Future market indicators component of the RMI decreased from 56 in the previous quarter to 48. Current market conditions also fell from 54 in the previous quarter to 50.
Spending by homeowners on improvement projects is expected to accelerate as the year progresses, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released this week by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Ten months before the start of EuroShop 2014, The World’s Leading Retail Trade Fair, exhibitor registration is strong and more than 559,700 square feet of net exhibition space in 15 halls already have been reserved.
IKEA ready-to-assemble storage cabinets are plain as they come. Do-it-yourselfers are dressing them up, bulding them in and adding crown mouldings, mirrored doors and fancy paint jobs to make them look good.
The deadline for Design Portfolio Awards, given each year to honor custom woodworkers for their outstanding craftsmanship, has been extended to Nov. 29.