Completing a long-delayed home project rewards the dweller with a terrific sense of accomplishment and the home with a new feature to flaunt in front of the plain-Jane brownstone across the street. Outfit your abode with today’s Groupon to Gordon’s Ace Hardware, valid at all five Chicago locations. Choose between two options:

• For $10, you get $20 worth of home improvement supplies.
• For $50, you get $100 toward humidifiers, window blinds, paint and supplies, and patio furniture.

A Chicago institution for 60 years, Gordon’s Ace Hardware adds comfort and convenience to daily life with products, tools, and project-solving expertise. Secure sheds, trunks, and Faberge egg display cases with an Ace 2-inch padlock ($11.99), and illuminate midnight-snack paths with mood lighting with dimmable GE Energy Smart 100-watt CFL light bulbs ($13.99 each). Messy projects clean up their act with a six-pack of ultra-strong Scott shop towels ($17.94), retiring soiled materials to Glad Odor Shield kitchen bags ($8.99) after their heavy-duty absorption is done. Air-O-Swiss humidifiers ($129–$199) breathe pleasantly humid atmospheres into bone-dry rooms, and new Clark + Kensington paint and primer in one ($25–$35/gallon) gives living-room walls the cosmetic lift they need to feel pretty when entertaining guests.

In addition to a multitude of shelved wares, Gordon’s staff can special-order more than 66,000 other items, with 24-hour store delivery available for many. Current or new Ace Rewards cardholders will receive an extra $1 on the value of this Groupon if purchased.