Nothing is quite as liberating as thoroughly getting rid of stuff. Eliminating excess clutter will leave your place feeling more spacious and your mind more at ease. While you likely won’t miss most of the items you throw away (or even remember them!), there are a few things that may leave you with a creeping…
Buyer Damages Home Then Backs Out
Dear Monty: On the morning of closing, the buyer did the final walk-through. Then his agent called, asking about the water valve replaced years earlier. They used this incident to extort 500 dollars from my agent. I wasn’t talking with this buyer. The sale of my house was contingent on him selling his home. While…
A Grandmother’s Guestbook Records a Life of Love on Every Page
I sit in the living room of my grandmother’s bungalow in Kent, England, a stone’s throw away from the Dover Cliffs, where we spent the afternoon drinking tea in the National Trust gift shop while watching the ferries come into the harbor in pouring rain. My girls are asleep, tucked up in the coveted “fluffy…
8 Easy Ways to Cut Your Electricity Bill
The mail arrives. The electric bill is right on top. Shove it to the bottom of the stack. Finally, hands shaking, open it, knowing you’ve been negligent. Lock eyeballs with the amount due. Higher than it has ever been. Sure, rates are skyrocketing; everyone is being impacted. But that does not make this easier to…
Make Spring Cleaning Easier This Year With These Expert Tips
By Hunter Boyce From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Spring cleaning time is almost here. From getting behind heavy bookshelves to crawling under narrow tables, it’s a lot of hard work that can make a big impact on your living space. Here are a number of tips from cleaning experts on how you can make the most…
Install a Weather Vane
Make a striking impression of your home by adding a weather vane, an ornament atop your home, garage or outbuilding, to catch the wind. It can be a distinctive crowning touch on a rooftop to distinguish your home, and it’s a simple way to see which way the wind is blowing. You’ll find a wide…
Here Are Some of Pinterest’s Top Interior Design Predictions
By Hunter Boyce From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pinterest is one of the hottest places on the internet when it comes to the latest in interior design trends. From biophilic design to sprucing up your bathroom, there are a number trends picking up speed in 2023. Here are some of the most exciting trends to grace…
What Are Some Luxury Upgrades for My Shower?
When remodeling bathrooms, big-ticket items like new tubs tend to garner most of the attention. But don’t overlook the opportunities shower upgrades present for a luxury experience in your bathroom. Here are five ways to boost your shower to a spa-like experience. Curbless, Doorless Shower This method gives your space a sleek, open look. Three…
Style at Home: A Tour of the Cantrell House
By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service Although I spend more time than I’d like behind a desk, I take any chance I can to walk the floor, and I love that it grants me the opportunity to get to know some of the familiar faces that pop by the shop. Barb Cantrell (Barbara Ruth,…
What’s Hot in Hardware
By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service Have a cabinet, dresser or console that needs a quick refresh? Looking to remodel your kitchen or bathroom and want to know what the latest and hottest trends in hardware are? Some clear trends are emerging from national companies and local artisans. Here are our top 10: 1….
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