What it's like to shop at Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by a Wisconsin billionaire

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A Menards store in Wisconsin.
A Menards store in Wisconsin.

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Sabrina Soto shares the 3 areas in your home that should be clutter-free to set you up for success

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Sabrina Soto
Sabrina Soto's new show focuses on transforming lives, not just homes.

Sabrina Soto

We spent over $12,000 replacing our carpets with vinyl-plank flooring. It looks nice, but I regret it every day.

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Living room with green walls, light gray couches, and vinyl-plank flooring next to French doors
Our vinyl-plank floors look nice but they're not perfect.

Lauren Salles Gumpert

The era of cookie-cutter homes is over

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In a hot housing market, the social media account 'Zillow Gone Wild' has made unique homes easier to find.

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I visited Wayfair's first physical store and got major Ikea vibes — with a few surprises thrown in

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Dominick Reuter at Wayfair's first store in Chicago
I visited Wayfair's first store near Chicago.

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A man ordered to hide his boat painted his new fence with the offending boat. The act of rebellion is changing his city.

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The mural Hanif Panni on Etienne Constable's fence.
After Etienne Constable was told to hide his boat from the street, he hired friend and neighbor Hanif Panni to paint his boat on the new fence.

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Some shoppers are spending big money on 'craft ice' fridges and high-tech washing machines, Lowe's exec says

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Appliances for sale at Lowe's.
Appliances for sale at Lowe's.

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I visited Home Depot and Lowe's to see how the home improvement stores stack up for both pros and DIYers

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Home Depot and Lowe's locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Home Depot and Lowe's locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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A couple bought a 1940s house owned by a family of hoarders. They have 6 months to empty it and make it livable.

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A side-by-side of a couple standing in front of a door and the interior of a house filled with items.
Katie and David Wolford are renovating a hoarder home.

Katie and David Wolford

The 10 least expensive states to own a home

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A man mowing the lawn in front of a house.
The average American homeowner spends $623,290 on the expenses of owning a home.

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