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This Winter, LOWES is providing you with tips to get a Fresh New Look for your home! Check back each week for a Fresh New Tip!
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 Attracting Birds
Birds are great fun to watch. You could think of them as wild pets. In addition to entertainment, remember that birds also help control insect populations, pollinate flowers and disperse seeds. Birds are important to a healthy environment. It is not hard to attract them to your own lawn and garden — if you supply a few key things. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Arranging Furniture Ever notice how some rooms seem warm and inviting and others feel cold and distant? While many factors such as color and lighting contribute to a room's atmosphere, the way the furniture is arranged can also influence the mood. So whether you're trying to make a room more comfortable, getting ready to refurnish a room or simply seeking to make an area more functional, it helps to know how to arrange your furniture so it works best for you. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Low Voltage and Solar Exterior Lighting
One of the most economical ways to make your home safer and to highlight architectural features and landscaping is to install low voltage outdoor lights or solar lighting. Installing low voltage lighting or solar lighting is an easy project. No special skills or tools are needed and most installation can be done in under an hour using only a screwdriver. Low voltage systems are shockless and safe for use around children and pets. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Lawn Care Basics
Few things in a home landscape generate as much pride as the lawn. For some, few things in the home landscape generate as much fear and loathing. Having a plush, green yard can be a challenge, but true lawn aficionados relish the task. Big or small, high maintenance or low, elaborate or simple, the lawn is an American institution. Preparation and maintenance are keys to success. Minimize your turfgrass anxiety by taking note of these lawn care basics. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Plan Your Outdoor Kitchen
Cooking on the grill is a great way to entertain company or just feed the family without heating up the kitchen. But scurrying back and forth from the kitchen to the patio can get old. Make grilling easier and more pleasant by putting together an outdoor kitchen. Even the simplest of setups can make outdoor cooking more efficient, and the fanciest ones mean you will not have to go back inside until bedtime. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Build a Bird Feeder
Here's a set of plans for a pair of bird feeders that can be made from the scraps left over from other jobs. Whether you're feeding birds for the winter or attracting them to your yard in the spring, these feeders are a great way to recycle your shop scraps. This also makes a great project to share with a child. You can use the project to teach a child some basic woodworking skills with an emphasis on shop and tool safety. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
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 Making Your Home Energy Efficient
Most folks work hard for their money. Why sit by while it slips through the cracks? There are simple and inexpensive steps that you can take to make your home more energy efficient and these solutions often bring big returns. As a bonus, they benefit the environment as well as the family piggy bank. In this article we look at some simple and inexpensive ways to reduce energy consumption in the home. To learn more, go to Lowes.com. |
