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How to Enhance Every Door in your Home

Guest Blogger #405, Entry #1011, March 12, 2012 Your house is full of doors of all types. It is likely you pass through these doors every single day without giving much thought as to the importance of their function. Doors separate one area of the house from another, and they also serve to ... continue reading...

Outdoor Home

4 Inexpensive Ways to Maximize your Home’s Curb Appeal

Guest Blogger #388, Entry #982, February 27, 2012 The exterior of your house is the first thing to make an impression on your guests or passerby’s, and as the expression goes, you only get one chance to make a great first impression. Whether you are thinking about putting your house on the market, ... continue reading...

Outdoor Home

Improving Your Home’s Curb Appeal on a Budget

Guest Blogger #383, Entry #978, February 25, 2012 There are many reasons to upgrade the curb appeal of your home. Perhaps you need to repair worn flooring, sagging cabinets, or cracks in the walls that have resulted from natural settling. Or maybe you'd like to increase the functionality of your ... continue reading...

Outdoor Home

Easily Visualize your Home’s Possibilities

Entry #973, February 24, 2012 Let's face it, home improvement and decorating can often be a daunting task! From deciding on a do it yourself (DIY) project, to choosing the perfect color to paint your home, how do you visualize it first? I'm excited to partner with Showoff.com and bring you an ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: 5 Checklist Items for your Eco-Friendly Home Design Project

Guest Blogger #370, Entry #958, February 14, 2012 Whether you're looking for a few simple ways to green up your home design or you're totally committed to earning a LEED certification with your building project, you may be wondering how to get started. Unless you're an expert in eco-friendly ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: How to Know if Financing your Home Renovation is a Good Option

Guest Blogger #366, Entry #949, February 9, 2012 Home renovation projects represent a method to increase your home's equity in a significant manner. Many home renovation projects pay for themselves by increasing the home value in relationship to the cost of the home improvement. They can also be an ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: How to Decide the Ideal ‘Fixer-Upper’ Projects for your Home

Guest Blogger #337, Entry #909, January 20, 2012 Despite the fact that the housing market is currently ideal for buyers, with low prices allowing many to get into bigger and better properties than they could have imagined just a few years ago, many homeowners still have to settle for fixer-upper ... continue reading...

Outdoor Home

Benefit of Warming your Outdoor Home with a Fire Pit

Guest Blogger #320, Entry #888, January 9, 2012 The benefits of having an outdoor fire pit are pretty clear. Almost automatically, most of you probably picture a fixed fire pit made out of sand, brick, and stone. These types of fire pits are pretty nice for the most part and can add some real ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: 5 Home Design Resolutions to Consider for 2012

Guest Blogger #316, Entry #881, January 5, 2012 If you’re like most people, you see the New Year as a time to remember your goals, examine past failures, and resolve to do more and better in the coming year. For most of us that entails weight loss, decreasing debt, and making more time for family, ... continue reading...

Green Living

Guest Blogger: 3 Eco-Friendly Ways to Improve your Winter Home

Guest Blogger #306, Entry #849, December 20, 2011 Here’s a riddle for you: What is affordably priced, makes you smile, and is green all over? (No, it’s not mint chocolate chip ice cream.) Answer: I’m talking about Eco-friendly Home Improvement with Empire Today! The days of tracking down rare and ... continue reading...

Bedroom and Living

How to Beautify your Home with Illuminating Skylights

Guest Blog #243, Entry #743, November 4, 2011 Many homeowners are looking for do-it-yourself projects for their homes that will not only add to their enjoyment of their home, but add value to the home as well. With money being tight, homeowners are looking for DIY projects that are easy to do, ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: Five Quick Ways to Greenify Your Home

Guest Blog #222, Entry #718, October 23, 2011 From solar panels to energy-efficient renovations, green contractors can transform your house into an eco-friendly retreat. Green residential construction is an excellent investment, benefiting both the earth and your pocketbook. 1. ... continue reading...