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5 Reasons You Need a Smart Home
The term "smart home" has been thrown around a lot lately and that is no surprise considering that almost half of Americans have some type of smart home tech in their home. However, most of us have barely scratched the surface of all the smart home gadgets out there....
3 Genius Ways to Transform Old Furniture
It is easy to fall into the trap of buying all new furniture from the store. However, there is a cheaper and more creative option out there. Everyone wants that one-of-a-kind furniture piece that sets your home apart from the cookie-cutter houses. So instead of...
Top 5 Best Home Improvements You’ll Ever Make
Are you thinking about selling your home or you just want to make some upgrades that are going to increase the value of your home? A lot of time making upgrades is all about personal style and need. However, the last thing you want to do is depreciate the value of...
10 Tricks to Make Your Living Room Look Expensive
The living room is typically viewed as the most important room in the house, next to the kitchen of course. It's the place where life happens, hence the name. So wouldn't you want it to look like it jumped out of a magazine? However, once you realize that magazine...
7 High-Impact Home Improvements for $10k or Less
With so much emphasis on buying and selling homes the truth is that for most of your life as a real estate consumer, you will be a homeowner. That being said your home is so much more than a transaction, so spending some time, money, and energy on improvements makes...
How Much Does Radiant Floor Heating Cost?
In Florida, we normally don't think about heating our house very often since the temperature outside normally resembles the surface of the sun. However, during those few winter days and those moments when your feet touch a cold tile floor after a warm shower, you will...
7 Home Maintenance Tasks to Tackle in May
The heat has arrived and it's here to stay for the next several months. Before you fire up the grill and start woking on your tan there are a few things you should get done this month. Inspect Brick & Stone Walkways Cold temperatures can wreck havoc on hardscape...
What is a Punch List?
It is safe to say that no home reno project comes together exactly how you planned it. So that is why it is so important to have a punch list. What's a punch list? Well, it is basically your final checklist to ensure everything you wanted was done and done right. Here...
4 Things to Look Out For When Tearing Down Walls
Open floor plans are all the rage right now. In fact, 70% of home buyers say that they prefer homes with a full or partial open concept. Now the cost of this project can range anywhere from $500 t0 $4,000 which leads our braver DIYers thinking they can tackle this one...
7 Outdoor Trends to Avoid
If you are selling your home, you will want to make sure prospective buyers can see themselves living there. So you will want to avoid turning them off with questionable decor decisions. From the wrong trees and shrubbery to poor patio lighting and pools, here are...