Category: Home Improvement

Before You Repaint, make sure you’ve Fixed the Fundamentals

What’s the primary motivation for tackling any room renovation, whether it’s a living room, bedroom or bathroom? Aesthetics, according to a recent HomeAdvisor’s State of Home Spending Report. Especially if you’re looking to remodel your living room, improving the appearance of the space and boosting your overall enjoyment of it are almost definitely the end […]

5 Impactful Home Renovations That Won’t Break the Bank

If high interest rates are prompting you to stay in your current home, you’re not alone. For many individuals, now doesn’t feel like the best time to sell and look for something new, but that doesn’t mean you need to keep your home as-is if it’s not functioning in a way that truly serves you […]

Pressure Washing is a Quick and Reliable Summer Home Improvement Project

Summertime was made for beaches, BBQs and bare feet. For homeowners, it represents the perfect time to tackle those summer home improvement projects while weather conditions are just right. With wind, snow, rain and ice out of the picture, which can take their toll on respective properties, the summer months are generally the ideal time to assess, […]

Installing a Programmable Thermostat is a Summer Home Improvement Project that Cools You Down AND Saves You Money

Summertime was made for beaches, BBQs and bare feet. For homeowners, it represents the perfect time to tackle those summer home improvement projects while weather conditions are just right. With wind, snow, rain and ice out of the picture, which can take their toll on respective properties, the summer months are generally the ideal time to assess, […]

Summer Home Improvement Projects to Avoid

Sometimes the most important summer home improvement projects are those that you don’t actually undertake. Because not every enhancement will pay off, either in terms of property resale value or visual punch, and it’s vital every dollar you invest in a project bring back a positive ROI. Though every property (and market) is unique, here […]

Trixie Motel Season 2: Drag Me Home Premieres this week!

That’s right—Trixie’s back! Trixie Motel is getting a second season called Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home. The sequel TV show will follow Trixie Mattel and partner David Silver, as they house hunt, renovate, and design their dream home. Fabulously witty and hard not to watch, this series is a twist on the original season of Trixie Motel, where fans watched […]

10 ways to attract Hummingbirds to your Backyard

Hummingbirds are exquisite, colorful little creatures. If there are already hummingbirds in your area, then you should be able to attract hummingbirds to your outdoor space with a garden plan that includes the right variety of plants, hummingbird feeders, nectar, water and more. In this article, we will offer the top ten tips and tricks […]

How to make Your Garden Beautiful, Fragrant, AND Deer-Resistant

If you work tirelessly to make your beautiful garden grow only to see the results of your labors disappear when deer start feasting on your flowers and shrubs? Deer are browsers. They look at your yard as a buffet: take a bite here, a nibble there and a whole garden somewhere else. As anyone who […]

When it comes to Updating Your Backyard, Everything Old can be New Again

It’s dispiriting to look at beat-up wood, worn-out-looking wicker and rusted metal on your outdoor furniture pieces, given how pricey it could be to replace. Luckily, we live in the era of Pinterest, DIY blogs and home improvement websites that make it easier than ever to find inspiration and project ideas to tailor to your […]

May is National BBQ Month, so let’s get that Grill – and Yard – Ready for Entertaining!

Memorial Day weekend is almost here, which is plenty of incentive to get those outdoor spaces ready for entertaining. From scheduling house painting to organizing your outdoor cooking tools, tick these 4 items off your to-do list so you can get to the good stuff: hanging out around the grill, kicking back on the porch […]