Harmonics flooring – Yes, it’s worth the savings

If you’re like me, you enjoy doing home improvements yourself so you can save some money and have the satisfaction of accomplishing something. If you’re a bit more like me, you’re afraid you’re going to blow a wad of cash on something that’s way over your head and end up wishing you’d hired a pro.

If you’re quite a bit more like me, you’ve invested in the Harmonics line of laminate flooring available only at Costco. You installed it yourself. And you’re happy.

Yes, as further evidence that we’ve drunk the Costco Kool-Aid in this family, we took the Harmonics plunge this past spring. I’ve admired the quality of this product ever since the store started carrying it. Then last year they introduced the wide-plank mahogany and I thought, “This might be it.” Then came the hand-scraped (looking) chestnut this year and I thought, “Now this is it.” Those beveled edges. The way the dark wood veneer throws off a subtle burgundy when the sunlight hits it. Wow, this stuff pops. It’s ours.

More advice on Harmonics flooring after the jump.

Sniff out the Chowhound for a dogpile of food advice

Don’t you love it when someone does all the hard work for you? There’s an excellent thread going on at this blog where people are sharing the best (and sometimes less than best) food they’ve found at Costco. I’m going to bookmark this discussion and keep returning to it. This is one of the reasons I love me some Inter-tubes.

Kirkland organic peanut butter

Absolutely the best I’ve ever tasted. And I’m a peanut butter fanatic. I have to have some nearly every day. A while back Kirkland stopped adding palm oil to their recipe. So now it’s just peanuts and salt. But the peanuts they use must be some quality beans because this stuff is so good!

You have to stir it and refrigerate it to keep it from separating, but it’s worth the hassle. I wish they’d make the jar a bit bigger so it wouldn’t spill when I’m stirring it. Can I get some love on that? Guys…?