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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home

Will 2018 be the year you focus on creating a more beautiful, livable home? Make a resolution to get it done. If you’re considering selling your house this year, now’s also the right time to think about getting it dressed to impress! A good place to start is with these…Read More

Filed under Home Tips, Homeowners, Renovations, Staging on Jan 03,2018 | Tagged in: creative selling, home decorating, home design, home selling tips, home staging, selling a home, staging

Working from Home

If your idea of a productive work day begins with arriving at your desk in your PJs, this blog is for you. For some people, working at home means independence, space to concentrate, greater efficiency and a life/work balance that’s completely under your control. The way you create your home…Read More

Filed under Home Tips, Homeowners on Aug 15,2017 | Tagged in: HGTV, home office design, home office tips, homeoffices

Showering Outside the Box

Some people love the feeling of a refreshing shower in the great outdoors. For those of us who can’t be on a permanent camping vacation or far enough away from neighbors to go au naturale, the next best thing is an outdoor shower. Whether your home is in the city…Read More

Filed under Home Tips, Homeowners on Jun 07,2017 | Tagged in: bathroom design, bathroom showers, creative ideas, interior design, outdoors

Cold Weather is a Hot Time to Buy a Home!

Sue Leonard Photography—Shutterstock Spring is traditionally the busiest time of year for buying and selling real estate. But, according to Sara Max, writing for Money.com, if you want to get the best deal and avoid a bidding war, the cold weather months are a great time to search for and…Read More

Filed under Buying a home, Home Buyers, Homeowners, Mortgage on Jan 11,2017 | Tagged in: 2017 homebuyers, buying a home, mortgage rates 2017

Score a Fall Maintenance TD!

It’s that time of year. You know, the one where endless football games beckon from the big screen TV on your man-cave wall. The only thing standing in your way? Cool-weather chores. Get back to the game ASAP with these HouseLogic tips for de-gunking the gutters, dispensing with drips, stowing…Read More

Filed under Home Tips, Homeowners on Nov 23,2016 | Tagged in: Fall Checklist, Fall Maintenance, HouseLogic, NFL

Enjoy a Buzzzzzzzzz-Free Summer

With so much concern over the Zika virus, aren’t you glad you didn’t qualify for the Olympics this year? Even without a trip to Rio, you’ll still be swatting and smacking bugs in the coming months. So, we’d like to offer a few ideas for keeping some distance between you…Read More

Filed under Facts, Gardening, Home Tips, Homeowners on Jun 14,2016 | Tagged in: pest control

Winter Doldrums? Try Flower Power!

Stuck in a persistent winter funk? Head to the garden center for indoor plants that can actually help fight depression. Stacy Freed, writing for HouseLogic, notes that scientific research suggests plants can have a positive effect on stress reduction, pain tolerance, and physical discomfort. From brightening a room to freshening…Read More

Filed under Facts, Homeowners, Real Estate on Mar 08,2016 | Tagged in: gardening, Houselogic.com, indoor plants, montgomery county gardening, stress reduction

Own a Home, Lower Your Taxes

It’s tax time – everybody’s favorite season! OK, that’s a stretch. But, if you own a home, there are tax deductions and tax reduction strategies that can make you feel a bit better. Have mortgage insurance? You can deduct it. Interest paid? Deduction! Property tax? Cha-ching! For more info on…Read More

Filed under Homeowners, Mortgage, Taxes on Feb 17,2016 | Tagged in: home tax deductions, Home Taxes & Financing, Houselogic.com, mortgage, mortgage insurance, tax deductions, taxes, Taxes & Incentives

Is White a Color?

It is when it’s called Alabastar – and Sherwin-Williams has named it the 2016 Paint Color of the Year. According to Jackie Williams, Sherwin-Williams director of color marketing, “Alabaster represents a straightforward and necessary shift to mindfulness. It provides an oasis of calmness, spirituality and ‘less is more’ visual relief.…Read More

Filed under Home Buyers, Home Tips, Homeowners on Jan 26,2016 | Tagged in: Alabaster, Home Colors, interior design, Painting, Sherwin-Williams

Pixs and Perks – No Pets!

Sometimes having a beautiful home in a great location is still not enough to win over buyers. Want to sell your home pronto? Take great photos, include a few attractive perks, and clean up after your pet! These are just a few of the Top10 ideas for selling your home…Read More

Filed under Buying a home, Home Buyers, Home Tips, Homeowners, Selling a home on Jan 20,2016

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