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Posted on 03/28/2019

You're Going To Want To Incorporate These Top Pinterest Trends Into Your Home Renovations

If your decor is feeling blah and drab after updating to a new home and bringing all of your old furniture with you don’t start hauling it to the dump just yet! You don’t have to toss everything out and start over to get a fresh new look. Instead, incorporating a new trend or two can instantly change the...

Home Trends

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Posted on 03/21/2019

Create Curb Appeal

You're selling your home, and you know you need to perk up its curb appeal, but you're low on free time and funds. There are a few simple, and affordable projects you can take on to step up your curb game and increase your chances of a sale. Attracting buyers to your home is a necessary part of...

Curb Appeal

DIY

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Posted on 03/14/2019

Tips for House Sellers: How to Handle High-Pressure Situations

You might want to believe that the home selling journey will be fast and simple, but high-pressure situations may arise that cause you to panic. However, there is no need to let high-pressure home selling situations get the best of you. Because if you know how to handle these situations, you can boost the likelihood of enjoying a quick,...

Tips On Selling

Selling Your Home

Posted on 03/07/2019

Preschooler Craft Supplies

Keeping preschool-aged children busy and engaged takes some creative thinking. Having an abundance of options on hand is a must. In addition to the blocks, pretend play, puzzles and picture books there is a place for arts and crafts. Recent studies have confirmed the importance of playing in the 0-5-year-old age range. Crafting can help not only with...

How To

Kids

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Posted on 02/28/2019

Save Money With Window Coverings

When moving into a new home, the first thing you want to do is make it your own. That means painting, upgrading fixtures, and the all-important window coverings. Instead of just looking for the most stylish option, take this chance to go with curtains, shades, blinds and screens will improve your bottom line. Most of the energy lost...

Interior Design

Home Impovements

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Posted on 02/21/2019

Reasons to Narrow a Home Search

If you plan to purchase a house soon, you may want to narrow your home search. In fact, there are many reasons why you should hone your house search, and these include: 1. You can seamlessly navigate the homebuying journey. The homebuying journey may seem tough to navigate, regardless of whether you're a first-time or experienced property buyer. Thankfully,...

How To Search For A Home

Buying A Home

Posted on 02/14/2019

Saving Money for Retirement

Retirement is something all workers should look forward to doing. It is a period of rest after many years of exemplary service. Retiring from service is not only applicable to government workers, those working in a private establishment, as well as other non-governmental organizations, will also retire at a particular time. While the retirement period is a period...

Money Saving Tips

Retirement

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Posted on 02/07/2019

Need To Know Tips To Make Your Apartment Furniture Work In Your New Home

Moving your old apartment furniture into a new home can be awkward and frustrating. The pieces that once filled your small studio are now dwarfed by the size of each room. It seems no matter how you arrange them nothing makes them any bigger.This also always seems to exasperate feeling that all of your furniture is boring and drab....

Home Decor

Furniture

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Posted on 01/31/2019

Why do I Need an Engineer?

If you’ve spent any time watching popular fixer-upper or remodeling shows lately, you've experienced the drama of suddenly discovering that the most critical aspect of your open floor plan is actually a load-bearing wall. Stop the cameras! Hold everything! Call the engineer! The engineer? Why do you need to call an engineer? To you, and most homeowners (and...

Home Remodel

Renovations

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Posted on 01/24/2019

Using Your House to Fund Your Retirement

For many homeowners, your most significant financial asset is the home in which you live. Most assume, like previous generations, that their home will play a large part in their retirement plan. What part? That depends. You could sell your home, move into something smaller and use the excess to fund your retirement plans. If your home is...

Retirement

Retirement Planning

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Posted on 01/17/2019

Upscale Bedroom Upgrades For The Homeowner On A Budget

Want to wake up each day to a stunning luxe bedroom? Feel like you can’t achieve this without draining your account? I’ve got good news, today I‘m going to share my favorite upscale upgrades you can make even on a budget. You don’t have to be royalty to live like one, you just need to get creative (and put...

Bedroom

Upscale

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Posted on 01/10/2019

Home Ownership is a Superior Choice for Many

Most adults go through a series of predictable life stages, which include the eventual desire to be a home owner. Some people take the plunge sooner than others, but that decision is typically set in motion by changing circumstances, such as financial readiness, additions to the family, or career advancement. Owning your own home certainly has a different "feel"...

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