“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” It’s one of the golden rules of real estate: Paint your walls white before your home hits the market so buyers can imagine a blank canvas. But the most recent paint study from a major real estate site shows that,…
Among the many challenges that modern households face, minor households will rank very high. Think of electrical repairs, minor masonry work, some plumbing leaks and repairs. Try calling a skilled professional and you may find that they are usually not easily available for minor works. In all scenarios, it is always a good idea to…
My motto is work smarter not harder because I’m lazy. One way to work smarter is to spray paint or dry brush a batch of small items together, especially if you are painting them all the same color. That is what I did with this batch of thrifty decor. I painted or dry brushed all…
The innovative creative agency “They That Do” has recently launched a home-based startup, Seedfolk. Seedfolk combines antique botanical designs and timber vegetable engravings to enhance home gardening. It offers unique plant varieties beautifully packaged, not typically available at garden centers, capitalizing on the urban gardening trend. Gemma Hudson founded Seedfolk, born out of the national…
Buying a home can be stressful even if everything goes smoothly. And for one woman who feared she had uncovered a murder scene in her new home, it was anything but. Audrey lives in the Midwest, and recently took on a new adventure as she moved to a different state and bought a new home….
Feeling like your house looks a bit, well, beat? Don’t worry, Sydneysiders know the struggle. That sun can be brutal, and even the most legendary barbecues can’t hide the fact your once-awesome paint is now a faded dream. But hey, no stress! Time to give your place a makeover that’ll make everyone on the block…
11 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) is excited to announce the start of its new Plumbing Program in partnership with the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana (PHCCLA). The inaugural class of students will begin on August 12th on the NLTCC Shreveport campus and will provide a fantastic opportunity for those interested in a career in…
Journeying to a new place lets you try on what living in another culture feels and looks like, whether you’re exploring the adobe house-filled streets of Santa Fe or the lantern-lit alleys of an ancient Moroccan city. Many travelers, dazzled by the rug sellers of Istanbul or the pottery workshops of Oaxaca, return with worldly…
