5 Of The Best Ways To Freshen Up A Home Usually this time of the year we've all been stuck inside. If you're like me you start thinking about making changes in your home. I get so board with my home this time of the year. After the holidays after all the decorations are put away I starting thinking and dreaming of ways to make changes in my home. Are you with me on this? If you are keep reading because I'm going to share some tips on how to freshen up a home. This can be done with or without a budget. I'll share options for you so you can choose what you would like to do. 5 Ways To Freshen Up A Home Paint It! 1 Use paint to freshen up a room or a piece of furniture. This is one the easiest ways to update a room and give it a fresh look. Paint is inexpensive whether you're ... View Post
The Porch What We Learned From Building Our Dream
The Porch What We Learned From Building Our Dream The porch was a dream of ours for many years. When I was a little girl I had dreams of owning a home with a white picket fence, and a porch. I had dreams of sitting on my the porch, with a swing of course, drinking lemonade and admiring my beautiful well manicured front lawn and gardens. I would sit, swing and dream away, doesn't that sound wonderful! Well, nine years ago we bought our current home and my dream came true, I finally got my porch. It was a tad smaller than the one I dreamed about, so that swing didn't fit into the plans. Still, it was a porch that I could sit outdoors, and enjoy the fresh air, sunshine and my beautiful front yard, but that lasted a very short time. I'm not sure if you know this about me or not, but I ... View Post
Relocating To Another State What You Need To Know
Relocating To Another State What You Need To Know Before we get into relocating out of state and what you need to know. Let me share why we decided to leave our state and relocate. For those of you who know me you may be thinking it's the weather where we currently live. Although weather is high on the list of why we want to relocate it's not the only reason. The state we live in currently... Illinois is taxing us to death. The property tax alone is outrageous. Even if we wanted to stay here and downsize to a smaller home we'd still be paying the same amount of money for property taxes. What State To Choose For us the decision for relocating was easy . We have family that live in Florida the state we want to relocate too. Although we will be several hours away from them we will ... View Post
Selling A House How To Prepare Your Home
Selling A House How To Prepare Your Home I've moved several times in the years that we've been married as home owners. We've learned a lot about selling a house with each move. It's gotten much easier each time because we've learned from our mistakes. You have to remember that when you're selling your home it's no longer your home. It's time to clean it up and stage it to sell. If you're serious and want to get the most money for your home follow these tips on the checklist below. Get Ready To Purge When you're ready to get your home on the market it's time to declutter. Go through your closets, your kitchen pantry, cabinets, garage, basement and basically your entire home. People will be looking in your closets, and in your cabinets so things need to be tidy. If you have things you are ... View Post
Decorating With Architectural Salvage Adding Vintage Style
Decorating With Architectural Salvage I've always had a soft spot for tattered and chippy pieces. I know that each one tells a story of where they have been. I live in a newer home but I still like to incorporate architectural salvage in my decor. If you've ever come across an old door, a chippy post or a piece of wood and you're like me you'll want to scoop that piece up and add it into your decor. Adding architectural salvage pieces really give a room a unique look. Especially when you love vintage style as much as I do. Let's talk about what you can do with those unique architectural salvage pieces when you find them and how to incorporate them into your home. Height And Balance If you're out junking and come across a cool piece of architectural salvage think about which room ... View Post
Painting Kitchen Cabinets How To Step By Step
How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets Step By Step It's hard to believe that it's been five years since I first painted my kitchen cabinets. I always wanted white cabinets but I was terrified to paint them. What if I messed up? What if I hated the way that they looked? And what would my husband think? Fortunately they turned out great, I didn't mess up and my husband loves them. Because I wanted to cheat a little I decided to paint them using chalk paint. I recently wrote this article (click on the link to read) why I would never use chalk paint on kitchen cabinets again. I recently repainted my cabinets with a primer and paint in one. I'm going to share a step by step on how to paint kitchen cabinets. On a side note. I'm making lots of changes in my kitchen as I update things I will share more ... View Post
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