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: light
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
Posted in Real Estate News
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
Comments Off on Renovations That Can Hurt Home Value
8 Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips that Every Homeowner Should Know
Some Halloween tricks can really cost you. Plenty of people love a good Halloween scare — as long no one gets hurt. And that includes your house. Hot lights and kids on foot present some real risks to homeowners. Follow these eight tips … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged adult, adults, bright, children, color, creative, custom, decorations, decorative, door, Fall, Halloween, home, house, houselogic, Ice, kids, light, lighting, lights, neighborhood, open, outdoor, paper, plants, pumpkins, safe, Safety tips, scary, security, time, times, weather
Comments Off on 8 Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips that Every Homeowner Should Know
3 Ways to Design the Perfect Kitchen Island
Large islands have become the prominent feature in kitchens. Home remodelers are realizing its importance and have made it the focus area of their projects. In a survey of nearly 2,600 homeowners(link is external), a third said they added an island … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate News
Tagged 21, age, art, cabinets, color, counter, custom, data, design, existing, focus, gray, home, homeowner, homeowners, kit, kitchen, light, lighting, low, most, NAR, national, national association of realtors, new, open, project, projects, realtor, remodel, renovation, rent, Sale, Sales, survey, trend, trends, VA, WA
Comments Off on 3 Ways to Design the Perfect Kitchen Island
12 Delightful Ways to Make Your House Brighter in Winter
Let more natural light shine indoors with these simple tips. Fall and winter start cozy — who hasn’t used the colder temperatures as an excuse to binge-watch Netflix while swaddled in a couch blanket? But come January, staying indoors can feel less … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged air, bill, branches, bright, bushes, clean, color, curb appeal, design, Fall, fast, floor, floors, furniture, garage, green, heat, home, house, houselogic, kitchen, light, lighting, lights, look, mirrors, money, NAR, open, outside, paint, plants, room, seasonal, sharing, sunlight, utilities, white kitchen, windows, winter
Comments Off on 12 Delightful Ways to Make Your House Brighter in Winter
12 Outdoor Halloween Decorations to Spook Out Your House
Halloween lights and decoration ideas you can DIY. Colorful floodlights add a haunted-house vibe to your run-of-the-mill dollar-store outdoor Halloween decorations. Make Paper Silhouettes Black-paper silhouettes are a wickedly cool way to make Halloween decorations light up the night. Get … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged children, christmas lights, color, curb appeal, days, decorations, DIY, eyeballs, eyes, green, Halloween, holidays, home, house, houselogic, inflatable, landscape, light, lighting, look, national association of realtors, outdoor lighting, outside, paper, pumpkins, realtor, scary, spook, windows
Comments Off on 12 Outdoor Halloween Decorations to Spook Out Your House
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
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged Active, AGO, air, apartments, architects, architecture, bath, builders, building, buyers, cabinetry, cabinets, clean, color, Construction, credit, crown molding, data, days, design, downtown, dust, family, favor, fixtures, floor, floors, furniture, home, Homebuyer, homeowners, homes, house, Houses, housing, increase, kitchen, landscape, light, lighting, lights, look, lower, maintain, market, marketing, NAR, national association of realtors, new, new homes, open, paint, palette, paper, personal, quality, range, real estate, realtor, remodel, remodeling, restore, room, Sale, Sales, seller, sellers, selling, shape, staging, time, updated, upgrades, work
Comments Off on Stunning Ceilings: The Latest Eye Candy for the 5th Wall
7 Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips that