Roll Out Drawers in Kitchen built and installed by Bill Fry Construction. Custom rollouts are one of our favorite kitchen custom cabinet storage and organization solutions.

Bill Hart
Transitional kitchen photo in Miami

Nobody would be foolish enough to knowingly purchase PIZZA using a third party call-center middleman.But every day, thousands of people do exactly that when they purchase flowers for delivery! That’s because a NEW TYPE of “florist” has appeared on the scene. And that means most flower buyers pay as much as 50% MORE than they should pay! Finding A Floral Supplier When a prospective flower buyer wants to buy flowers, his first stop is usually the internet. The author’s flower shop is in Charlotte, NC and the two most widely used search terms in this area are: “Charlotte flowers” and “Charlotte florist.” When the customer searches for either of these terms, he will get a list of results. Paid results (advertising) are usually shown first. Organic (website) results come after the advertisements. When a customer clicks on an advertisement, he is usually taken to a beautiful website owned by a call-center floral middleman offering beautiful flowers, hand-delivered by a LOCAL florist. And the products are sales TAX FREE. But what is not revealed is that the middle man does not actually have a flower shop in Charlotte! The Difference Between Toasters and Flowers With “durable” products like toasters and sweaters, the location of the seller isn’t terribly important. That’s because the products will be shipped from a warehousevia USPS, UPS or FedEx. But flower arrangements are *fragile* and cannot be shipped that way! Instead, they must be locally custom-hand-crafted and hand-delivered! And this means that if a customer orders from a middleman’s website, the order must – somehow – be passed from the middleman’s company to a REAL local florist in, for example, Charlotte, NC. This “order transfer” is done by one of the three florist-to-florist networks: FTD, Teleflora and Bloomnet (1-800-Flowers). Too Many FEES and COMMISSIONS Membership in these networks is not free, so the middleman always adds a “handling charge” – typically about $15 -- to the customer’s bill to help pay for hiscosts to access to the network. Please note that the $15 handling charge usually far exceedsany TAX FREE “savings!” But the “handling charge” only helps pay for *access* to the network. The florist-to-florist network also takes a 7% commission, and also credits a 20% selling commission back to the middleman! What this means is that, for a typical online floral purchase, just under HALF of the customer’s money vanishes in unnecessary FEES and COMMISSIONS. By comparison, when a customer buys a toaster from an independent business listing it on Amazon, only a few percent of the purchase price goes to fees and commissions. With this huge profit potential available to third party floral marketers, it is not surprising that these middlemen spend huge sums on advertising and sales promotion. A few years back, one even took an ad during the Super Bowl! Buy Direct For Better Value Clearly, the consumer will always get His Best Floral Value by placing his floral order DIRECT with a Real Florist n the City where the flowers will be delivered. Sometimes it may be difficult to tell whether a Flower Supplier is located “in town.”Here are three easy ways to separate a “real” florist from a floral middleman: 1. Look for the street address, city and state on the website. Often this will be found on a tab labeled “About Us” or “Contact Us.” If you cannot find an address at all, then this is almost certainly a middleman! 2. Look at the telephone number. If the only number on the website is a TOLL FREE “800” number, then the floral supplier is probably not local. 3. Look at the invoice (before you click the BUY NOW button!) for any “Handling” or “Service” charges. A REAL florist will never add these charges to your bill! For more information about Charlotte Flowers and Charlotte Florist, please visit the author’s Flower Hut website at http://flowerhut.com. BUT, if you do not want flowers delivered to Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill or Pineville, NC, please do NOT order from us! Take the time to find a REAL florist in the town where you need flowers delivered. You’ll be glad you did!

We installed CertainTeed Cottage Red Landmark shingles on this quaint home in the Nashville, TN area.

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Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary open concept carpeted game room remodel in Other with white walls, no fireplace and no tv

Hallway Closet
Transitional closet photo in San Francisco

2 car garage concrete slab driveways ARE made for basketball! Located in Billings, Montana, this striped half court proves that theory easily with the Pro Dunk Platinum Basketball System. This is a Pro Dunk Platinum Basketball System that was purchased in March of 2013. It was installed on a 55 ft wide by a 45 ft deep playing area in Billings, MT. Browse all of David G's photos navigate to: http://www.produnkhoops.com/photos/albums/david-55x45-pro-dunk-platinum-basketball-system-123/

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Bedroom - mid-sized contemporary guest carpeted bedroom idea in Other with beige walls and no fireplace

Walnut vanity and medicine cabinet - designed, built, and installed by Bill Fry Construction. Shower floor has pebble tile.
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern master gray tile porcelain tile and gray floor bathroom remodel in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a bidet, gray walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops

Walnut vanity and medicine cabinet finished with Rubio Monocoat - designed, built, and installed by Bill Fry Construction
Mid-sized minimalist master gray tile porcelain tile and gray floor bathroom photo in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a bidet, gray walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops

Custom wall-mounted bathroom vanity made of walnut and designed, built, and installed by Bill Fry Construction.
Example of a mid-sized transitional master gray tile porcelain tile and gray floor bathroom design in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a bidet, gray walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops

Walnut vanity and medicine cabinet - designed, built, and installed by Bill Fry Construction
Bathroom - mid-sized modern master gray tile porcelain tile and gray floor bathroom idea in San Francisco with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, gray walls, an integrated sink, solid surface countertops and white countertops

Upstairs bedroom with en suite. Carpet is Karastan Fashion Conscience Dover Cliffs. Alsa photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary guest carpeted bedroom remodel in Other with beige walls and no fireplace

Doorless shower - modern gray tile and mosaic tile ceramic tile doorless shower idea in Oklahoma City with a vessel sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface countertops and green walls

Bill Hart
Example of a transitional home design design in Miami

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Inspiration for a timeless bathroom remodel in Wilmington

Alsa Photography
Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized contemporary l-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen idea in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, glass countertops, white backsplash, glass sheet backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

Alsa Photography
Mid-sized trendy l-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen photo in Other with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, glass countertops, white backsplash, glass sheet backsplash, paneled appliances and an island

Bill Hart
Transitional kitchen photo in Miami