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Wife Surprises Her Husband by Installing a More Stylish Bathroom Fan Cover While He’s Away
Not every home upgrade needs a big reveal, and @_sashavarner proves exactly that with an Instagram reel showing a wife swapping out a dated bathroom exhaust fan cover for a […]
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Woodworker Builds a Secret Bookshelf Door Into His Library That Hides an Entire Reading Nook
The secret bookshelf door is one of the most enduring fantasies in home design, and @crowcreations2 (TikTok) shows exactly what it takes to actually build one, documenting the full construction […]
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9 Features That Make a Home Look Fancy but Complicate Every Repair
Some of the most photogenic features in a home listing are also the ones that make a plumber, electrician, or handyman quietly sigh when they see them. High-end finishes and […]
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A Custom Arched Pantry Door That Fought Every Step of the Way, and Won in the End
Not every DIY project goes smoothly, and @losgothics documents exactly that kind of hard-won victory in a TikTok showing the difficult, often frustrating process of installing and customizing a vintage […]
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Part Six of a Fireplace and Built-In Cabinet Series Keeps a Long Build Moving Forward
Some renovation projects are simply too ambitious to cover in a single video, and @simplyalignedhome continues proving that point with part six of an ongoing fireplace and built-in cabinetry series, […]
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Average Homeowner Now Spends $2,041 a Year Just on Maintenance — Up 17% From 2024
The average U.S. homeowner spent $2,041 on home maintenance in 2025, up from $1,750 the year before — a 16.6% jump in a single year, according to Angi’s State of […]
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Interior Painting Is the #2 Home Project Homeowners Plan This Year — Here’s What It Actually Costs
About 20% of homeowners plan to repaint a room or an entire interior sometime in 2026, enough to put the project in second place on Angi’s ranking of the year’s […]
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More Than a Third of Over-Budget Renovations Blow Past Their Estimate by 30% or More
Among homeowners whose professionally hired renovation went over budget, slightly more than a third spent at least 30% beyond their original estimate, according to Angi’s 2026 State of Home Spending […]
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92% of Home Renovation Projects Run At or Over Budget, Even With a Professional Hired
Ninety-two percent of homeowners who recently hired a professional for a home project finished at or above their original budget, and 43% blew past their initial estimate entirely, according to […]
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18% of Homeowners Now Budget Nothing for Home Maintenance, Double the Rate From a Year Ago
Eighteen percent of U.S. homeowners now budget nothing at all for home maintenance, roughly double the 9% who said the same one year earlier, according to Hippo Insurance’s fourth annual […]