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The Original Actor Who Played Home Improvement’s Jill Taylor Was Fired Because Viewers Thought She Felt Like Tim Allen’s Victim

In Hollywood, the vast majority of celebrities try their best to stay relatively quiet about their political views. The reason for that is pretty obvious, when a star is outspoken about their politics, they will almost certainly turn off a huge portion of the public.


Since Tim Allen has been outspoken about his political views, there are people on both sides of the aisle who read between the lines of every headline about him. With that in mind, it is important to note that the story is about the original actor who was cast as Jill Taylor had nothing to

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Almost all eligible HDB flats built up to 1986 have been upgraded under a home improvement scheme

SINGAPORE: Upgrading work under the Home Improvement Program (HIP) has been completed for almost all eligible Housing Board flats that were built up to 1986.

A total of 320,000 flats were eligible for the scheme.

Work has been completed for about 95 per cent of the flats, while 4 per cent are undergoing upgrading, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Sunday (Apr 2).

The remaining 1 per cent has not been polled. Home improvement works can only proceed when at least 75 per cent of a block’s eligible Singaporean households vote in favor of it.

HIP, which was

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Budget and Inflation Friendly Home Improvement Ideas for This Spring

Investing in home improvements can be a daunting (and expensive!) task, but there are plenty of budget-friendly ideas available.

Whether you’re looking to spruce up a space or just want to give your home a bit of an update, there are plenty of budget and inflation friendly ideas that can help make your home look and feel new again. Here are 10 to get you started:

1. Paint – You don’t need expensive materials here; simply buy some paint and brushes to help add some color and vibrancy to your walls. Plus, painting is something you can definitely do yourself

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Spring Basket Decor- 5 Ways

Spring Basket Decor

A pretty little basket filled with flowers and foliage has a ton of charm and is a lovely touch for spring. I grabbed this French Market Basket and played a bit with ideas for where to enjoy it. From the front door to the staircase- sharing a few ideas for spring basket decor in the house.

French Market Foliage

Something fun about this basket of blooms? This is a piece from my collection with Balsam Hill. I designed the French Market Collection for them a couple of years ago. There is a garland, arrangement, several wreath sizes,

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3 Home Improvement Stocks That Are Money-Eating Pits

Homeowners nationwide are feeling the pinch of stubborn inflation, resulting in decreased spending on home improvement and household furnishing projects. Given this backdrop, it might be wise to steer clear of struggling home improvement stocks Whirlpool Corporation (WHR), RH (RH), and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG).

The Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 6%. As inflation remained elevated, consumers pulled back on their spending last month, and US retail sales fell 0.4%. Spending on furniture and home improvement

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7 Ways to Save Money on Home Improvement Projects in 2023

Homeowners love putting money back into their properties. The only problem is that home improvement projects can take on the lives of their own. In no time, you could wind up with lots of bills and only a little of what you actually wanted and needed. That’s why it’s essential to put a little thought behind all those fixer-upper jobs you’ve planned for 2023.

This isn’t to say that you can’t achieve your “dream home” goals. Just remember to keep yourself in check. As Angi research notes, the average homeowner spent $8,484 on sprucing up in 2022. True, most homeowners

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7 Home-Improvement Projects You Shouldn’t Put Off Any Longer

It can be easy to procrastinate when it comes to home-improvement projects, especially when the projects you’re considering don’t seem super urgent or necessary. But there’s a short list of updates that you can, and should, consider making, even if you’re able to convince yourself you can live without them.

“Think of it like going to the gym,” says Bruce Irving, a home-renovation consultant and real estate agent based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “It’s about looking good, but it’s also about enabling your body to do some jumping quickly, it should need to.” That is: No one wants to be caught

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7 Ways to Use Dried Flowers in Decorating

While flower bunches are always beautiful – dried flowers bring charm to a room as well. Whether you’re using them to create a romantic, vintage-style mantel or a versatile seasonal centerpiece, dried flowers are the perfect finishing touch to any room and can be used in all types of designs. We just talked about how to dry flowers in this post Here – so today it’s all about how to enjoy those flowers in your decor.

Dried Flowers Decor

1. Create a floral arrangement

A floral arrangement is a beautiful way to display your flowers. Whether you place them in

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