Questions You Need to Ask Before Designing a Home Office

home office

Did you know that 59% of prospective home buyers want a home office in their next home. Home offices are great rooms that allow you to work from home if your job allows, conduct your personal home business in a quiet environment. And if you have young children or young adults at home, they also have a location to study. Read More


Is Your Cost of Living Higher than it Should Be?

Cost of Living

By Guest Blogger, Liz Nelson

Many of us live beyond our means whether by accident or by choice. If you’re not paying attention to the amenities around you, it’s easy to get wrapped up in adding services and features to your way of life. Have you ever stopped and tallied up how much you spend per year for each of the creature comforts you enjoy? Have you asked yourself what your cost of living is and what it should be? Some of these can be quite expensive when you add them up. Some common household features include: Read More


Six Steps to Managing Home Remodel Projects

Managing home remodel projects require several steps to be truly successful. With these six key steps, you can manage a home remodel project with ease. The six phases to managing home remodel projects are: Ideas and Concepts, Design, Research, Budgets, Execution and Closeout. Each of these steps requires time and organization to complete your project.

Follow each of these steps to manage home remodeling projects.  First, start with creating a wish list or an idea of what your want your project to look like. Read More


Caring for the Leather in your Home

Leather

Leather furniture is common in many homes due to its durability and fairly easy maintenance. Coming home to a glorious leather chair or sofa to watch your favorite team win its game or to sit at a table without the fear of food destroying your furniture is a treat. However, this material is not indestructible.

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