Child's Play

With the economy booming, Americans are eagerly remodeling. According to the American Express Retail Index, approximately 39 percent of homeowners will follow in the handyman footsteps of television's Tim Allen this year. They've slated these rooms for reconstruction:

Bedroom: 27%

Living Room: 17%

Kitchen: 16%

Home Office: 13%

Dining Room: 11%

Home Theater: 8%

Contact Sources

Blackwell Associates Inc., (614) 457-6334, fax: (614) 457-8187

Pre-Fit Inc., 10926 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60643, (773) 233-7771

This article was originally published in the September 1998 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Child's Play.