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How you can get the biggest bang for your buck! Adding value to your home is about investing your time and money wisely. You'll often hear that a fresh coat of paint will give you a great return, but a swimming pool doesn't add value to your home. Scott will show you why details like quality hardware matter; what to consider when you're renovating and reconfiguring your house; which features home-buyers and investors are looking for; when an income...

More than 1 million viewers in Canada watch Mike Holmes' television show, Holmes on Homes, every week. Thousands more see him at his personal appearances and visit his website, looking for advice on renos-gone-wrong. Mike Holmes is Canada's most trusted contractor, a crusader with a mission to expose botched renovations--and now the author of a bestselling book that has shipped over 60,000 copies in its hardcover edition. Mike has taken his professional...

"Bathroom upgrades, from the editors of Fine Homebuilding, provides all the advice you need to remodel a bathroom of any size or shape, on any budget"--Back cover.

"Ready for her next challenge, house flipper and YouTube sensation Maggie Nichols arrives in Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, to bring a crumbling eighteen-room Victorian mansion back to life in four months, five tops. At least, that's the idea until she meets tall, charming landscaper Silas Wright. Maggie hates distractions from her mile-long to-do list. Even if the distraction looks really good shirtless. Now not only does she...

"Ask homeowners to identify the hub of the home and they'll say, 'the kitchen!' This completely revised edition of Kitchen Ideas that Work -- the consummate resource for kitchen redesign -- features over 350 ideas with 350 photos for a facelift or full-throttle redo of a range of kitchen styles and sizes. From the latest information on energy-efficient appliances and lighting, to cabinetry and flooring, this amazing sourcebook will help homeowners...

In this timely book, maverick architect-author Dickinson offers hope on how to get a better home from an existing house. He shares his passion for saving money without sacrificing good design and offers up cost-saving options and smart solutions to make older homes better fit today's lifestyles. 240 pp.

In Melody Carlson's light-hearted tale, 30-something Gretchen Hanover learns that renewing a heart takes as much grace as renovating a home. Jilted just before her wedding, she turns to home improvement TV-and ice cream-to soothe her broken heart. And when Gretchen's grand plan to flip a house soon flops, a certain carpenter-at first-only makes matters worse.

"Provides alternatives to a costly full-scale renovation by offering inexpensive design ideas and easy step-by-step projects that can help you achieve the bathroom of your dreams, even on a limited budget. You can then decide to make a number of the improvements all at once or space them out to accommodate your time and checkbook" -- P. [4] of cover.