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10 Home Design Trends for 2016
2016 is full of new home trends that are just begging to be tackled this year. Take a look at our very non-traditional list of New Year’s resolutions for your home in 2016: Soft Tones: Bold colors are a thing of the past! In fact, soft tones are so in this year that Pantone couldn’t choose just one shade for its annual “Color of the Year.” Both, pink Rose Quartz (
Oh No! Your Mom's on Facebook and Home Staging's Gone Digital!
When it comes to selling a home, you’ve probably heard of staging – you know, tastefully filling a vacant room the way it was intended to be used so that prospective buyers easily can envision themselves living in a particular home. Undoubtedly, it’s effective; but, staging also can be time-consuming and downright expensive. Enter the world of virtual staging. Yep, virtual
Weekend Warriors Unite! Finish These 8 Weekend Renovations Before Labor Day!
OK, summer procrastinators! There are four weekends left until Labor Day, which means there are four great opportunities for some small weekend home projects that can make a big impact on your interior and exterior décor! Here are eight great weekend renovation projects that will boost your home into fall: Get Caulky – Make a day of replacing old caulking in your bathrooms. Whet
Reno - "Oh No!" Kitchen Remodeling Decisions You May Want to Rethink!
When it comes to home renovation projects, the kitchen is one of the first areas where many homeowners start to create their upgrade wish list. For years, kitchen enhancements like tile or hardwood flooring, granite countertops and decorative backsplashes have enticed home renovators. These same types of upgrades can even be the deciding factors that sway buyers from one house to another. Wheth
Going Flipping Crazy? Consider these 10 Things First
Have you heard the latest great news about living in Pittsburgh? Our city’s one of the most profitable places to flip a house! So, if you’ve been toying with the idea of buying low-priced property and making some improvements to turn a profit when you sell, now may be the perfect time to do so! You’ve probably seen home improvement shows that portray an investor who buys a les
Pay Backs are a… Sure Thing with these Home Renovation Ideas!
When you think about completing some home renovations, you probably think you’ll be adding value to your home. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Sure, many of today’s buyers are looking for upgraded features, but who’s to say that your tastes will match a prospective buyer’s when you’re ready to sell. Now, if you’re planning to stay in your hom
Remodel or Move? Move or Remodel? How to Choose What’s Right for You!
With spring in full swing and new life blossoming all around us, some homeowners may be getting the itch to add some new things to their homes. As families continue to grow, some may be feeling a little cramped in their current spaces. Empty-nesters may be feeling like their family-sized home is just getting to be too much to handle. Still, others may have aging relatives living with them and thei
Getting Ready to Build? Address New Construction Community Concerns First!
Since spring is finally in the air, that overall feeling of newness can be rather contagious! What does that mean for the real estate market? It means that all of that newness may inspire some of today’s home buyers to look at buying their next home in a new construction community. And, although every home-buying process has its quirks, building a home in a new development can be a whole new
You Can Work It! How to Turn Any Space into a Home Office that Inspires!
Today, there are many people who are able to enjoy working from home. Whether they’re running their own business, catching up on work they’ve taken home from the office or simply paying monthly bills, it is becoming more and more necessary for today’s buyers to include a home office on their home-buying wish list. Although every home on the market may not be seem readily equip
How to Create Cool Escapes in Your Kids' Rooms!
If winter’s cold has got you down and you’re battling a bad case of cabin fever, there is nothing like a little home improvement project to cure that drab cold weather disease. And, we all know that having cabin fever is bad enough; but, if you’ve got children, you might as well multiply the boredom blues by the number of children you have! This winter, kick cabin fever for th
