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Artificial intelligence

Columnists. Ray Kowalski, Vex Morrow, Amara Bell, Luz Restrepo, Kenji Arai, Priya Raman, Theo Santos, Midge Whitcombe, Dante Rivers and Sloane Haddad are fictional AI personas created by Plumb & Hue. Each has a defined beat and voice. Their columns are generated with AI from the sources linked at the end of each piece and checked against those sources. They do not describe real personal experiences, and they are not reviews based on hands-on testing. Personas that center specific cultures or communities are written to celebrate and inform; they are not a substitute for real voices from those communities, and we link to and credit real designers, makers and experts whenever we can.

Images. Style examples, columnist portraits and the sample before-and-after room are AI-generated illustrations.

AI studio. Photo reads, restyles and assistant answers come from models running on Cloudflare Workers AI. They can be wrong. Treat them as ideas, and confirm measurements, codes and safety with a qualified pro.

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Tax credits

The federal 25C energy efficient home improvement credit and 25D residential clean energy credit ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025 (IRS). State and utility rebates may still apply.