Search the Blog
Inside The Blog
Distinctive Properties
Important Links
Archives
-
Distinctive Properties
8022 W. Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336Local: (509) 783-1431
Tag Archives: contractor
5 Secrets Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know
How to protect your bottom line. You’ve asked friends to recommend great contractors, picked your favorite, checked references — and maybe even conducted an online background check on their business. So you know you’ve found a top-notch pro for your … Continue reading
7 Smart Strategies for Kitchen Remodeling
Follow these seven strategies to get the most financial gain on your kitchen remodel. Homeowners spend more money on kitchen remodeling than on any other home improvement project, and with good reason. Kitchens are the hub of home life and … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged appliances, buyers, cabinets, contractor, countertops, fresh, home, home remodel, homeowners, house, improve, improvement, kitchen, kitchen remodel, national association of realtors, project, real estate, realtor, remodeling, renovation, storage
Comments Off on 7 Smart Strategies for Kitchen Remodeling
Making the Best of your Yard in Winter
Spending time outdoors at the height of the pandemic was a way to get fresh air, exercise safely, and expand living quarters. Now, nearing two years later, an outdoor retreat has become even more sought after, causing homeowners and design … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged activities, backyard, bushes, children, comfort, concrete, contractor, Decor, design, DIY, entertain, fireplace, games, garage, grill, homeowner, homeowners, invest, investment, kitchen, lawn, lighting, nature, office, open, outdoor, outdoors, parties, pergola, plants, privacy, project, realtors, space, spaces, square foot, square footage, trees, trend, wildlife, windows, winter, yard
Comments Off on Making the Best of your Yard in Winter
5 Tasks Every Homeowner Should Do in January
Whew. The holidays are done. The new year has rung in. That’s when smart homeowners know it’s time to do these five things that’ll save time, money, and hassles all year long. #1 Organize Your Seasonal Storage Space Packing away … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged air, appliances, bath, clean, Cleaning, contract, contractor, Decor, deep clean, DIY, filter, hiring, holidays, home, homeowner, homeowners, house, household, improve, kitchen, New year, opportunity, presents, professional, project, projects, seasonal, spring, tasks, vacuum, weather, yard
Comments Off on 5 Tasks Every Homeowner Should Do in January
13 Home Trends to Watch for 2022
While buyers are still seeking homes that offer safe, enjoyable shelter, new wish list items are emerging that give houses better design and function. Home design trends that are expected to loom large in 2022 are an evolution of what … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged afford, affordable, affordable housing, appliances, architects, architecture, backyard, bedroom, bedrooms, bonus, boomers, brighter, building, buyers, cabinetry, community, constructed, contractor, Cooking, Decor, design, family, features, financial, fixtures, floor plan, furniture, Geothermal, home, home buyer, home design, home staging, homeowner, homeowners, homes, house, Houses, housing, industrial, interior, kitchen, lifestyle, lighting, living room, living space, maintenance, millennial, millennials, modern, neighborhood, neighborhoods, office, outdoor, outdoors, owners, pandemic, remodel, remodeling, residential, rooms, size, smaller homes, spa, space, spaces, staging, states, structure, style, Theater, tradition, trend, trends, vaulted ceilings, walkways, wallpaper, windows
Comments Off on 13 Home Trends to Watch for 2022
9 Ways to Avoid Overspending on Fire Pits
Indoor evenings on the couch are so last year. Literally. Relaxing around a fire and under the stars is about to be the place for a perfect night. But a built-in fire pit can cost upward of $5,000 for an … Continue reading
6 October Home Maintenance Tasks
The temps are starting to drop; the smell of wood smoke is in the air. Temps are more chilly than warm. That’s when veteran homeowners know it’s time to do these six things if they want to avoid grief or … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged attics, chimney, Cleaning, contractor, dishwasher, dust, efficient, Fall, family, filter, fireplace, fireplaces, garage, heat, heating, home, home maintenance, homeowner, homeowners, kitchen, leaks, light, maintenance, November, October, outdoor, owners, professional, replace, service, storm, weather, windows, winter
Comments Off on 6 October Home Maintenance Tasks
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
Posted in Real Estate News
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
Comments Off on 9 Tools Every DIYer Needs