What neighborhood doesn’t have a house that looks like their outdoor Christmas decorating were an after thought, just a hodgepodge of items thrown together on the front lawn? This is holiday overload whether a guest or buyer is at your front door…and will instantly...
If you’re like me, you may be spending some time this last part of the year reviewing home projects, weekly tasks and the habits you’d like to change in the upcoming year to create a space that not only feels at home, but can be show-ready at a moments...
Host your Thanksgiving guests with ease this year by setting a stylish table, make a centerpiece that wows and be prepared before dinner time. Here is a quick guide to reference to make the most out of Thanksgiving day as the countdown begins. Think being a hostess...
Homebuyer’s dream of an open floor plan these days when it comes to buying a new home. An open layout refrains from using walls between common spaces to define each function of a room. This helps embrace a room’s flow to promote sociability, traffic patterns...
Fall is in full swing and it’s time to start planning your Thanksgiving tablescape! Flowers are essential for any holiday table, which is why FTD came up with these floral Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas to inspire your table decor. Each centerpiece includes the...
It’s that time of year again, when your neighborhood, maybe even your home turns into a festive display of holiday decor, but there is a fine line between tasteful and cluttered. Welcoming buyers into a home for sale covered in holiday decor with a life-size santa or...
Every room has positive and negative features, it’s what you do to downplay negative features that can make a buyer excited about your space. Take a look around the space you’re sitting in right now – is there a glaring eye-sore, repair or imperfection staring back at...
Happy Halloween! Halloween is a great time for decorating your home. Many homeowners spend days, not to mention a small fortune, making their spaces look scary and fun. The truth is that you don’t have to spend a lot of time or money making your house look haunted. ...
The night of October 29, 2012 changed our small beachfront community forever. Wind-driven storm surge from superstorm Sandy flooded the entire neighborhood leaving anything under five feet high submerged in the murky water. Recovery in Hamilton Beach, has been slow...
The laundry room is a thankless space in a house that many take for granted, but if a machine breaks or worst yet doesn’t exist believe me you’ll surely notice just how functional and convenient a laundry room can be. So, how do you make room in your home...
