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Guest Blogger: How to Update your Home’s Front Entry on a Budget

Guest Blogger: How to Update your Home’s Front Entry on a Budget

Guest Blogger #523, Entry #1184, May 17, 2012 Updating the look of your front entry to make it more welcoming doesn’t have to be expensive. With these simple tips, you can liven up your front entry without breaking your pocket. The front entry is the gateway to your home. It’s the place where you meet ...

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Is your Outdoor Home Ready for a Summertime Party?

Is your Outdoor Home Ready for a Summertime Party?

Entry #1183, May 17, 2012 Is there anything more enjoyable than throwing a summertime party outside on your patio in the warmer months? Outdoor entertaining is enjoyed by guests who come to visit and by the homeowners who are throwing the get together. Regardless if you’re holding a large party or an intimate gathering, here ...

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How to Add Lighting to Increase Nighttime Curb Appeal

How to Add Lighting to Increase Nighttime Curb Appeal

Entry #1182, May 17, 2012 While most of us think about viewing the outside of our home in the daytime, curb appeal at night is just as important, if not more. Nighttime lighting around your home is for aesthetics, but more importantly it functions for safety and as a theft deterrent from intruders. Whether you’d ...

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How to Increase your Home Value Before you Seek an Appraisal

How to Increase your Home Value Before you Seek an Appraisal

Entry #1175, May 14, 2012 In a downed housing market economy it is hard to know what ways your home can increase its value. One way that all real estate professionals and home estimators can agree upon is looking at areas of your home that hold value for the homebuyer. Landscaping, exterior details, renovated kitchens, ...

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Guest Blogger: 3 Exterior Surfaces to Clean Before Selling your Home

Guest Blogger: 3 Exterior Surfaces to Clean Before Selling your Home

Guest Blogger #509, Entry #1159, May 8, 2012 Even before a potential buyer enters your home, they will size up the property by the exterior. If your home had a shoddy exterior, you will automatically lose market values. If you have neglected the maintenance of your home, or are just looking to attract more buyers, ...

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Guest Blogger: How to Tie your Home’s Exterior Elements Together

Guest Blogger: How to Tie your Home’s Exterior Elements Together

Guest Blogger #506, Entry #1156, May 7, 2012 While your house is the central focus of your outdoor property, you no doubt have a variety of other structures, such as a shed, gazebo, children’s playhouse, etc., on your land. While they are all separate, you want some kind of unifying feature so your property is ...

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Guest Blogger: Quick & Easy Exterior House Painting Tips

Guest Blogger: Quick & Easy Exterior House Painting Tips

Guest Blogger #500,  Entry #1147, May 4, 2012 Among many household chores that we dread or simply put off, painting the exterior of a home seems to be close to the top. Whether you decide to paint your porch or a weathered side of your home, the process can be exhausting work. What many seem ...

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Giving the Gift of Colorful Outdoor Plants for Mother’s Day

Giving the Gift of Colorful Outdoor Plants for Mother’s Day

Entry #1139, May 1, 2012 When we think of Mother’s Day we usually think of giving a bouquet of flowers, but what about giving a colorful display of outdoor plants? There is no question that plants can provide a lot of benefits in your outdoor home, and Mom will enjoy them too! Mother’s Day has ...

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Guest Blogger: Easy Tips to Give Your Backyard a Makeover

Guest Blogger: Easy Tips to Give Your Backyard a Makeover

Guest Blogger #486, Entry #1122, April 24, 2012 You might not have the worst yard in the neighborhood, but if you have yet to add anything more than the sod and the single tree that came with the house then perhaps it’s high time you thought about doing a makeover. It’s not all about aesthetic ...

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Guest Blogger: How to Revitalize the Exterior of your Home

Guest Blogger: How to Revitalize the Exterior of your Home

 Guest Blogger #482, Entry #1114, April 23, 2012 The term “curb appeal” is that subtle quality that makes a home welcoming, warm, unique, and aesthetically appealing. Many homeowners take pride in the curb appeal of their homes and pay great attention to how they design to ensure they bring out the beauty the home. In ...

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