The real estate market is certainly not what it used to be; of that we can all be certain. But regardless of the economy, homeowners still find themselves in a position where they have to sell their home. Moving out of a home is stressful enough but you have to sell it first; and that can [...]
Going away to college soon? This is a truly exciting time in any young person’s life; a time when we can strike out on our own and make our way in the world. This first year in college is the most fun as we explore the options and opportunities available to us and begin to make [...]
This is the time of year when many young people are heading off to college – leaving home for the first time and likely (in reality) not to return except for short bursts of visitation. What is any self-respecting parent supposed to do in this situation? Besides cry and bemoan the fact that their baby is [...]
There are those rooms in our homes that automatically become the rooms in which our family and friends gather most naturally. For some homeowners, this room is the kitchen; an open, sunny kitchen is a place where people generally want to gather; a place in which they can pull up a chair, have a cup of [...]
In this warmest of times of the year around the country many of us who are not able to enjoy the outdoors month to month due to cold weather conditions take advantage of this time of year as best as we can. This may mean taking advantage of an outdoor deck or patio where we can [...]
There are few among us for whom online shopping has not become part of our daily lives. So accustomed have we become to simply logging on to find whatever products and services that we need, that actually driving to a store and browsing traditionally has become almost a second choice in many cases. In fact, many [...]
We spend a lot of money decorating our houses – a lot of money. Even while the economy struggles money is still being spent on the fabrics, paint, furniture, artwork, kitchen wares, and accessories that make a house a home. And if modern media is anything to go by, the trend won’t be slowing anytime soon. [...]
Truly creative home décor is about thinking above and beyond the parameters of conventional thinking; of finding a way to make something old into something new again, to use resources in an untraditional way, to arrange furniture differently, to identify unusual colors of paint, to mix and match textures; all in all, to think differently and [...]
The term “flow” is often used to refer to a house that is able to – through the use of natural construction or design pieces that trick the eye – lead those who enter the home through a seamless transition from one room to the next. There is a symbiotic relationship between the elements in one [...]
As consumers we are trained to look for particular benefits in using one vendor over another; it doesn’t matter what product or service that vendor is providing – everything from putting new windows on our home to buying furniture; every company with which we choose to do business must be evaluated if we are to have [...]