Transforming Wasted Space into Useful Space - Every home is different, so it’s important to remember that those awkward spaces can be decorated and styled in many ways, but no matter the space it should be decorated around you! Your likes, your interest, with objects you use or enjoy. For these spaces you want to use lots of textures. Bringing in items with texture draws the eye to your space, which is exactly what you want. To make an awkward space less awkward, you want to make it useful. Start by identifying what room its near/ in and why you walk past it. Here are a few ways that seem to d ..read more

Breakfast Nook Ideas— I have always been a fan of sitting down for dinner with my family, talking about your day, or catching up after a busy week, eating a homecooked meal. My family was busy all the time growing up. Between sports and work, and school, tournaments, friends, camping trips, it was hard to find time to sit now and enjoy each other’s company, so on Sundays we always made a big meal, sat down and caught up from our busy week. We made the table together and talked while we cooked. After dinner, I would do the dishes, mom would separate the leftovers into Tupperware and my brother ..read more

­­­Updating Your Kitchen on a Budget- When I had the opportunity to give this house a new life, the first thing I noticed was the floors. The beautiful woodwork that has lost its eye-catching character to everyday life and traffic. You can tell that the floors have had many feet walk across it, many couches slide on it. I knew that I had to give it back its charm. When I began planning on what I wanted to do with it, the color it would be, where I will sleep while it cures, how I will correct some of the wear and tear, I thought this was going to be the biggest project in the entire house. The ..read more

Refresh Your Fireplace­ Long story short, I moved into this house, and I have 5 months to completely remodel it. I don’t have a budget per say but ­­was asked to do it for as little as possible. This house has so much charm! Beautiful trim, the perfect front porch, a breakfast nook with glass windows, and best of all the fireplace. This house, despite its charm, it has aged and shifted, but just needs the life brought back into it. I knew, the minute I saw the fireplace, it would make the perfect centerpiece for the house. I did a lot of research. How to guides, modern styles, budget friendly ..read more

Making Your House a Home: What you put inside your house, how you do your landscape makes the difference between whether you enjoy spending time there or not. No matter the size or the design of your home, the most important part of making it your own is decorating to your personal style. Make it Functional Your home is supposed to be FOR you! If you enjoy cooking or baking, decorate your kitchen with jars, bowls, planted herbs. Whatever your style is, incorporate the utensils and appliances into it. This makes it cute and accessible. If you enjoy movie nights, cuddled up in the living room, d ..read more

2022 Home Renovation and Decoration Trends If you are remodeling your home this year, and you are like me, you have all sorts of ideas. One minute I have everything planned out and the next I’m changing my mind. We all have different styles, but sometimes mixing in your style with modern trends is the perfect way to keep your home updated. Here are a few tips that will be popping up in 2022: Hard working kitchen storage: I personally love the look of open, floating cabinets, but I don’t love the need to be so organized, not to mention my bright colored, plastic Walmart dining ware would be a b ..read more

Hot Mess Home Office No other room in your home has gotten the work out your home office has in the last couple of years! Some of you may have been working from your kitchen table, or maybe you have a small table that fits perfectly on you lap and you have been working from you couch, but whatever the case may be, that extra bedroom you always intended to make into an office or the office you never intended to make into a storage room is a HOT MESS. Let’s fix that! Clear the clutter: Chances are this room has been a little neglected lately. You probably have not had as many guests staying in t ..read more

2022 Housing Market Predictions: What buyers and sellers should expect this next year: The market will continue to be a sellers market this year, much like in 2021. With fast moving homes and higher prices, the market is continuing to target sellers, but that doesn’t mean buyers are out of luck just yet. Because of the higher prices and the rising mortgage rates, the market is slowly becoming less competitive. Buyers are having to make more sound, set in stone decisions on what they can afford and the location they want to live. On top of not having as many aggressive buyers and offers, invent ..read more

How to Find the Right Real Estate Agent: You have decided to sell your house and now you need to find the right person to help you get the job done. You need an agent! Picking the right agent isn’t always the easiest task. As most people know, you do not always mesh well with everyone and in the home selling process you want to make sure that the agent you are working with understand your wants and needs when it comes to getting your house sold and off the market. We have a few tips to help you out! Gather Referrals: There are A LOT of agents out there. You may even have friends or family in t ..read more

First-time homebuyers are getting fed up with losing bidding wars—and many are taking steps to become more competitive in this cutthroat housing market, whatever it takes. Instead of giving up, more aspiring homeowners, who have been steadily saving money during the COVID-19 pandemic, are willing to spend more on a home and offer more than the asking price in their quest to become homeowners, according to a recent Realtor.com® survey. (The survey of nearly 2,600 adults was taken between Sept. 23 and Oct. 1.) “First-time homebuyers internalized how competitive the real estate market has be ..read more