The clock is ticking until Thanksgiving, which means your time to get ready for another Thanksgiving meal with your family and friends is getting smaller as well. To make sure your home is ready in time, we’ve compiled a checklist of 50...
Wood floors are many things: beautiful, durable, strong. They’re also a long-term investment, both of money and time. It’s true; your hardwood floors require regular maintenance to make the finish last and keep scratches at bay. How often the...
Soft, comfy to the feet, beautiful, “like walking on air.” Those are the words commonly used to describe new carpet, along with lots of oohs and ahs. So why shouldn’t those terms come to mind years later when you see that carpet? The truth...
Are you one of the millions ready to treat yourself with the proceeds from your tax return? While that suggestion would leave many rushing to the spa, treat yourself by updating the place where the heart is, or at least where you spend most...
Is our endless winter weather starting to get you down? Is the endless fields of white and snow falls dampening your mood? If so, you’re not alone—and you’re not a hopeless case. There are lots of ways to beat a case of the winter...
It’s the dirty secret of hosting a summer party: the deep clean that has to happen before your guests arrive. The truth is there’s a lot of preparation and elbow grease that has to happen before the grill out fun can begin—and summer is a...
As the old song says, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Unless you live in a box, you’ve seen the signs: the holiday lights on all the houses, Christmas trees on top of cars and trucks, and a full blanket of snow from Jefferson...
Did you feel a sense of relief after the first winter freeze? Were you sure the sneezing, runny nose, and itchy eyes were finally going to go away? If those symptoms haven’t let up, you may be one of the millions of Americans suffering from...
Brace yourselves, it’s coming: back-to-school and the inevitable load of back-to-school gear that blocks your door and overwhelms your entryway. Ironically, the room that takes the biggest beating is your mudroom or entryway—the room where...
Unique. Charming. Warm. Homey. Cozy. If you want any of those five words to describe your home, it takes time and effort; not every home is built to break the traditional mold (unfortunately!). The good news? Adding character to a home is an...
