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Flooring

Whether you are looking for flooring options - hardwood, laminate, vinyl or carpeting - or do it yourself tips to make your installation project go smoothly next weekend, you will find it all on eRenovate.com. 

Feeling a little lazy?  Leave it to the flooring professionals that are Verified by eRenovate.  Find them in the eRenovate Find a Contractor directory.

Stay-Put Brick Paving Installation Solution

Do you have paving brick on your driveway, patio or walkway? Steve Maxwell suggests using Polymeric Sand to get the most of your paving brick installation.

When Cabinet Doors go Wonky

Do your cabinet doors sag, clunk and rub together? Steve Maxwell, “Canada’s Handiest Man”, lets us in on an easy do-it-yourself cabinet door repair.

Canada AM - Green Decorating

Green decorator Barbara Nyke advocates the use of low VOC paint and offers up an abundance of eco-friendly home decorating TIPS to Canada AM's Bev Thomson.

Easy-Install Kitchen Faucets Save Time and Money

Need to upgrade your kitchen faucets? Like so many areas in the home improvement field, plumbing installation has become much more user-friendly of late.

Fixing An Uneven Gap In A New Door

Detect an uneven gap in a newly installed interior door? Steve Maxwell recommends a Quick, Do-it-yourself, Home Repair TIP.

Heated Bathroom Tile Floors

There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your shower onto a custom heated bathroom tile floor. Warmly Yours can turn cold bathroom tile luxuriously warm.

Mary asks Marc - Painting Kitchen Cabinets, Smart Saving or Cheap Look?

Mary wants a new look for her kitchen cabinets but doesn’t want the new kitchen cabinet "price tag", so she asks interior designer Marc Atiyolil for help.

Deck and Porch Maintenance Check - A Wise Way to Start Summer

Whittle your summer deck worries down to size with helpful deck and porch maintenance TIPS from Steve Maxwell, “Canada’s Handiest Man”.

Rose Asks Marc About Replacing Kitchen Cabinetry to Get a Unique Look

Interior Designer Marc Atiyolil gives cabinetry advice to Rose who wants to change up her kitchen cabinetry and is in the market for something distinctive.

Building a Warm Exterior Door

Steve Maxwell's three part do-it-yourself recipe for cozy, site-built, exterior doors.


Tool Box Beautification

In order to accomplish creative DIY home decor projects, or perform small home repair and maintenance tasks, one must have the proper tools. And when one has the proper tools, they must have a proper place to store them. And proper does not have to exclude pretty.

Traditionally, tool boxes have been awful looking, bright coloured, plastic or metal containers, and rarely do they fit into a designer space. But have no fear, there is a creative way to make designer-looking tool boxes by taking vintage boxes and repurposing them.

marc atiyolil canadian home trends tool box diy

Refurbish a box so that it can store your tools and look beautiful in any room by following the step-by-step process laid out in “Marc Teaches How to Turn Toolboxes into Decorative Elements”.

 

marc atiyolilMarc Atiyolil, celebrity designer and home trend expert is the Editor-in-Chief of Home Trends Magazine, and the host of the Marc Atiyolil Show.

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