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Home Improvement And Repair Projects Have Never Been More Popular And Easier To Accomplish

Jan 17 2022 Published by dayat under Uncategorized

The popularity of HGTV (Home & Garden Television) has created a
thriving market in do-it-yourself home improvement and interior
decorating. All sectors of the home improvement industry have
benefited since HGTV started airing in 1975.

The real estate boom was followed by a home improvement boom.
People would buy a old house and want to redecorate the house
from floor to ceiling. People who had lived in their houses for
a while wanted new kitchen cabinets. The home improvement shows
were an impetus for a massive movement by homeowners to start a
remodeling revolution

The home improvements that people take on include makeovers from
the attic to the basement. They perform functional repairs like
fixing a leaky roof, replacing windows, and adding more room to the
house. Then there are the projects that are just for the
beautification of the home like updating kitchen, remodeling a
master bedroom.

Some people use home improvement as a creative outlet. They paint
and redesign just for the satisfaction of improving their living
space. HGTV has been a large contributor to the home improvement
revival.

HGTV reaches 89 million households every week and over 800,000
nightly prime time viewers. The format of the show has been copied
several times and spin offs like Trading
Spaces, Extreme Makeovers. Viewers sit for hours watching
“Design on a Dime” “Devine Design”, “Landscapers Challenge”.
The home improvement shows just keep coming.

HGTV provides instructions for thousands of home improvement projects.
They provide video clips for everything from garden projects to
constructing a bed. HGTV is the one-stop resource for finding anything
you need for expert help with “doing it yourself” projects.

HGTV makes home improvement look easy and fun. HGTV gives viewers
new ideas and inspires the week end warrior to do some type of home
improvement project. HGTV mission is “to provide ideas, information,
and inspiration for decorating and home improvement”.

The impact that HGTV has on home improvement can be measured in these
statistics.

Furniture sales grew by 75%, between Between 1995-2005

Sales of home furnishings increased 97% in this same period.
These items included soft goods as well, carpets, lamps, area rugs,
linens, glassware

People all over the country are decorating their homes to look like
these superbly beautiful fantasy creations that they view on HGTV.
If you are not a “do it yourselfer” you can just imagine the way your

home might look when you go on tours of million dollar home all
across the country. You see people who look like you making grand
improvements to shacks that end up looking like your dream home.

HGTV has had a dramatic impact on the home improvement industry
because HGTV appeals to the age group of people who have the money
to pay for major home improvement projects. The demographics of the
typical HGTV is a female age 35-64 years old. Over 70% of HGTV
viewers are females.
That means that the female viewers are encouraging husband, fathers,
brother to do the work so they can enjoy the benefits.
The additional general consumer demographics for home improvement by
female indicate:

They shop more often

Visit more stores

Spend more than the typical shopper
The target demographic for the Do It Yourself Website is:

Homeowners

Ages 25-54

Incomes of $60,000

Internet access

Propensity for home improvement
The home Improvement Research Institute studies show that both men
and women are active participants in the planning of home improvement
projects as well as the purchase of those products used for

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Home Improvement and Home Remodeling Can Be Fun!

Jan 17 2022 Published by dayat under Uncategorized

Home improvement and home remodeling can be a fun but daunting task. You may feel bored with the same house that you have had for twenty years or just want to make some changes to a brand new home. While it can be stressful thinking about color coordinating walls and furniture, picking out the right tiles to fit in the bathroom, and putting up new light fixtures, view it as an exciting project and it might not be that bad after all.

Remodeling your house is really an art form and you have to have an artist’s eye to figure out what you are going to do. Maybe you want to remodel your kitchen, which is a huge task, or maybe you just want to do some touch up work to one of your bathrooms. If it is remodeling your kitchen that you are interested in, you may want to think about how you want to remodel it. You can pick out new counter surface material, such as marble. You can’t go wrong with marble even though it may be a little pricy. You should budget out how much you are willing to spend on remodeling your house. You can also coordinate appliances in the kitchen. Maybe you will want everything to be black or silver. Do you want to have a stainless steel sink? And what about the cupboards? All of these questions need to be taken into consideration.

If you are interested in redoing your living room you should consider the following. What sort of new furniture do you want? Do you want to keep it simple or more busy? What sort of colors do you want to work with? Do you want art on the walls or sculptures placed anywhere? You need to think about the placement of the furniture and how it makes you feel. It might be fun to pick out a color for the walls. You may also want to put up some new light fixtures and curtains for the windows.

Now to the bathroom. Bathrooms can be fun to design. They can be small but exciting to work with. You may want to consider if you want just a bathtub, bathtub and shower, or just a stand alone shower. You can get one or two sinks. It is fun to pick out towels and shower curtains to match the color of your bathroom. You may also want to pick out a theme or color, for instance an aquatic theme or just go for a certain color and work with that.

Redoing your bedroom can also be fun. You may want to get a new bed and linens, maybe paint your walls certain color, get a new desk and chair for your homework or officework. Depending on how big your bedroom is, you can add more furniture, like artwork or bookshelves, or even a small sofa.

There is so much involved with home improvement and home remodeling. It is possible to just remodel one room, but if you have the money and are getting tired of the same old thing, making improvements on your house can make you happy in the long run.

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