Want to Buy a Fixer Upper? Five Tips to Help You Decide If You’re Ready
It can be a fun project, a great investment, or even a good way to settle into your forever home without spending a fortune to get what you want. But before you...
Tag Archives: Design
Kids Room Decorating with Wall Decals :: What to Know About Vinyl Decals
There are so many different, interesting and unique ways that you can use wall stickers and decals. While you can order stickers and decals that are pre-designed, it can often be difficult...
Four Features to Look for In Entry Doors :: Key Exterior Door Features
The entry door of a home is important for several reasons. It is the first thing people see when they approach the house, and it sets the tone for the entire home....
5 Cost Effective Home Security Ideas :: But the Best Security Tips are Free
Each of these security items are cost effective and easy to use and install. They also offer the added, and perhaps most important, bonus of letting outsiders know that your home is...
Some Things to Know Before Removing Carpet :: Remodeling in a Home Built on a Concrete Slab
In the past, I have removed the carpeting from both the living room and dining room, so I knew what to expect down under. For those of you who are considering carpet...
Ideas for the Porch: 7 Ways to Make a Porch Fabulous
One of the easiest ways to enjoy spring and summer is by having a nice porch that is both comfortable and that invites you to spend the most time possible outdoors. Redoing...
Quick Fix For The Tangled Kitchen Faucet Sprayer
The kitchen faucet sprayer is such a useful item, I can't imagine life without one. But have you ever went to pull on the faucet sprayer only to be stopped at few...
Neutral Colors in the Kitchen? :: Kitchen Appliances & Accent Color
Can't decide on a color? White and stainless would be my choices for appliance colors for the kitchen. There are so many other ways to add color to your room that I...
Renovation Loans :: What is a 203k Loan?
I have gotten a handful of questions recently about Renovations Loans, and more specifically -- 203ks. Like many, I knew only that 203ks were “Renovation Loans,” but not much else. So I...
5 Kitchen Remodeling Questions :: How Much Will a Kitchen Remodel Cost?
Just like any big project, you need to budget for you kitchen remodeling project. How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost? The answer to that question lies in the answers to these...
How to Design for an Open Kitchen Layout :: Tips for Achieving an Open Floorplan in Remodeling
In the past, the layout of a home was designed in a rather segregated fashion: the living room was completely separate from the kitchen, which was separate from the dining room. Now,...
Energy Audit Cost :: What’s in a Price? :: What to Know about Survey Style vs. Diagnostic Energy Audits
While there are hundreds if not thousands of variations of “audits” performed daily, it essentially boils down to two types; survey style & diagnostic. Learn more about what each entails + common...