Extreme Makeover Home Addition Infographic

Home improvement and remodeling projects are some ways people refresh and update their home. In addition, a home addition can increase the overall home’s value. Sometimes, these home remodeling projects are major projects like a room home addition. Some room additions are physically adding a space like a sun room. While other room additions involve conversion like converting an Read More


Online Paint Tools to Help Your Changing Style

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Have you ever wondered what your favorite room would look like with a different color wall? It is so easy to use paint to refresh and redesign a room. However, choosing the color that you just have to have is hard. You bring home paint chips and paint samples. You paint your wall with 5 different paint colors to see what it looks like before painting your whole room. But you still are not sure of your final paint color decision.  Read More


Closing Out a Home Improvement Project

Closing Out a Home Improvement ProjectWhen your home improvement project is done, crack open your libation of choice and enjoy it!  Share it with family and friends. You worked hard at putting it all together, you might as well celebrate a little, or a lot depending on the home improvement project and the details of the project. Read More


Backyard Wedding: What you need to do to Prepare For Them

This is a beautiful time of year for weddings. Hosting a backyard wedding is a very personal experience. A backyard wedding can also provide cost less than a traditional wedding. One thing to keep in mind when hosting a backyard wedding is you still need execute on all the details to make sure your event goes off Read More


Home Improvement Projects, What I like, Versus What I can Afford

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Another age old conundrum with home improvement projects is the trade off of what I like versus what I can afford. Everyone struggles with this reality where finances and costs are pulling one side of your brain, versus the emotional trigger of I really want and like “this” to be a part of my project.

One method in helping resolve this debate in your head, or worse yet with your spouse, is to have developed a detailed budget for each item in your project.  As an example, you might have a patio project that includes 10 key items like the following. Read More