October 10, 2016
Childproofing: Protect Your Family and Your Home from Potential Hazards
Posted in Living by Shelley Rossi
While supervision is the best way to keep your children safe at home, you can’t watch them every second. Childproofing, to whatever degree you are comfortable, will go a long way toward keeping your littlest loved ones safe and healthy at home.
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October 06, 2016
Should I Move or Remodel?
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Living by Tara Sharp
There are a number of things that can trigger the decision to remodel or move to a new home. Perhaps you have outgrown your current space, you might be tired of struggling with ancient plumbing or wiring systems, or maybe your home just feels out of date. The question is: Should you stay or should you go? Choosing whether to remodel or move involves looking at a number of factors.
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September 27, 2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses: The Great Paint Debate
Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones
The vinyl siding of the 1942 Seattle Cape Cod fixer we purchased nine months ago had been sun bleached to the point of resembling a kind of soft lemon chiffon yellow you’d see on a cake your grandmother baked. Great for dessert, bad for today’s exterior home color. We wanted a charming, warm and inviting new exterior home color but were fearful about what it would cost to have a professional do it
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September 22, 2016
First Day of Autumn
Posted in Living by Pattie O'Loughlin
Even though it happens year after year, the arrival of autumn is always a little surprising. Almost as if on a switch, one day late in the summer you feel it – a subtle crispness in the air. And before you know it, it’s pumpkin-spice-everything everywhere. We are suddenly swathed in sweaters, wearing boots, and bombarded by shades of orange, often even before the thermometer warrants it.
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September 16, 2016
Here’s Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist:
Posted in Living by Tara Sharp
Fall is an ideal time to tackle maintenance projects both inside and outside. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
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September 12, 2016
Great Design Element: Why Awnings Are Making a Comeback
Posted in Houzz.com and Living by Houzz.com
Awnings are a valuable home design element that our grandparents knew all about. In the days before air conditioning, they were used to shade interiors and help keep homes cool. With the focus on sustainable design today, there’s renewed interest in the power of awnings.
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August 29, 2016
Relocating Your Home to Advance Your Career
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Living by Tara Sharp
Many of us dream of getting a better job. But when a promotion or new job opportunity comes with a request to relocate, the result can be very disruptive to your home life. There’s a lot to consider when making this kind of move...
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August 26, 2016
8 Ways Your Kitchen Renovations Could Break Your Budget
Posted in Houzz.com and Living by Houzz.com
When you begin planning a kitchen renovation project, you may have no idea how much your ideal vision might cost. The answer will likely depend on several factors, including the size of your space, what you will do to it, and your budget. In the end, the price of a renovation should largely be driven by your own choices.
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August 22, 2016
How the American Home has Evolved
Posted in Living by Shelley Rossi
Owning a home has been an American tradition from the start. But the home itself has changed dramatically over the years. For example, you may be surprised to learn how much the size of the average American home has increased since the turn of the 20th century—especially when you compare it to the size of the average family during the same time period.
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August 19, 2016
Why So Many Americans Are Either Upsizing or Downsizing
Posted in Buying, Selling, and Living by Shelley Rossi
According to two recent surveys that took industry watchers by surprise, many family homeowners are putting frugality aside and upsizing to new houses that average as large as 2,480 square feet (an increase of as much as 13 percent from the year before), and sometimes exceed 3,500 square feet in size.
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