Home and Garden Shows

May 13th, 2010 by admin | Posted in Uncategorized |

Minneapolis & St Paul Home and Garden Shows

This time of year it is nice to get out of the house and walk around. With the weather the way it is I appreciate having a place like a Home and Garden show to spend some time with my wife.

It has only been a few months since my wife and I got married and bought our first house together. What I am learning is we both have different priorities when it comes to projects and the Home and Garden shows really bring those differences to the forefront.

My wife, Gwen, really wants the kitchen redone and the yard landscaped. If the entire house were to fall down leaving the yard and kitchen in tact I think she would be fine with that. For Gwen those two things are pretty much it other than painting.

I am just the opposite. If I get my way I will rip off the roof, add a bonus room, gut the entire house and completely remodel everything as long as I can stay with in my budget of $60 a square foot. That would bring our total cost of buying the home and remodeling up to fair market value for homes in my neighborhood. If I can do it for less all the better!

Walking around the Home and Garden Shows I saw a lot of the same thing. However, I did like the opportunity to learn about new products for saving energy and creating better structural integrity for home. Years ago I did construction for a living and I tend to think I know a thing or two and seeing how much things have changed in 8 to 10 years was kind of fun and humbling at the same time.

I would like to say thanks for all of the people and companies that spent the time and the money to do both the Minneapolis and St Paul Home and Garden shows. It was a good time. Now, my wife and I will need to decide what we want to spend our money on and how much.

Dax

Dax Dickson
612-578-9898

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