Dig This! AMES Tools Built America. :: The Tool School Media Event
While I would love to tell you that the day consisting of sessions on shoveling or that Building Moxie took home the big prize at the afternoon wheelbarrow races, our day rather...
Category Archives: Spotlight
Interviews, Tours, Shows, and Other Features.
Getting My Hardware Geek On with Top Knobs :: KBIS Spotlight
Warren Ramsland, President of Top Knobs personally introduced us to Top Knobs. He said, “We partner with professional showrooms." He continues, "As a “design company” our products are not available at mass...
Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry :: KBIS Spotlight
Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry can trace its roots to the 1940s, a small PA mill, named originally - “Wood Metal Industries.” In the '50s, they replaced "Metal" with "Mode" and rolled into...
Door Manufacturing with ODL Door Glass & a Sense of Retro at IBS
At IBS, I met Roger Finch, who is the Distribution Channel Marketing Manager at ODL, and according to his LinkedIn profile, is "responsible for all marketing activities to the distribution channel, new...
Maytag Man || Born: 2014 – An Iconic Figure Gets an Update
The newest iteration marks a sorta evolution of the role, however. In this new role, the character acts as the appliances themselves. While the iconic blue suit and hat remain, he drops...
Behind the Scenes with My Fix It Up Life :: An Interview with Mark & Theresa Clement
They tell us how their "baby" was born, as they say, through “home improving home improving” to writing to video, then (sometimes national) TV appearances. My Fix It Up Life as they...
Fro Pros Only :: A Review: The Home Depot Pro App and New Pro-Oriented Tech
Central, now, to their latest pro offerings is a new, just-for-pro The Home Depot Pro App. It is available both for the iPhone and for the Android. According to The Home Depot...
What to Know About Professional Area Rug Cleaning – The Dos and Don’ts of Area Rug Cleaning
Area rugs are prone to regular wear and tear as they accumulate dirt, odor, dust, mud and oils caused from foot traffic, pet accidents, spills and smoke. So frequent maintenance and proper...
Architects Condo Remodel – a Space Optimized Redo with LG Squared :: Inside the Pro’s Home
On the day I visited, classical music simmered as Jodi was working to plow through some of her duties as bookkeeper. The signs of a wall removal are still present. A peeled...
Knowing the What Ifs & When to Call in a Pro :: DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills
But perhaps it highlights the most important line on my resume. It is the most important, most essential of all home improvement essential skills ... that extends far beyond plumbing: Knowing the...
For Pros Only :: The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional
It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed...
Sources Spotlight: The Center For Green Building :: Green Insulation, Coatings & Flooring
The Center for Green Building is a building supply store dedicated to selling products that are completely non-toxic (both to install and to live with), as well as manufactured in environmentally responsible...