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Frager´s Hardware
Washington DC

We love a good neighborhood hardware store. With superstores like Home Depot and Lowe's, the local hardware store can easily be overlooked. Honestly, when you have a question or if you aren't reall...

Good Fences & Bad Fences: How to Decide
The Washington Post 6.12.08

Do you dream of a house with a white picket fence? You're not alone. The Washington Post consulted fencing experts to report on suitable options for this area. While white picket fences are very pop...

AT DC: Community Forklift - Salvage and Donations

This is from DC finalist, Caroline. Comment away! >> Enter Slideshow Just across the DC line, right off route 1 is a great warehouse of salvaged and donated materials. Community Forklift is a perf...

Square-Drive Screws

They say god is in the details. Do you work on DIY projects at home? Are you looking for a way to make them a little different in the details? We think one way to add a special touch to DIY woodwo...

Rocky Mountain Hardware's Vertical Paper Towel Holder

Most paper towel rolls are stored on vertical, countertop holders. But, might it save a little counter space to use a wall-mounted version? this one from Rocky Mountain Hardware is pricey ($215), but...

NYT: Green Show Homes
House & Home Roundup 12.20.07

As new products and building materials become available to consumers, show homes have typically been an excellent marketing tool and educational resource. The Green House as Classroom explores the...

Creative Re-use: Kitchen Cabinets

These unique cabinet fronts are made from plywood punching plates discarded from the industrial process of creating cardboard boxes. The Belgian firm Rotor promotes the re-use of interesting indust...

White Chapel Ltd. Hardware

Don't overlook these guys. White Chapel Ltd. is a wonderful resource for antique style cabinet and furniture hardware. They sell high quality brass hardware, and their selection is outstanding... ...

Table Legs Online

Ever have the urge to make your own table, desk, or countertop? Then you'll surely find that Table Legs Online is a handy source. ...

McMaster-Carr

If you are looking for industrial chic, look no further. McMaster-Carr is a resource that keeps getting mentioned in house tours, particularly out West. For example, check out the fittings in the bed...

Barry Supply Company

This place is incredible. I've been searching for replacement shower door rollers (not your Home Depot variety) for months with no success. Just today I was referred to Barry Supply Company. I was dou...

Chinatown Electric Supply Inc.

Chinatown Electric does not stand out on the Bowery. It's a nondescript storefront right next to the blazing yellow of Lighting by Gregory, and the kind only contractors know to step into. Indeed, o...

Campbell Iron Works

Got metal? No? Then check out Campbell Iron Works. Recommended by a reader as a "tremendous resource" for "elegant, solid iron curtain hardware", Campbell also makes Tolkien-like fire shovels & to...

MyKnobs.com

Speaking with our cabinetmaker this morning, he said, "Have you heard of MyKnobs.com?" Replying in the negative, he said we should absolutely check it out. "They've got everything, they show stuff rea...

Saifee Hardware & Garden

Great for the urban gardener. Everyone says a similar thing about this East Village landmark: great selection, wish the prices were lower. It's all true. Saifee is a remarkable hardware and garden...

Jelinek Cork

Want cork in your home? Yes? Then check out Jelinek Cork's group of websites, which each will tell you more about cork and its uses than you ever knew (and thanks to Holly for pointing it out). Jelin...

M. Fine Lumber

If you are looking for beautiful used lumber for flooring, furniture or anything else, we just got a hot tip from Jill that M. Fine Lumber is an amazing resource. Established in 1933, M. Fine Lumbe...

Lumber Liquidators

Prices that hit the floor. We don't know how good a tip this is, but on the face of it, it's very good. If you are looking for wood flooring - as someone was a few weeks ago - Lumber Liquidators is ...

Wood-O-Rama!

Wood-O-Rama has closed on the upper west side! However, they are still in New Jersey at: Contact Us 60 Herbert Ave Closter, NJ 07624 Phone 201-768-1180 212-222-2555 800-244-6653 (Re-Edited on ...

Extreme Soundproofing

Ear plugs for your windows and walls. With noise being one of the biggest concerns for New Yorkers, we are on the lookout for solutions like Extreme Soundproofing from San Diego. Supplying foam, pan...

Garber Hardware

To hell with design, what you need is a good hardware store!" This morning I went to Garber, and it was gone. One of the best, perhaps THE BEST hardware stores in the city, gone! Luckily, I discove...

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