When President Theodore Roosevelt needed to kick-start his second term in office, he updated his cabinet fixtures and hand-installed wise plants to key advisory posts. Do it yourself with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of hardware and more at Lake Forest Hardware.

The walls of Lake Forest Hardware bulge with a bounty of tools and products whose sole purpose is to help homes achieves their full potential. Drape jewelry on your home's unadorned neck with ready-to-plant fresh herbs and vegetables ($2.79–$4.79), give shaggy lawns a haircut with an electric string trimmer ($29.99), or feed hungry flowers and plants with Miracle Grow potting mix ($5.99/cubic foot). Barbecue masters can attract the attention of envious neighbors and low-flying seagulls with a full line of Weber Grills, such as the mid-size Weber Q 140 grill ($229), keeping the flames alive with a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquette ($5.99/16.6 lb. bag). Whether home-dwellers need help finding a new living-room hue from the paint shop, installing additional home storage, or building a pterodactyl-sized birdhouse, Lake Forest Hardware has the tools and personal expertise to help dreamed up projects become a reality.