What Home Renovations Have the Best Resale Value?

There are countless ways that a homeowner could perform home renovations on their beloved home. One way is to remodel the kitchen. Remodeling a kitchen is expensive and probably one of the most expensive projects you can undergo or you can modify smaller areas of the kitchen for a refreshed look versus a complete makeover of the kitchen. Other home renovations are to replace the windows in the home especially if they are single pane windows. Repainting a room, the entire inside or outside of your home is another home renovation that could be beneficial to potential resale and also get you excited to live in your home again. All of these home renovations are great for a homeowner to personally improve their home for their own needs. Which of these home renovations and others consistently give you the best return on your investment if you are eventually going to sell your home?

The infographic below will give you better insight to which renovations are worth spending your valuable time and money on for an impressive return on your investment. After all, your home is one of your largest assets.  Read More

Outdoor Lighting Tips for a Better Lit Walkway

They say first impressions are everything. That goes for your home as well. You should also keep in mind that what your home looks like from the outside will be the only impression a majority of people take away about your home. When you are considering what impression you want to make on others, remember that outdoor lighting tips are great to showcase you home at night.

You should think about the exterior of your home in two ways:

1) How it looks during the day

Obviously, the appearance of your home is going to change a lot from day to night, and there are things you have to take into consideration at night that might not necessarily cross your mind when you are sprucing up the exterior appearance of your home.

Outdoor Lighting Tips for a Better Lit Walkway

The majority of your focus might be on the front or street view of your home. You want to highlight the exteriors you are most proud. If you spend hours everyday working on your garden, there are some very cool and creative lighting fixtures you can buy to help highlight the garden at night. If you have a lonesome tree in your front yard that you love buy a light that shines on it and illuminates it at night. If you have a lengthy walkway from the driveway to the front door you have a great opportunity for some creative and cool lighting solutions, in addition to taking safety measures. Outdoor lighting tips will also come in handy when you need to think about safety and how people can safely approach your home without tripping over unlit steps.

2) How it looks at night

It is often a good idea, and it is standard on most homes, to have a light near the front door. It’s also important to have at least one type of lighting in your backyard for security reasons. Outdoor lighting tips that take into consideration, safety, security, and aesthetics can accomplish a complete plan for updating a yard.

Click here for a cool website we found with a broad variety of outdoor lighting solutions. You can also find a great selection at your local Home Depot or other home improvement store.

If you have any other great outdoor lighting techniques, let us know! You can comment below or we would love to hear from you on our Facebook page!

Home Fragrance for a Clean Scent in Your Home’s Air

home fragranceWhen temperatures are hitting in the triple digits, it is oftentimes difficult to allow fresh air in your home. Home fragrance is not nearly as important as comfort of the home temperature. Windows are closed, air conditioning units are on full blast to cool your home. And fans are blowing and everyone is cooped up inside. When summer is here, the outside air can actually offer a luxurious scent of summer with the likes of honeysuckle, rose, fresh summertime rain, herbs, and so many other lovely fragrances that bloom in summer. Read More

Summer means Swimming and a Time for Pool Care

Summer means SwimmingWe are in the middle of July, which means summer is here and summer means swimming. If you have a pool, your pool is probably in peak usage. Especially if you have kids or throw a lot of summer parties. When your pool gets more usage in the middle of summer, there are a few key things you should do to keep the pool’s water in peak shape. Read More

Kitchen Entertaining is the Center of all Entertainment at Home

In years past, the kitchen was designed to be hidden from view from visiting guests. It was that place that we cooked and dirty dishes were not seen to our guests. Kitchen entertaining would never be thought of because of the piles of dirty dishes or the cooking experiment exploded on the ceiling, where you can clean that later. In in more recent years like within the last 20 – 25 years, our culture has seen a shift in kitchen design. Kitchen entertaining is real and designers and home builders recognized the need to incorporate stylish kitchens into floor plans. This concept of kitchen entertaining became a key component to more open kitchens, to
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