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Home Blog Month in Review: October

As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. October 1st Buy a Home for $1.75 It seems that the housing crisis has made some interesting news lately. Home Month in Review: September 2008 Has the weather turned cooler now that September has passed? Pretty soon, it will be time to get that heat turned back on! Meanwhile, check out all of the articles that were posted … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 4

Just how do you pick out curtains for a little girl’s room? Hopefully you have been following my adventure. I talked about how we’ve gone about getting ready for custom curtains, including measuring and the different ways that curtains can be hung. We are planning for window curtains and curtains over the closet instead of a door. If you missed any of those previous posts, click here: Dressing a Daughter’s Room, Dressing a Daughter’s Room 2, Dressing a Daughter’s Room 3: Tabs, Rings and More We decided to go with a ring system for the window curtains. For the closet, … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: February 18 – 24

Another week has zipped right by, and I can’t believe how fast time is moving. I’ve always heard that as you get older time goes by faster, so if it’s whipping by like this, I must be getting really old… Here are this week’s articles at a glance, in case time went by a little too quick for you this week as well, and you didn’t have a chance to check them out: Of House and Home There is a big difference between a house (or any living structure) and a home. This is even more clear when people are … Continue reading →

4 Ways to Build Equity

Choosing what projects to do around your home can be tough. Usually, we set our projects up according to what we would like to see done, but sometimes doing it that way can cost you money. Whenever you are ready to approach a new project in your home, you should consider the impact on your home’s equity. Having your home worth more than you paid for it can benefit you in many ways. Not only would you be able to get more money from the sale of your home when it comes time to sell it, but you can also … Continue reading →

Randy Quaid and Wife in Hot Water Again

It seems like every time a celebrity goes off the deep end, it is a young female who has gotten involved in addiction, such as Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. But, every once a while, an established star seems to just completely lose it and it would seem that this is the case with Randy Quaid. Although I will always think of him as Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Vacation series, Quaid has appeared in more than 90 films. I was shocked, in a good way, by his performance in Midnight Express. I never expected such a dramatic performance from … Continue reading →

Dressing A Daughter’s Room 5

When we last left off, I was talking about the great fabrics that I poked through at an Amish-owned fabric shop in Lancaster, Pa. I was looking for the perfect fabric for my little girl’s room. I wanted something that was current, fresh, fun and would grow with my daughter as she did. To remind you, the fabric choices were: a delicate variegated pink rose pattern, pink outlined flowers on a white background and its opposite white outlines flowers on a pink background, a thin candy strip with two different pink stripes and a white stripe, and an an oddball, … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 3: Tabs, Rings and More

Do you know how to choose curtains? Of course there is the style, color and print, but don’t forget about how you will actually mount those curtains. Following, I’ll talk about some of the different options for the way curtains can be mounted. Each of these options gives a different look and practical considerations. If you missed the earlier posts about dressing a daughter’s room, be sure to check them out. They will give you all of the back story of this project as well as some design tips. Just follow these links: Dressing a Daughter’s Room, Dressing a Daughter’s … Continue reading →

Dressing a Daughter’s Room 2

Are you ready for the next step in dressing up my daughter’s room? Previously, I talked about the elements of my daughter’s room and what we have done so far, such as the colors and the furniture. Now, I’ll talk about how we went about choosing custom curtains to dress both her windows and the closet door. if you missed the previous post in this series, just click here: Dressing a Daughter’s Room So, now we are ready to move on to picking out the curtains. The first thing we did, of course, was to take measurements of the windows … Continue reading →

Increase Your Kitchen’s Value for Under $100!

Improving your home makes a lot of sense. Your home is not only the place you live, but chances are, it is also your biggest investment. While you might think that economically this isn’t the best time to make home improvements, the fact is that you can increase the value of your home by spending just a few dollars. In fact, the following ideas will all cost you less than $100, while increasing your home’s value for much more than that. At that price, how could you not improve your home? Still not convinced? Consider that all of these ideas … Continue reading →

Checking Your Remodeling Recoup Cost

Do you ever wonder what upgrades to your home might add in terms of value? Even with a slumping housing market, you can still increase your home’s resale value with the right renovation. As everyone knows, kitchen and bathrooms get the greatest recoup in investment overall, but some other numbers may surprise you. Recoup value on projects can vary by region. This can make sense in some places, such as insulated windows in New England getting a greater recoup value, while not make sense in other places, such as upgrading an air conditioning system in Texas getting a small recoup … Continue reading →