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How to Ensure your Home Office is More Productive

Entry #1201, May 21, 2012 While it may seem unbelievable, but many homeowners use their home office for everything but being productive! Many offices double as guest bedrooms, playrooms for the kids, or the home office is full of items such as toys, household tools, and swatches from crafts! Let’s ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: Creative Ways to Spruce Up your Home’s Hallway

Guest Blogger #522, Entry #1178, May 15, 2012 All too often, most homeowners do not take the time to properly decorate their home's hallway just because it is not a room but a space where people usually arrive, depart, and pass through. However, it should be noted that a hallway is equally ... continue reading...

Green Living

10 Benefits of Green Roofing your Home

Guest Blogger #519, Entry #1173, May 14, 2012 Green roofing represents an excellent way to contribute to the environment, while also having extensive individual benefits for your property and a surrounding area. Green roofs consist of an area that is either completely or partially covered by ... continue reading...

Green Living

Guest Blogger: Simple Green Living Tips to Start at Home Today

Guest Blogger #508, Entry #1158, May 8, 2012 Many people have not been kind to Mother Nature and now she is fighting back. The temperatures are climbing, the glaciers are melting and the weather patterns are fluctuating. As the world's population of 7 billion people generate tons of trash on a ... continue reading...

Office - Home or Work

How to Keep Your Office Files Safe During a Remodeling Project

Guest Blogger #499, Entry #1146, May 4, 2012 Remodeling projects are messy, loud and usually involve a good deal of banging, beating and moving things around. It’s always worth taking precautions to protect your things during a remodeling project, but office remodeling projects require special ... continue reading...

Inspiration

Getting to Know Sandra Lee & the Sears/Kmart Family in NYC

Entry #1144, May 3, 2012 Last week I had the privilege of joining food, home and entertaining bloggers in New York City for the launch of Sandra Lee's new housewares line - Sandra by Sandra Lee available in Sears and Kmart stores nationwide. To say the experience was a once-in-a-lifetime ... continue reading...

Outdoor Home

.4 Simple Ways to Save Time Organizing Your Garage

Entry #1140, May 1, 2012 Sorting out a garage demands time and effort. Some people will probably take a day or two in order to put in systematic order all the things inside the garage. This is something that can be very tedious especially if you do not know where and how to start the ... continue reading...

Home Staging | Home Organization

How to Clean Up and Clear Out the Clutter in your Home

Entry #1134, April 30, 2012 Having a home comes with a responsibility to clean up and clear out the clutter. A clean and organized home provides pleasant surroundings and promotes healthy living. The time and efforts exerted in cleaning will definitely pay off. In addition, a clutter-free home ... continue reading...

Kitchen and Bath

Guest Blogger: How to Design a Safe Kitchen for your Kids

Guest Blogger #487, Entry #1123, April 24, 2012 Parents find all kinds of ways to childproof their homes when they first bring home a baby, including adding bumpers to sharp corners, covering outlets, securing large furnishings with straps, and boxing up items that are breakable to bring out at a ... continue reading...

Bedroom and Living

Converting Your Basement Into a Media Room

Guest Blogger #485, Entry #1121, April 24, 2012 These days there's a lot more to a media center than just a TV. Remember when adding a VCR and an Atari to your setup was the height of home entertainment luxury? Okay, you probably don't. But there was a time, not so long ago, when a TV was it. They ... continue reading...

Home Decor

Guest Blogger: How to Choose the Right Kitchen Layout for your Lifestyle

Guest Blogger #479, Entry #1108, April 19, 2012 When you are designing your various rooms, none is probably more of a challenge than the kitchen. The reasons for this are severalfold. First of all, with a kitchen you are decorating a space that needs to serve a practical purpose – you’ll be working ... continue reading...

Architecture

How to Create Outdoor Spaces for the Special Needs to Enjoy

Entry #1107, April 19, 2012 Now that spring is here the need for setting up your outdoor home in undeniably on everyone's minds. Designing your patio and outdoor home can be a challenge for those with special needs. Last year, my guest blogger Wendy Martin Turley had an excellent article on ... continue reading...