Blackhawk Blog
A Merry Blackhawk Christmas
Ho-Ho-Home for the Holidays! We’re walking in a winter wonderland! Come to Blackhawk and experience the magic of the holiday season with our festive tree display and décor throughout the store. We carry hundreds of [...]
Top Ten Tailgating Essentials
Tailgate parties blend the great American loves of cars, football games, and outdoor cookouts. Planning the perfect tailgate party isn’t hard, especially when you’ve got these top ten essentials up your sleeve. 1. The grill [...]
Love is a Four-Legged Word
It’s been a tough year, but they have been by your side through it all—your constant companions as you’ve spent months on end in quarantine and working from home. A cherished member of your family, [...]
Big Green Egg Articles
Cooking Prime Rib on The Big Green Egg
Our Big Green Egg is our cooking equipment of [...]
Smoking Turkey Legs on The Big Green Egg
It's that time of year - watch out turkeys! [...]
Smoking Brisket on The Big Green Egg
Well hello fall weather! That sudden drop in temperatures [...]
Paint Articles
2019’s Most Harmonious Paint Colors: Color Trends by Benjamin Moore
The design team over at Benjamin Moore is always a reliable source for trend spotting and we've been looking forward to their 2019 color trend collection. [...]
2019 Benjamin Moore Color of The Year
Is your home ready for a touch of modern sophistication? Benjamin Moore's color of the year 2019, [...]
Dining Room Make-Overs in Time for Holiday Entertaining
Freshly painted walls are a fabulous thing! Powdery matte, or shiny gloss, you just can't stop yourself [...]
Garden Center Articles
Fall Trees and Bushes at Blackhawk’s Garden Center
Fall is the ideal time to plant new trees, bushes and shrubs in your yards. Blackhawk Hardware's Garden Center currently has plants with the most beautiful [...]
Gloves, Rakes, Leaf Blowers – Oh My!
Hello fall! Hello beautiful foliage! Uhm, hi there leaves on the ground... This year we're hoping to [...]
July Gardening To-Do List
It's been hot hot hot here in the North Carolina Piedmont with temperatures well in the 90s [...]
More Recent Articles
A Merry Blackhawk Christmas
Ho-Ho-Home for the Holidays! We’re walking in a winter wonderland! Come to Blackhawk and experience the magic of the holiday season with our festive tree display and décor throughout the store. We carry hundreds of holiday ornaments displayed on over a dozen themed trees. From travel to lifestyle and snowmen to angels, you’re sure to find something for everyone on [...]
Top Ten Tailgating Essentials
Tailgate parties blend the great American loves of cars, football games, and outdoor cookouts. Planning the perfect tailgate party isn’t hard, especially when you’ve got these top ten essentials up your sleeve. 1. The grill No tailgate party is complete without a grill but unless you’ve got space for your George Foreman in the back of your car, a portable [...]
Love is a Four-Legged Word
It’s been a tough year, but they have been by your side through it all—your constant companions as you’ve spent months on end in quarantine and working from home. A cherished member of your family, your pet deserves as much adulation from you as he has given you. There’s no better way to show your love than with something yum [...]
Blackhawk Opens New Downstairs Sales Floor
Blackhawk Hardware announces a milestone on its expansion progress. Its renovated walk-out basement, now considered the second-level sales floor, is open to customers. On the lower level, shoppers can browse the relocated automotive, plumbing and electrical departments. The tool and lawn and garden departments as well as the “aisle of death” (weed killer and pest control) are in the process [...]
Christmas at Blackhawk Hardware
Ho-Ho-Home for the Holidays! We’re walking in a winter wonderland! Come to Blackhawk and experience the magic of the holiday season with our festive tree display and décor throughout the store. We carry hundreds of holiday ornaments displayed on over a dozen themed trees. From birds to collegiate and snowmen to angels, you’re sure to find something for everyone on [...]
4th Annual Christmas Contest to Benefit Children’s Miracle Hospitals
Ace Hardware is hosting the 4th Annual Coolest Christmas Contest and is giving away three big donations to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in the local hardware store's towns. The first price is a $7,500 donation, second is $5,000 and third price is $2,500. We are a finalist (wooohoooo!) and would love to bring the donation home to Charlotte. Help us win [...]
Special Treasures in Our 2018 Ornament Assortment
One of the things us folks at Blackhawk Hardware pride ourselves in is finding unique, high-quality items that you can hardly find anywhere else. We love working with vendors that make local, ethically-sourced or otherwise distinguished goods that will bring joy to you. Today we'd like to highlight a few of our Christmas ornament makers that have wowed us with [...]
Come See The 2018 Christmas Tree Forest at Blackhawk Hardware
It's our most favorite time of the year - the holidays are here! Partake in one of Dilworth, Myers Park, South Park and Montford Park's favorite holiday traditions and visit our Christmas Tree Forest! We've traveled the world to bring you the best Christmas ornaments from near and far. We're proud to offer hand-whittled and painted ornaments from North Carolina [...]
Pumpkin Design Battle at Blackhawk Hardware
"It's Blackhawk Hardware's batty pumpkin contest and we goblins need your help so grab our bloody finger and hauntedly cast your vote!" It's time to vote! A fierce Pumpkin Design War broke out between our departments and we need all customers big and small to cast their vote on the pumpkin they like best! Our teams had two weeks to [...]
New Clockwork Dreams Vintage Automata Sets
Steampunk and vintage toy fans rejoice, we now carry the magical Clockwork Dreams line of automata sets! Step back in time and enjoy assembling and playing with these retro toys. The Clockwork Dreams design team used gears, ratchets, cranks, etc to create intricate moving toys. Once you've put together your automata, turn the crank to bring the toy to life! [...]
A Versatile Household Hero: Castille Soap
Chances are you've heard of Dr. Bronner's Castille Soap and know it's more than just your regular good ole' soap but what exactly is it? And why does it have such a large fan base? And what in the world do you use it for? Folks love what the products and the company stand for. Dr. Bronner's Castille Soap uses [...]
Keep Your Cool in Style with SOVARO Coolers
At Blackhawk Hardware we are always on the look-out for products that help you entertain in style. Say fare-well to your rough, white plastic cooler! Hello SOVARO! Sleek black or silver coolers with an unexpected interior! No wonder we're pretty excited to have a new line of coolers for your next night out with friends! SOVARO coolers are unlike any [...]