Media

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...

by Barry Morgan

BlogTour Vegas :: Design & Construction Week ReCap

In the NeighborHood

Barry and I were in Las Vegas, Nevada covering the first ever Design & Construction Week. For the first time ever, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and the International Builders’...

by jb bartkowiak

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...

by jb bartkowiak

Ten Home Improvement Channels on YouTube

etc

A lonnnng ways back I did a roundup of Facebook Pages that I, well, like. It’s interesting to see now how the folks on my list fared some 2 ½ years later...

by jb bartkowiak

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...

by jb bartkowiak

KBIS Recap Report with Stacy Garcia of KBTribeChat :: Show Highlights & Product Trends

Social media was front and center at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in New Orleans this year. The show started with a Beignets and Bubbly tweet up which was very well...

by Stacy Garcia

Building Moxie with ToolBelt Productions :: The Art of Live Construction Presentation

I have been fortunate, through this blogging thing, to have met a wide and varying group of good people. And that, I guess, ‘ll be my lead in … to my recent...

by jb bartkowiak

Building Moxie with Miriam Illions :: An Interview with HomeTalk’s HomeTalker Numero Uno

Day 3 of the Remodeling Show, we were fortunate enough to spend part of the afternoon with Miriam Illions (pronounced “Millions” just minus the M) . . . of HomeTalk.com. Never mind...

by jb bartkowiak

Goodbye Window Film, Hello New Windows (Part 2)

Remodeling

When I left you, I was extolling the virtues of the Pella sliding doors and replacement windows I had just had installed. Pella sliders are a no-brainer. They open and close nicely;...

by Lisa Smith

Building Moxie Interviews Coleen Dolan :: Certified Lead Services

with pros

I always knew Coleen as the owner of Certified Lead Services, an innovative professional services company, but I guess, truth -- I really never knew what exactly it was that she/they does/do....

by jb bartkowiak

How to Clean a Brick Patio video capture with Tim Carter Ask the Builder

Building Moxie Interviews Tim Carter of Ask the Builder

When we had our night on the town at the Remodeling Show in Chicago, we were fortunate enough to have Tim Carter from AsktheBuilder.com join us. And as one thing seems to...

by jb bartkowiak