im looking for home decor and improvement catalogs sent to me in the mail so i can get ideas on decorating.. does anyone know where online i can go to get free catalogs mailed to my home..

thank you

I am considering doing a much needed repair on my home. It costs 23,000. The company will finance us using affordable monthly payments. What is the danger in this. Will vinyl siding boost my property value. I have the original aluminum siding on my house now and it looks horrible.

I am planning on listing my home later this month, are there any tips to make my home seem more appealing? I was thinking about getting some flower baskets by the front door.

A good friend just brought a small racnher and doesn’t want to do home improvements for himself. He wants to pay me to do several projects including: painting the tile in a small bathroom, painting an average-sized bedroom, and painting the cabinets in a small galley-style kitchen. I suggested that he pay me .00 per project. The house cost around ,000. My friend has around ,000 for home repairs, and his hourly income is around .00. (He isn’t a rich man.) Is .00 a reasonable price for labor considering my friend buys the nessecary supplies? If not, what price per project should I request of my friend? I am a college student, and this money would be very helpful to me because I could do the work on the weekend in addition to my parttime job.

You see it on HGTV and elswhere on TV. "Upgrade your kitchen and recoup 98% of the investment!" "Repaint the exterior and recoup 120% of the investment!" The list goes on. Has anyone actually checked to see if you really do recoup home improvement investment in the form of higher resale value? How can you really be sure, because it’s not like you actually get two appraisals from an appraiser, one for before improvement and the other for after improvement. Or is this a conspiracy by home centers?
I understand what all of you are saying, and I have heard it before. But where’s the proof? Does anyone know how such data were actually obtained?

i eventually want to do all three of these things. in what order should i do them in order to maximize my return on investment in the event i had to move and sell before i completed all three things? there is currently a fireplace now but it is ugly painted white brick and want to replace it with a floor to 5 foot high mantle with granite worked in and a gas fireplace log set. the whole cost of that job would be 5k. i have read that fireplaces add more value as far as home improvements go than any other improvement.

the current kitchen was from the 1960s and redoing that with granite countertops and new cabinets and tile and a new fridge and oven would probably be 10k-15k for the quality we wanted.

adding a bathroom to the basement would change the house from 1 to 2 baths and would probably cost about 5k for the level of quality we wanted.

how should i order these projects?

My wife and I just bought a home less than a year ago and we added a couple of major appliances to the kitchen as well as re-painted the entire interior portion of the house. Do we get to write both of these improvements off?

I have recently purchased a very small home…as a single mom it was the best I could do. However, lately, a lot of my family and friends (the same ones that told me it was smart to buy this house) have said that I will have a hard time making a profit on the home when I resale. I have no plans to resale until at least 5 years…but what are some inexpensive and possible do it yourself improvements I could make that would result in increasing the value of the home. Thank you!

looking for many improvements to be completed this summer on a recently purchased historic home. Small budget, looking for deals or service or goods bartering in exchange for home repairs. Please be reliable, insured and have references.

The home improvements would include, laying carpet (sq ft charge?), laying tile (peel and stick) (charge by sq ft.?), hanging 2 outside doors and 1 inside door. There is 5 doors that need hardware added (locks,peepholes,etc.),installing 2 pedistal labs, 2 water closets, and caulking windows and painting trim. All materials are provided for the job, the labor is the only thing that will be charged.