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From Fixer-Upper to Dream Home
That moment when you realize the home you want to buy is not the home you can afford: What do you do? Eve and Jason Trombley didn’t give up. Nor did they wait until they could save up for their … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom, bedroom, building, change, Construction, costs, custom, deck, DIY, dream home, entertain, exterior, fixtures, floor plan, foundation, furnace, home, homeowner, homeowners, house, improve, kitchen, labor, layout, light fixtures, living room, location, office, potential, project, projects, renovation
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9 Tools Every DIYer Needs
Those spare Allen wrenches and $1 tape measure from Ikea aren’t going to cut it if you’re making real home improvements. Here are the nine essential tools you need to start hammering out great projects: #1 Two Hammers You know … Continue reading
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Tagged appliances, bathroom, building, Construction, contractor, design, DIY, drywall, equipment, fireplace, home, homes, house, improve, improvement, improvements, kitchen, molding, moving, potential, project, projects, quality, tile, tools
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Renovations That Can Hurt Home Value
Your home isn’t just a source of pride or a place where you can relax after a long day — it’s also an investment in your family’s future. And while it’s natural to want to make improvements to increase your home’s … Continue reading
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Tagged accent lighting, active resale, affordable, art, average, bedroom, bedrooms, bigger room, carpet, Construction, contractor, contractors, cost, damage, Decor, distincive properties, distinctive, distinctive clients, dollar value, floor, floor plan, flooring, floors, future trends, hiring a contractor, home prices, home value, home worth, kitchen colors, kitchen flooring, kitchen trends, lifestyle, light, light fixtures, neutral colors, neutral palette, new home trends, paint, repair, repairing, repairs, selling your home, updated, updating your home, upkeep
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Home Improvement Projects Are Worth Cost and Time
WASHINGTON (October 3, 2019) – Homeowners who decide to undergo a home improvement project, whether it be interior or exterior modifications, often find that the task was worth the investment and time, according to a new report from the National … Continue reading
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Tagged active resale, bath, bathroom, bathroom remodel, bathroom remodels, bathrooms, budgets, cabinets, classic kitchen features, cleanup, Construction, costs, counter, countertops, decluttering, design, distincive properties, flooring, fresh, gleaming, household, polish, remodel project, remodeling, remodeling project, remodeling projects, renovated, renovation
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Stunning Ceilings: The Latest Eye Candy for the 5th Wall
Ceilings are too often the plain Jane element of a listing, but this element of your listing’s structure can assume a starring role and transform a space with minimal effort and expense. Learn about your clients’ options, from millwork to … Continue reading
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Fix Layout Problems Without Changing Walls
It’s no secret that builders, developers, and architects have favored open-plan layouts in the past decade or two. Bigger kitchens that spill out into family and dining rooms are the new norm, and the aesthetics and healthfulness of outdoor living … Continue reading
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Tagged AGO, air, architects, architecture, bright, builders, building, buyers, cabinetry, chimney, color, compromise, Construction, cord, credit, data, design, developers, existing home, family, favor, fireplace, fixtures, floor, flooring, floors, free, furniture, gas, gray, home, homeowners, homes, house, increase, kitchen, light, lighting, lights, living space, lower, makeovers, mirrors, moving, national association of realtors, new, nook, offer, open, outside, paint, price, quiet, range, real estate, realtor, remodel, restore, room, Sale, Sales, seller, sellers, size, splash, square foot, square footage, time, windows, work
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How Older Homes Can Gain an Edge
The 4,200-square-foot lakefront property Mark Parrish listed last August seemed like any home buyer’s dream. Twenty minutes outside of Minneapolis, it was more spacious than most comparable homes in the neighborhood, with four bedrooms and four baths, and had unobstructed water … Continue reading
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