Entry #2562, June 25, 2013 For many people it’s the charm and character of an older property that makes them fall in love with it at first sight. Things such as gabled roofs, ornate fireplaces, wooden floors and tall, elegant sash windows paint a pretty picture. However, on the downside, along with those period sash…
Guest Blogger #647, Entry #1542, September 1, 2012 Something that no one ever wants to hear is that they have asbestos in their home. But, what makes that even harder to process is when a home inspector tells you that it has been there longer than you would have ever imagined and that there were…
Entry #1429, August 1, 2012 If you’ve been thinking about investing into some real estate, rather than purchasing a brand new home (that can cost quite a bit of money), you may have been considering buying a “fixer upper”, instead. That way, you can get the property for much less money and then fix it…
Guest Blogger #384, Entry #978, February 26, 2012 Rarely do we wear the same pair of jeans or shoes for 5-10 years, so we certainly shouldn’t feel guilty when we feel like the rooms in our house could use a furniture upgrade. After all, the couch in our living room or the chair in our…
Guest Blogger #347, Entry #923, January 27, 2012 Before you undertake any significant work on your home it helps to know something about its history. Loft conversions are very popular and knowing more about the house and the kind of materials it was constructed from can help prevent some serious DIY mistakes. [ad#co-1] Take…
Guest Blog #172, Entry #649, September 8, 2011 When choosing to buy our own home many of us are faced with this classic dilemma; do we choose something old, reliable and lived in or something brand-new, spotless and (if we’re lucky) customized to our tastes? Build Quality The fact is that when it comes to…
Entry #253, August 23, 2010 Your front door is the first thing your guests see when they walk up to your home. Have you gone outside and looked at yours? Is the color eye catching, or is it drab and blah? Does the trim around the door accent the main door color? If you would…
Entry #104, June 2, 2010 When we moved to our new house, never did I realize how much high school, college, vacations, you-name-it-we-had-it memorabilia we have been lugging from house to house. Debbie Bowie from Stepcase Lifehack gives us a list of how to tackle all of that .. stuff! Have you been putting off…