Many homeowners approach the winter season with their fingers crossed, hoping that the weather will be mild this year. Unfortunately, “wishful thinking” is a poor method of preparing for winter. There are several weather-vulnerable parts…
When a child enters your life, a mass of clothes, toys, and other keepsakes begins to accumulate. While it’s normal to want to hang on to papers and trinkets to remember special moments, the clutter…
That Lightning McQueen bed might have been pretty rad when your kid was 8-years-old, but now it is straight up embarrassing. As kids grow and change, so do their tastes. Around age 13, when kids…
If you’ve ever hired a cleaning crew or maid service, you’re probably familiar with the panic that sets in when you realize they’re about to arrive and your house is in total disarray. That’s when…
Pop quiz: What’s the biggest obstacle between you and a quick home sale? Answer? Look in the mirror. The reality is that what homeowners who don’t prepare their lair for market often end up sending…
For many people, a walk-in closet is considered a luxury offering a spacious place to store your clothes, shoes, purses and other accessories. In a perfect world, think well-organized racks of clothing, perfectly arranged shelves…
While not using plastic grocery bags and switching to paper straws may do some good, many people are looking for more ways to make their individual apartments green. Whether you live in an expensive apartment…
Dorm life isn’t glamorous. Rooms with concrete walls, twin-size beds, and bland furnishings leave a lot to be desired, especially if your school’s housing office has strict rules about painting, hanging photos, and building temporary…
How do some people manage to keep their homes so clutter-free and easy to clean? If you aren’t one of those lucky people who seem to have been born organized, you might have to fake…
Whether you’re buying a home out of town, state or country, chances are you’ll be working long distance with a real estate agent you hardly know or have never met to find and close on…
