Accessories that manufacture your Kitchen Fun and Inviting
Whoever said the kitchen is for work? I say the kitchen is all about fun! Even those occasions spent slaving absent in the kitchen can be enjoyable when you work in a space that is neat, comfortable, and looks good to boot. There are many ways you can add to your kitchen design while still having th…
The Custom Appearance of Vaulted Ceilings
My neighborhood is dotted with a melting pot of homes from various day periods and design styles. There are many like ours with the early 20th century charm, a few built in the contemporary oversized style, and soon after a handful of those whose plain rectangle-like bodies with barely pitched roofs…
Marketing your home in the current market? Keeping the right perspective…
Gone are the days of bidding wars where you literally had buyers tripping by themselves trying to win your home. As a homeowner trying to market your home in the current market, you are faced with a situation that couldn’t be more the opposite. We have had our home on the market for a month now, a…
On the Fence: A Fencing Materials Overview
As you know, fences are uniquely American. Since we were a baker’s dozen of colonies, we have been fascinated by fences. They not only serve to keep us safe, but additionally give our homes and landscapes a touch of lesson and beauty.
In the going-on 300 years since colonial fences took root, …
Remodeling? Strip paint without chemicals
My husband and I just moved into a cute little house that is nearly 100 years old and in dire need of some serious TLC. It has loads of natural charm but, among other things, it plus has loads of thick, peeling paint layers in a variety of colors covering all the walls, moldings, and trim. Of course…
Staging your home for resale
As I’ve mentioned in preceding posts, I am among the many homeowners currently trying to sell their home. Part of the process of marketing a home is to highlight its assets and to down-play its detriments. that strategical maneuvering is called “staging.”
An older home, built in 1910, the room…
Is Your Yard a Fire endanger? How You Can Tell
Most everybody doesn’t know that their yards, front, back or side, can be a serious fire danger to them. A lot of the moment you see homes with dried grass, bushes and trees with dried dead limbs, and even belongings cluttering up the yard. Just take a look at your yard and what do you see? Si…
Monolithic Dome Homes
In a recent conversation with some shut friends, they start discussing their plans to build a new home. However, that is not just any ordinary house. It is an earth-covered, cement framed, solar powered dome house. Confused? I was confused and thinking they were a little crazy until they described i…
7 Tips for Purchasing Window Shades
Despite my mother’s repeated admonishments, I just couldn’t bring myself to invest in window coverings. I love bright, cheery rooms, and investing in expensive shades was simply low on my precedence list. Besides, the windows on my home are the originals from when it was built in 1910, and each …
How To Grow Indoor Plants
You can have a lot of fun growing indoor plants such as that Aloe Vera plant.” You can have a lot of fun growing indoor plants such as that Aloe Vera plant.
House plants do more than just manufacture a space look and feel better. Studies indicate that they’re natural air cleansers, removing m…
