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Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

How to Get Lumber for Free or Cheap

Lumber may be in high demand right now, but you can still score what you need in unexpected places.

Tips to Buying a New Garage Door

Are you in the market for a new garage door? We go over the types and styles of garage doors. Choose one that will improve your home's energy efficiency.

How to Replace or Revamp Your Garage Doors

Boost curb appeal and maybe even security with new garage doors. Find out cost ranges and other important details here

Before and After: A Full Kitchen Remodel

A full kitchen remodel including new flooring, cabinetry, tile, countertops, light fixtures and appliances transformed this outdated Austin, TX kitchen into a warm and classic design.

10 Things to Ask Your Contractor Before You Start Your Project

Ask these questions before signing with a contractor for better communication and fewer surprises along the way

Things to Do with Old Kitchen Cabinets

If you have changed your kitchen cabinets recently then don't get rid of the old ones if they can be reused. Here are some clever ways to upcycle old

Secrets to Finding Cheap Kitchen Cabinets

Cheap kitchen cabinets can be had with a certain amount of tenacity, hard work, and flexibility. Learn how with this guide.

23 Gorgeous Blue Kitchen Cabinet Ideas

Your kitchen cabinets do not have to be white! Explore 23 gorgeous blue kitchen cabinet ideas and see the suggested blue kitchen cabinet paint colors.

Ideas for Painting Kitchen Cabinets

Strategies for Lumber & Building Material Pros

LBM Journal delivers industry news, product trends and business insights to residential building supply pros via print and digital, e-newsletters, and more.

Refinishing Kitchen Cabinet Ideas

Get the feel of a whole new kitchen with beautifully refinished kitchen cabinets.

Painting Kitchen Cabinet Ideas

The strategy of a well-placed coat of paint on your kitchen cabinets will transform the room.

12 Easy Ways to Upgrade Basic Kitchen Cabinets

Want to give your outdated or builder-grade kitchen cabinets a fresh new look? Add style and functionality for a fraction of the cost of putting in new cabinets with these tricks.

Build a Dining Bench from Kitchen Cabinets

As part of our breakfast nook makeover, I wanted to create a built-in look dining bench. Not only do dining benches look cute and cozy, but they're a practical space-saver. I used IKEA kitchen cabinets to easily build a dining bench that looks built in, but it's still movable. Let me show you how to build a simple

Eco-friendly stone finds favor as building material

Eco-friendly stone finds favor as building material After years of negative press, natural stone is enjoying a resurgence as architects, designers and engineers recognize its superiority as a building product, and that it may be the most sustainable of building materials. More structures being built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards are using natural stone. Natural stone has mass that absorbs ambient temperature…

Using hemp as a sustainable building material

Hempcrete is made from a mixture of the woody part of the hemp plant and lime. When used as a building material, it "has an energy saving of 67 percent over using traditional concrete." And, when it is mixed with other materials such as sand or cement, the result becomes a versatile building material that can be used to make plywood, insulation, sills, roofs, floors, wallboard, pipes and bricks. This article examines the sustainable aspect of research and development of hempcrete as a…

Building Materials Rise, But Lumber Prices Ease

New home costs likely will continue to climb as rising building material costs squeeze construction budgets.

Two Tone Kitchen Cabinet Ideas

Recently, I find myself really inspired by two tone kitchen cabinets with white uppers and varying shades of lower cabinet colors. Check out these ideas!