Lou Manfredini’s 3 easy home upgrades for winter

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   >>> week's snow have you going stir crazy inside the house? why not put your time to good use? we have ideas to keep you busy and upgrade the home. good to see you.

   >> you as well.

   >> some of the things you can do. i'm nervous about electrical work .

   >> right.

   >> this is stuff you can do yourself.

   >> this one. this is from worth products. it's as simple as screwing in a lightbulb. if you have recessed can lights.

   >> how many weather men does it take to screw in --

   >> here we go. hey-oh. i'm not going there. say you have recessed can lights over an island in the kitchen or there is an area where you would like to pa zizzazz it up. you uncrew the lightbulb and screw this back in. this fixture hangs from this piece.

   >> interesting.

   >> then when you're done. i was going to show you that. it hangs like this. that piece i was going to have you take apart, these are add-ones. this is about $35. if you would like to add this, you put it on there to kind of dress it up. this is a simple way -- okay. trust me. how many weather men does it take? it's really simple. $35. many styles.

   >> it could cost an arm and a leg to get an electrician. i just had that -- where were you two weeks ago?

   >> you had a blizzard.

   >> we literally just had this done.

   >> we have information on the website. it's so simple to do and literally that simple and putting those add-ones is easy.

   >> i love this idea.

   >> yeah. my daughter carmen's room we have this. this is a dry erase paint from rustoleum. you think about a dry erase board , how expensive it is. you can paint an entire wall with this stuff if you'd like. the kit costs $25. you can put it on, take it off, put it on, take it off. the whole thing. i have had this in my daughter's room. it's such a hit with her and her friends. i'm leaving it up to do the math homework.

   >> you could put it in your office.

   >> you spend $500 on a board, get it mounted. it's never big enough for those meetings. you can do rooms in this. so inexpensive. a two-part system. mix it together. the way it works is you put a coat on, wait 20 minutes , another coat. ultimately, three coats. give it two days to cure. that's it. that's just a piece of drywall.

   >> you have to make sure your kids use the dry erase markers.

   >> and make sure they know only on that wall. bedrooms are typically a different color. then you have a nice white wall and it's really fun.

   >> closet space . they are always a mess.

   >> now in particular we are closed in. this is a great way to upgrade. this is from the container store . i like the system. it's so simple to install. i don't know. can you look up there with the camera? see the metal bar? that's how the whole thing starts. people are always concerned about closet organizers. how do you find where it's solid? where the wall meets the ceiling there is a piece of wood there. that gets mounted -- are they bowling up stairs?

   >> i think so.

   >> then the whole system hangs from it.

   >> so the weight of the system keeps it down.

   >> right. this one has drawers you can slide out. you can configure it any way. this particular configuration costs about $500. but it's so easy and i like that you can change it. so say you decide, boy, i wish i had more hanging space. if you build out a closet permanently with rods and shelves you have to tear everything out. you can take these shels off of here. now i can reconfigure if i want more space. you can add on. it's really the best way to go. do one at a time. it can be expensive. but you will get more organized.

   >> good ideas.

   >> hey! how are you?

   >> more details about lou's project and ask a question about your own home dilemma go to todayshow.com.

   >> thanks for stopping by, lou. justin bieber is here.

   >> you're a fan.

   >> i love it.

   >> he wants your hair cut.

   >> kathie lee and hoda will talk to him in a little bit after your local

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