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Everything you need to know about painting your house: stripping, powerwashing, fixing damaged wood and choosing paint colors. Sponsored by Home Depot.
It’s that time of year in Michigan again and you’re outside, enjoying your yard. Then you start nosing around—maybe you’re inspecting your plants, or reviewing the condition of your lawn or setting up your sprinklers—and before you know it, reality hits. You need to paint the house. A daunting task. An expensive task. A necessary task—because it's not just about how your house looks, it's about your home's value. Neglect is not an option. Take heart, however. Information and resources have never been more easily available to help you through this project. Know Your Options Your options are to either hire a contractor or paint it yourself. Hiring a contractor is an expensive option, but if it's in your budget and you do the necessary …
A $25,000 grant from Home Depot would help establish a Wayne County resource center for under served groups, including veterans, and needs your Facebook votes to win!
Wayne County, Michigan - The 313 Project, a nonprofit that began in 2009 as a student coalition at Wayne State University Law School, needs your help to win a $25,000 prize from Home Depot’s Aprons in Action Facebook contest. The group was founded by three Wayne Law students who are now alumnae — Aisa Villarosa Berg, Erika Riggs and Julianna Rivera. Its mission is to connect the legal community to Detroit’s underserved population through pro bono, charitable and educational efforts. Volunteers have done that with project after project, including several efforts to help veterans. One of those projects, the renovation of Romanowski Park in southwest Detroit last summer, earned The 313 Project a nomination for Home Depot’s Aprons in Action …