The #WalkThrew: Is it really a house trend or just hype?

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In Business News

Home buyers are partnering to buy new homes. Some are sharing the appreciation with an investor company like Landed. Others are renting to own with companies like Home Partners of America, and some buyers are using shared equity to pay below-market rates through an agreement with a financial institution like Unison that acts as both the lender for and an investor in a property.

Did you Know?

Being in a wood covered room can decrease blood pressure. According to a study in the Journal of Wood Sciences there’s a wood sweet spot for the decrease in diastolic blood pressure: when 45% of a room is covered in wood. When rooms are 90% wood they can cause a rapid decrease in brain activity and an increase in pulse rate. So keep that in mind when you are about to book that next AirBnB log cabin vaca.

The Top DIY Search in February was DIY Laundry Room Makeover. Talk about one way to get ready for spring cleaning.

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In Planet News

The U.S. Council on Environmental Quality has a new tool to help direct green investment to disadvantaged communities. The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool uses census tract data to map and identify communities that are most in need of investment by weighing income levels and over two dozen socieconomic, health, and environmental indicators. 

In Business News

Lowe's launched DIY-U that includes monthly livestreams and in-store kid and adult how-to workshops for DIYers of all skill levels. Find out more at  Lowes.com/DIYU

Did you know? 

Traditional billiard tables have green playing surfaces because billiards originated as a lawn game. It was brought inside during the 1400s by King Louis XI of France, who had the first known indoor billiards table. And that green material is called Baize. 

The Top DIY Search Today is DIY Outdoor Bench with Back. And personally, I’d love to see what you made. 

I’m Theresa with MyFixitUpLife and you’ve just been served your Home Improvement News Fix.

Here’s today's Fix it Up Home improvement News.

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Lumber prices

Kelly Wearstler's new lighting line

House Name Generator website

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Lowe's Origin21

Panasonic

Money Trees

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Here’s today's Fix it Up Home improvement News.

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Here’s today's Fix it Up Home improvement News. Top stories include: Power tools, Lowe’s + Instacart, Duck Tape contest, DIY mops

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Power tool market

Duck Tape’s Stuck at Home Contest

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Here’s today's Fix it Up Home improvement News. Top stories include: Power tools, Lowe’s + Instacart, Duck Tape contest, DIY mops

For more information about today's top stories:

Power tool market

Duck Tape’s Stuck at Home Contest

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Ever wonder who created the original design makeover show? We're talking with him on this episode. Find out why he thought it would work, and how he made it happen.

Christopher Lowell is the original design makeover TV guru, combining personal creativity and confidence to create the spaces we love. We're asking the original design expert Christopher Lowell about his inspiration for creating design TV shows, why he loves helping makeover spaces, and how to deal with our relationships with our 'things' on this episode of the MyFixitUpLife radio show with Mark & Theresa.

Christopher Lowell combines personal creativity and confidence to create the spaces we love. If you’re inside a holiday haze, here’s a show for you. We’re taking a much-needed holiday hiatus from our hectic FixitUpLife, to strategize our way out of the mound of holiday wrappings and ribbons and into the new year.

Christopher Lowell is dropping in to offer his expert advice on easy and affordable décor and home projects. He’s giving us some strategies to use those creative leftovers from our holiday decorating enthusiasm into the everyday… (putting holiday creativity into our everyday homes. )

With the Tiny House movement and the Not So Big House idea we’re going small, saying goodbye to the old way of thinking that bigger was always better.

We’re talking with the bestselling author Sarah Susanka. She believes that Not So Big should be the first step in sustainability, both for our own well being and for the well being of the planet as a whole. Susanka is the acclaimed author of nine best-selling books including The Not So Big House.

Theresa shares news of Kohler's hybrid energy faucet. She shared her surprise at the McCormick Place in Chicago’s dedication to recycling and composting. She shares her top drink pick, the TreeTini, the drink plants a tree for every order.

Mark talks about super high-end kitchens, Dead-on Tools 14″ wrecking bar/utility bar, and gives a scoop on a few tools he shared with Men’s Health magazine as top tools for guys. 

Theresa and Mark also share tips to selecting the perfect wood stove.

How are we dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic?

DIYers and building pros are innovative and used to dealing with surprises, so let's talk about how we can help you get through this challenging time. We're talking about creating a kind of community through the social distancing. Plus, we'll talk about our pets, gardens, DIY projects, and home schooling tips. 

Kayleen McCabe is a general contractor, TV host, trades advocate, and always good for morale. Kayleen McCabe has been swinging hammers and toting toolbelts since the ripe age of six, when she shadowed her dad’s overhaul of their Denver home. In 2009 she beat dozens of male competitors for the grand prize on TV's Stud Finder: her own series called DIY Network's Rescue Renovation. She’s an advocate of trade careers, with her goal to shed light on the rising demand for trade professionals that’s outpacing vocational training, and to help restore America’s respect for the trades.

Carley Ferrara is a blacksmith, woodworker, and mom. Her Iron Mountain Forge & Furniture has grown into an entire team of wildly talented craftspeople, creating custom pieces for clients all over the world. In 2015, Carley was featured as a contestant on the inaugural season of 'Ellen's Design Challenge' which airs on HGTV. Her upbeat enthusiasm for hands-on creativity exudes from everything she makes.

We talk about DIY projects to tackle with at home, staying connected while social distancing, DIY ideas for keeping kids moving and building brain cells at home, and their fun healthy tips.