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5 Things That Will Totally Ruin Your Bathroom Remodel
There is one paint color you must avoid at all costs (see #5) A clean, well-planned, and stunning bathroom is every homeowner’s goal. But creating it can be a bit of a sticky wicket. All that water, humidity, and artificial … Continue reading
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Tagged air, bath, bathroom remodel, bathrooms, clean, color, cord, data, design, event, floor, flooring, floors, gray, green, home, house, houselogic, light, lighting, look, moisture, mold, money, moving, national association of realtors, new, open, paint, polish, realtor, room, spa, tile, water, work
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10 Bathroom Materials That’ll Withstand Any Abuse
We don’t ask much from bathroom surfaces. Just that they be beautiful and withstand every cleaning chemical invented, steamy showers, piles of damp towels, and, did we mention, tantrum-induced line-drives with bath toys? Oh, and they should be easy to clean. … Continue reading
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Tagged air, bath, cabinetry, cabinets, chemical, clean, Cleaning, color, damage, days, design, DOE, dust, fancy, floor, furniture, hairspray, heat, home, house, houselogic, kids, kitchen, light, lighting, look, luxury, maintain, moisture, mold, money, national association of realtors, neighborhood, offer, paint, quality, realtor, remodel, room, sealed, spa, spring, stainless, tile, time, water
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Tech Up Your Style
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The mega consumer electronic showcase, CES, lands in Las Vegas this week. It may not be the place you typically go to for décor trends, but technology is having an undeniable influence in … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, color, cord, design, family, features, food, home, home design, house, kitchen, light, lighting, lights, look, market, marketing, new, open, outside, potential, real estate, realtor, Sale, Sales, staging, stainless, trends, work
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12 Simple Home Repair Jobs to Lift You Out of Winter’s Funk
Accomplishments — even little ones — go a long way toward a sunny outlook. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy, quick home repair chores you can do when you’re mired in the thick of winter. For max efficiency, make a to-do list … Continue reading
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Tagged air, bath, bathrooms, building, clean, damage, days, design, drywall, dust, fast, floor, heat, home, house, houselogic, increase, jobs, kitchen, look, maintain, moisture, open, outside, paint, potential, quality, quiet, repair, room, supplies, time, toilets, tools, water, winter, work
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What Home Insurance Doesn’t Cover
Daily Real Estate News | A home insurance policy won’t cover every thing that could possibly go wrong with a home. The details are all in the fine print within the policy. “Insurance policies are like snowflakes; no two are … Continue reading
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Tagged air, bath, contract, contractor, damage, data, design, family, floods, floor, home, homeowners, homes, insurance, national association of realtors, new, open, potential, property, real estate, Real Estate News, realtor, remodel, renovation, repair, repairs, Restaurant, room, Snow, Tenant, water, work
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The “Bonus Room” Makes a Comeback
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, October 02, 2017 Home builders and designers say demand is increasing for more flexible living spaces, giving rise once again to “bonus” or “multipurpose” rooms, The Wall Street Journal reports. Such rooms offer extra … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, builders, buyers, data, design, family, floor, floor plan, garage, home, home buyer, homeowners, house, lifestyle, living space, look, national association of realtors, offer, open, potential, real estate, Real Estate News, realtor, room, Sale, Sales, selling, size, square foot, square footage, Theater, WA
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What “Great Bones” Really Means
Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 “This house has great bones.” As a real estate professional, you’ve heard the phrase countless times. You’ve probably even uttered it more than once. But what do we really mean when … Continue reading
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Tagged architects, buyers, color, data, design, family, features, home, house, lighting, look, NAR, national association of realtors, open, property, quality, real estate, Real Estate News, realtor, room, Sale, Sales, size, walk through, windows
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Are Open Floor Plans Losing Appeal?
Daily Real Estate News | Monday, August 21, 2017 Open floor plans, which typically combine the kitchen, living room, and dining room in one large, open area, have dominated home design trends in recent years. But now, buyers may be … Continue reading
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Tagged buyers, data, design, family, floor, floor plan, garage, home, home design, kids, kitchen, look, modern, national association of realtors, News, open, real estate, Real Estate News, room, size, trends, work
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4 Curb Appeal Projects to Max Out Your Home’s Value
The yard of your dreams just might be more achievable than you thought. You’ve been spending so much time on projects inside your home (like that new shower you have to drag yourself out of), that your front yard is … Continue reading
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Tagged color, curb appeal, design, energy savings, features, front yard, home, home value, house, houselogic, landscape, lawn, look, lower utility bills, money, NAR, national association of realtors, outside, plants, potential, price, property, quality, realtor, remodel, remodeling, room, time, trees, WA
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