Have you recently tiled a bathroom floor? Or your shower pan? Or your whole shower? If so, you probably have a few – or a lot of – leftover tiles. These 13 DIY projects will put them to very, very good use. And if you haven't recently tackled an ambitious tiling project, don't worry: pick out your favorite DIY to try and head to your favorite home improvement store to buy the appropriate number of single tiles.
The backsplash has a huge impact on the look and feel of your kitchen, which makes it even more of a pity that so many rentals have such ugly ones. But the good news is that, even if you're renting, you don't have to content yourself with what you've got. Here are nine good-looking, affordable, and totally temporary ways to transform your ugly (or maybe just boring) backsplash.
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Home prices chalked up another healthy gain in June . CoreLogic reports that its Home Price Index (HPI) marked a 6.7 percent increase compared to the June 2016. This was up from the 6.6 percent May-to-May change, but was still the second smallest annual growth so far in 2017. On a month to month basis the HPI appreciated 1.1 percent, a slight dip from the 1.2 percent gain in May. A small slowing of month-over-month appreciation has been typical of most of the price indices over the last few months. CoreLogic notes that national home prices have risen by almost 50 percent since its HPI's low point in March 2011. Annual increases over the first six months of 2017 have averaged 6.85 percent and the monthly gains 1.2 percent. On the downside of the price increases, CoreLogic now considers four...(read more)
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Home prices chalked up another healthy gain in June . CoreLogic reports that its Home Price Index (HPI) marked a 6.7 percent increase compared to the June 2016. This was up from the 6.6 percent May-to-May change, but was still the second smallest annual growth so far in 2017. On a month to month basis the HPI appreciated 1.1 percent, a slight dip from the 1.2 percent gain in May. A small slowing of month-over-month appreciation has been typical of most of the price indices over the last few months. CoreLogic notes that national home prices have risen by almost 50 percent since its HPI's low point in March 2011. Annual increases over the first six months of 2017 have averaged 6.85 percent and the monthly gains 1.2 percent. On the downside of the price increases, CoreLogic now considers four...(read more)Name: Jes and Caleb Plain
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Size: 1600 square feet
Years Lived In: 9 months, owned
Though they both grew up in Central Pennsylvania, Caleb and Jes have spent their entire relationship elsewhere. Nashville, Philadelphia, Los Angeles...and even a year on the road in an 18-foot travel trailer. This 1950s brick home in Lancaster is the first roots they've put down close to their families. While they are still splitting their time between the East and West Coast, they love all of the Pennsylvania seasons and rediscovering all of the country roads in the area.
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"Impending breakout" sounds a bit more dramatic than reality may prove to be, but one never can be sure what the future will hold for bond markets. What we CAN be sure of is that bonds have been locked well inside last Tuesday's range for 5 straight days now, and this range-bind persists even as trading begins for August. The first day of a new month can often see a shift or acceleration in bond market movement. Early trading suggests that's going to be a tall order today. So instead, let's simply revisit the lines in the sand we're watching to determine bigger-picture shifts in momentum. First and foremost, there's last Tuesday's range (white dotted lines). Breaking higher or lower from there would be the first indication of new momentum--like 'moving...(read more)
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"Impending breakout" sounds a bit more dramatic than reality may prove to be, but one never can be sure what the future will hold for bond markets. What we CAN be sure of is that bonds have been locked well inside last Tuesday's range for 5 straight days now, and this range-bind persists even as trading begins for August. The first day of a new month can often see a shift or acceleration in bond market movement. Early trading suggests that's going to be a tall order today. So instead, let's simply revisit the lines in the sand we're watching to determine bigger-picture shifts in momentum. First and foremost, there's last Tuesday's range (white dotted lines). Breaking higher or lower from there would be the first indication of new momentum--like 'moving...(read more)