all other factors can be built around it.

• Find an inspiration piece. Great landscapes are inspired by many things, whether it’s a memorable piece of art or a landscape layout in a lawn and gardening magazine. Use photos of

other gardens or neighbors’ yards as inspiration and build off of them. As long as the theme is cohesive, it will look pleasing to the eye.

• Consider the space and how you want to use it. Understanding the space will help you better allocate your budget. If your yard is more of a retreat, look for ways to create privacy and a vacation feel. If you have kids and entertaining friends is a main priority, focus on recreational aspects, such as a pool, playset and some durable plants. Understanding how to allocate your budget will help you to avoid spending money frivolously.

• Think about reclaimed or repur-posed materials. Brand new items can quickly eat up a budget. However, repurposing salvaged or inexpensive items can stretch that budget while add-ing some unique flair to a landscape. See if you can find an outdoor patio set that someone is giving away or selling

for a lower price. All it takes is a coat of paint and some new cushions to make it look like new. Discarded bricks or stones can be worked into a patio space or used to create raised garden beds. Purchase inexpensive flower pots and then paint them to make them look like stone or another desired material.

• Buy native plants. Native plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers will fare bet-ter than non-native, exotic plants. That means you’ll have to spend less time and money nurturing them into health, and less money having to replace plants that cannot withstand your climate.

• Consider perennial plants. Peren-nials may cost more at the outset, but the savings will be realized in the years to come.

• Hire a professional. It may seem counterintuitive to spend money on a landscaping professional when you’ve established a strict budget, but that’s

one way to save money. Landscape artists or garden designers have the experience to guide you in the right direction and help you avoid potentially costly mistakes.

• Use gravel in spots where plants don’t thrive. Gravel is an inexpensive landscaping material that can fill in voids where plants or ground cover simply do not flourish. Those working on limited budgets may be happy to learn gravel is typically less expensive than concrete or pavers.

• Ask friends or family for clip-pings. Don’t be shy about admiring the plantings of those you know. Flatter their good taste and ask if you can have some clippings to propagate yourself. These clippings can turn into lush plants in no time — with no additional spending required.

With some frugal spending, planning and budgeting, anyone can create a beautiful landscape.

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Spring cleaning: 5 areas to repair, replace and refresh

Spring is one of the most popular times of year to clean up your home inside and out, make reno-

vations and take steps to ensure it oper-ates efficiently for the rest of the year.

But after the long winter months, the list of projects can pile up.

This year, focus on six key areas to repair, replace and refresh around your house now - to avoid spending more time and money later.

1. Repair your roof and gutters. Inspect the roof to check for loose or cracked shingles. Also, be sure to look at indoor ceilings for any signs of water leakage and get started on repairs before more damage occurs. Take a look at the gutters to see if there are areas in need of repair as well, and tackle them now before there’s too much rain.

2. Repair and reseal your deck. Remove debris and sweep the deck clean. Fix broken or bent boards and pushed up nails. Choose a cleanser for-mulated for your deck surface - whether for wood or composite - and apply a new coat of sealer and stain.

A local home improvement center can advise you on formulations for your particular needs.

3. Replace your furnace. As you make home upgrades, this is also a good time to upgrade your furnace for great-er home comfort and lower energy bills.

4. Replace windows and doors. Older windows can let unwanted air and moisture into your home. Installing newer, more efficient models will not only save money on cooling in summer and heating in winter, but they can bring the look of your home up to date.

Replacing your front door in a great color and style can also add to your home’s efficiency and instantly add curb appeal.

5. Refresh with paint. There’s noth-ing like a new coat of paint to transform and update the look of a home. It’s also one of the easiest and most economical home improvement projects you can undertake. Check out your local paint store for ideas and suggestions to help you visualize your home in fresh new colors.

6. Refresh your indoor air. The spring and fall months can trigger allergies, so consider adding an indoor air cleaner to help remove airborne particles and allergens such as pollen, dust mites, mildew, pet hair and dander and fungus and bacteria, so everyone in

your home can breathe easier.

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cabinets is the perfect place to express your personality.

Backsplashes are more popular than ever and are elements that can trans-form the look of the most important room in your home.

1. BrickA brick backsplash gives an instant

traditional, European-inspired cachet to your decor.

The installation requires a layer of cement, or mortar, and the kind you use may differ depending on the mate-rial the wall is made of.

Ask an expert about how to proceed.

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ably waterproofed when used as a back-splash so it doesn’t get damaged by the inevitable splashes.

3. Decorative tilesStores stock decorative tiles in a wide

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If you have a limited budget and aren’t very handy, self-adhesive wall tiles are easy to install and give a nice effect at a reasonable price.

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When making such a significant investment, you want to make sure you’re getting a reputable and depend-able professional so your project doesn’t become another horror story. It’s important to do your research, read reviews and check references before

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Focus:* Professional: Puts clients first and

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* Amateur: Focuses on finishing the job as quickly as possible, with little regard for your family’s personal needs and schedule.

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After months of online browsing, you’ve found the perfect, wide plank hardwood flooring. Or so

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In order to make an informed, pur-chasing decision, Linda Jovanovich of the American Hardwood Informa-tion Center, (www.hardwoodinfo.com) suggests you do your research. “All hardwood flooring is not the same,” she says.

“Consulting with the experts will help determine if your product of choice will perform well in your unique home or office environment, and in your part of the country. And a little extra due diligence will eliminate guess-work, and the pain of an improp-er product choice.”

