Home & Garden Goodness!

Gas prices are going up and schedules are getting crammed. Despite this, you still really want to narrow down ideas for that project you’ve been putting off for years. Well, rather than driving all across Kansas City looking at endless lists of materials and options and prices for your new kitchen or bath remodel, come [...]

Night Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the home Not a cupboard looked new, every surface was worn My wife was in the kitchen, wishing for granite… If only we could find someone with the skills to plan it! Then all of a sudden, just out of the blue, At our door was a [...]

Cookie-cutter vs Custom Kitchens

Remember when you were young? Ever have a craving for some delicious, homemade fresh cookies? Not store-bought cookie-cutter cookies… but rich, gooey, authentic, warm cookies. So you ask mom, “Mama, I would like cookies tonight!” Mom, “Eat your dinner dear.” Well then imagine with me, to your horror, after you have polished off the broccoli, [...]

Warmly Yours

There you are. It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, and you stretch and smile at the possibilities of the day. You climb out of bed, still clinging to dreams, as your craving for coffee increases. So you walk towards the kitchen to start the pot and the BAM! Instantly you are shocked and rattled! Your toes [...]

Homeland Security Checks: The Good, The Bad, and The Uncomfortable

The Uncomfortable: A friend, Chris, regaled me with a story of his recent encounter with Airport Security… “I was going through security on my way to… somewhere, and one of the guards looks at my ticket and said, ‘It’s your lucky day! You’ve been randomly flagged… follow me!’ He took me over by this ‘machine’. [...]

Donor of the Month!

Changing lives of our customers… and our community. Hello raving fans! The kids are back in school, the weather is still warm enough to enjoy some delicious ice-cream, and the circus is in town… Does it get any better? Of course! We are pleased to announce that Habitat for Humanity has named us “Donor of [...]

How Expensive “Going Cheap” Can Be…

(This really happened) I was at the store a few weeks ago when something caught my eye. You see, we had lost our can-opener a while back and I kept forgetting to buy a new one. So there I was, in check-out lane 8, and saw a can-opener in the dollar section. It looked sharp, [...]

Tips on Choosing the Right Ceramic Floor Tile

So you have sorted through the many flooring options and are leaning toward the purchase of ceramic tile. Great choice! Ceramic tile is a popular choice for today’s homes. It is durable, easy to clean and gives rooms an upscale look. Ceramic tile is available in a number of sizes, shapes, textures and colors, and [...]

Making Raving Fans out of our Customers, Priority ONE!

When my business partner David Cummings and I started Jericho Home Improvements we had one strong vision that we wanted to instill in the culture and life of our business: To provide a level of customer service to all customers so great and unique that our customers become Raving Fans and talk about their wonderful [...]

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