April 2, 2017
Tropical Wholesale
By Bud Shasteen The oldest vinyl siding-protected home in Hawaii is 56 years old. I installed the vinyl siding to this home back then and it looks as good today as it did when it was first installed. Remember, “Vinyl…
April 2, 2017
From furniture to walls, new homes to remodels, cool grays have dominated home design palettes for the last five years. Look to 2017 to gently shake things up with a focus on fresh neutrals that bring warm and cool tones…
April 2, 2017
Warm weather welcomes flowerbeds, gardens that burst with color and fragrance, and in many yards, roses are the stars of the show. Americans love their roses — and so do a host of harmful pests, including Japanese beetles, aphids, mites…
April 2, 2017
The saying, “what’s old is new again” has been around for years, but most recently represents a popular trend in interior design — upcycling old items with a new purpose. Everyone from high-end designers to DIYers are enjoying and incorporating…
April 2, 2017
A ONE ELECTRIC
You can beat the heat with air conditioners from A One Electric. The company, which has been owned by electrical and A/C contractor Edwin Lin (Lic: C-32728) for the past eight years, not only provides residential and commercial air conditioning,…
April 2, 2017
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: I procrastinate when it comes to things I know I should be doing — like keeping my house in better order and clearing out more of my clutter. My problem is that I know it’s good…
April 2, 2017
Deep Purple Painting
While Hawaii’s seasonal weather changes are much less dramatic than those that occur on the Mainland, the unpredictable weather may prove detrimental to exterior paint jobs. However, the experienced team at Deep Purple Painting is poised to take care of…
April 2, 2017
Real estate experts agree: dirt and clutter are the anti-staging elements that can send buyers running for the door before they ever think of making an offer. Prior to staging your home, invest some time in deep cleaning it. Once…
April 2, 2017
Most of us are used to recycling at home, but specifically in the bathroom? Not so much. However, your bathroom is home to a number of recyclable products. A recent survey done on behalf of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.…
April 2, 2017
Homeworks Construction
New Guidelines for design and construction of ADU (Accessory Dwelling Units) will be covered in Homeworks Construction’s free April seminar at the Homeworks Showroom. Project coordinator Kim Green will review the latest information with attendees as well as new designs…
April 2, 2017
The stereotype: Millennials spend more time interacting with the digital world than the natural world around them. The reality: Five million of the 6 million people who took up gardening in 2015 were millennials, according to the 2016 National Gardening…
April 2, 2017
Kahala Floors
When Shir ley Pai Hilton of Kahala Pacific Floors first started working in the wood flooring business a number of years ago, it was a totally foreign world to her. Having come from a finance and high-tech world, you can…
April 2, 2017
For most of us, the idea of spring cleaning probably sounds refreshing. Now that spring has arrived, it’s finally time to get started! Sprucing up your home doesn’t have to take lots of time, and is a great way to…
April 2, 2017
Hawaii Energy Connection LLC
For those who are thinking about building or renovating their home, replacing their old thermal solar water heating system, or those who have not yet adopted to solar water heating, consider the KumuKit™Solar Water Heating System. KumuKit™ has the next-generation…