January 2019

5 Things You Need to Know Before Choosing a Bathroom Vanity A new vanity can instantly transform a boring or outdated bathroom into a space you can be proud of. But there are many things to consider besides appearance when you’re making your vanity selection. (HouseTipster) > Read More

Selling Your Home? Be Mindful What You Say To Buyers Having a beautiful house in a beautiful neighborhood doesn’t guarantee you top dollar. A lot of homeowners naturally develop emotional attachments to their homes and over-estimate its value. (DreamCasa.org) > Read More

High-Resale Value Projects You Can Tackle In a Weekend You live in and love your home, but there might come a time when you have to leave it. And when that time comes, you’ll want to get as much money as you can for your property so you can move onward – and upward. (RISMedia)

Instagram Envy: You’ll Want to Redo Your Closet Right Now Even if you’re at a Monica-Geller-level when it comes to neatness, a closet can always benefit from a quick tidy. From rogue purses thrown onto wrong shelves, to sweaters dumped onto chairs in a hurry, to belts fallen to the carpet, more often than not

8 Cool Ways To Style Your Home With Books We live in an undeniably digital age, one in which just about everything that can be read is available to read digitally. Yet more than a few of us are holding on to a love of books that finds continual expression in our homes. (thespruce.com) >

Be Your Own Designer: 10 Flawless Ways to Lay Out a Living Room Our living rooms wear a lot of hats: we watch TV, entertain friends, have conversations and spend time reading in them. Sometimes they double as home offices, playrooms for kids or even dining rooms, too. (apartmenttherapy.com) > Read More

How to Evaluate Your House for a Garage Addition Maybe you’re tired of getting drenched as you dash to your car on stormy days. Or you dream about having more space for storage, a workshop, a home gym, a kids’ play area, or even an office. (houselogic.com) > Read More

9 Surprisingly Great U.S. Food Cities You Have To Visit Certain cities, you visit for the food. Others, you visit despite the food. The old guard of Important Food Destinations, you know: the San Franciscos, the Chicagos, the New Orleanses. So who are the up-and-comers — the places whose culinary reps should be rising fastest?

81 Staging Tips That Help Buyers Fall in Love Before your eyes turn into dollar signs, keep in mind staging isn’t guaranteed to get you more money. But it’s an important marketing tool to help you compete at the right price, which means you can sell faster. (HouseLogic) > Read More

50+ Great Ideas for Kitchen Islands Looking to refresh your kitchen? Try one of these stunning kitchen island ideas. (www.countryliving.com) > Read More