Some of the Worst Home Inspections Ever

This Old House has an incredibly disturbing, yet incredibly interesting series on their website titled “Home Inspection Nightmares“. It’s basically just a compilation of some of the worst home inspections and their findings, ranging from major mold issues to items such as zip ties and basketballs being used as stand-in hardware tools. There were leaks and leaky pipes (that’s a high water bill), hedges like this one that is overgrown and growing into crevices like chimneys, surprise and not welcome Read More


Tips for Organizing and Designing Your Home Office

Organizing and Designing Your Home OfficeIf you are one of the lucky people who are fortunate enough to be able to work from home, setting up and continuing to add to your home office can be a fun and fulfilling project. Don’t be mistaken though, it is  a project and there is often a lot more that goes into it than people initially think. But organizing and designing your home office needs to take into account a few things. Read More

The Most Extreme and Elaborate Kids Playhouses

Building a treehouse or play-place for your kids can be a very fun and extremely rewarding experience. You get to go through the process of designing, building, and the best part, watching them enjoy it after it’s complete. The other fun part about this playhouse project is the fact that the possibilities are endless. Playhouses can be designed with different themes or with different materials.   Read More


U.S. Home Invasion Statistics [Infographic]

If you came home from work today to find your front door kicked in and almost all of your most valuable possessions missing, would you be prepared? According to the following infographic below, something like this happens to many people every single day. It’s sad, but it’s true. U.S. home invasion statistics who us that there are more than 28,000 property crimes per day.  One of our five homes will experience a break in. This is not funny and we Read More


Don’t Let Your Basement Go to Waste! | Basement Design Ideas

We’ve all seen them (and some of us still live with them). The unfinished basement with the concrete floor, a musty smell, and dark corners that you definitely don’t want to know what’s lurking in them. The only time you go down there is to fix the furnace or flip the switch on the breaker when the power goes out. Read More