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Solid hardwood flooring is just that, solid wood milled to a three-quarter inch thickness that can be installed only on a subfloor of wood, plywood or oriented strand board. Because of its thickness, it can be sanded and refin-ished over several generations of use. As a natural product, it will expand and contract with the humidity changes in your home or office.

To compensate for this movement, installers should leave an expansion gap between the wood flooring and the wall, and install baseboard moulding or quarter round to hide the extra space. Remember, solid hardwood flooring cannot be glued onto concrete, does not perform well in high-moisture areas, and can require up to 14 days of accli-mation time.

Engineered hardwood flooring is not one solid piece of wood, but rather a cross-layer construction of five to nine layers of hardwood, bonded together

using heat and pressure. As a result of this process, engineered flooring is less likely to be affected by changes in humidity, reducing expansion and con-traction. In most cases, it can be sanded and refinished, however special care must be taken with the thinner pro-files. And it can be glued onto concrete, making it an appropriate choice for all levels - upstairs, ground level and base-ments - and a great choice for what’s all the rage these days, wide plank flooring!

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Such homeowners may turn to sheds to store their garage overflow and keep yard equipment at the ready, but stor-age sheds are not immune to clutter, and homeowners may find the very structure erected to keep them orga-nized requires a bit of organization itself.

A well-organized shed can save home-owners time and energy, as it’s easy to abandon or delay a project if you can’t find that pair of work gloves you stashed.

The first step to any organizing proj-ect is to take everything out of the shed and determine just what needs to go back in.

Items that do not belong in the shed should be moved to their rightful loca-tions or tossed in the trash if they’re no longer needed.

Make a pile of anything that will be kept, a separate one for donations and a third for garbage.

Take inventory of what you have so you know whether you’re missing any items or you have something and do not need to purchase another.

Now that the entire shed is empty, you can assess just how much room you have.

Utilizing vertical and overhead space effectively can free up areas on the floor for larger equipment.

Shelving, racks, pegboards and any other materials that enable you to hang or store items off the floor are good investments.

Visit your nearby home improvement retailer to find items that can simplify your storage. You also may be able to

put scrap wood to use to make your own storage shelves or a work bench. Extra kitchen cabinets can be installed in the shed to organize additional items.

In order to remember where items go, label or sort them accordingly.

Some people like to take organization a step further by tracing the outline of tools hung on the wall so they can be placed back in the same spot after use. This also serves as a visual reminder of which tools are missing and which ones need to be purchased.

Don’t forget to utilize shed doors as additional storage space. Hang fre-quently used tools, such as rakes and shovels, on the inside of the doors so they will always be easily accessible.

You also can repurpose storage solu-tions designed for other areas of the home.

For example, magnetic knife holders can be mounted to a shed wall to keep paintbrushes organized. These holders

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When considering home improvements, people often picture costly, time-inten-

sive endeavors. But enhancing and protecting your home this season can be enjoyable-and deliver plenty of bang for your buck.

One of the fastest, easiest way to dramatize your home’s windows is to install vibrantly colored window head-ers and matching shutters.

Decorate the sides and back of the home exterior too, not just curbside. With the emergence of outdoor living and yards as gathering places, elegant window décor creates a warm, welcom-ing atmosphere.

Trend-wise, board-and-batten shut-ters are on the move, while raised-panel shutters are the most sought-after. Black is ever-popular for shutters and headers, and neutral colors are holding their own.

But the trend toward richer tones is growing.

Lush forest greens, autumn reds and deep blues are gracing more homes, creating attention-grabbing contrasts between shutters and siding.

For the main entryway, understated white or cream door surrounds comple-ment richly-toned shutters.

“Shutters and matching window headers are the easiest way to upgrade your home if you don’t want a mas-sive undertaking, but want the biggest impact for your investment,” saysTri-sha Anderson, product manager of Tapco’s Mid-America brand.

“Shutter and header colors change everything by enhancing the tone of your whole home. You’ll gain more satisfaction from rich-colored

matching shutters and headers than from virtually any other exterior home improvement.”

Decorative hardware on shutters is another easy, economical way to upgrade exteriors.

During new construction or exterior remodeling, Mid-America’s Sturdi-Mount fiber cement mounting blocks offer a simple, affordable way to enrich architectural beauty and provide water management capabilities that prevent costly damage to fiber cement, stucco and wood siding.

“SturdiMount is an innovative solution for mitigating water in fiber cement cladding. It’s an essential detail that protects home investments long-term, enhances aesthetics, is eas-ily installed, and saves contractors time,”Anderson says.

Designed with a robust, built-in flange, SturdiMount offers four distinct profiles, which professionals can install right out-of-the-box for exterior finish-ing touches that cover every need.

SturdiMount’s solid, level, crack-proof surface makes it easy to mount décor, such as coach-light fixtures and necessities, including outlets and vents.

For seamless aesthetics, SturdiMount blocks can be maintained in original white or spray-painted to color-match exteriors during whole-house paint jobs.

Distinguishing and fortifying home exteriors has never been easier. With Mid-America solutions, you can make a huge impact this season that lasts a lifetime.

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In a home decorated by a professional designer, cables and power cords are usu-ally fairly discreet or even invisible. If you don’t want to have to look at—or trip over—these unsightly but necessary components, follow these handy tips.

What you can doWith a few tools and accessories, you can minimize the visibility of all your wir-

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No one will know they’re there if you don’t tell them.If it’s feasible, you can hide your kitchen appliance cords inside the cabinets,

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After a busy day, it’s nice to know there’s a relaxing retreat you can call your own and it’s just waiting for you.

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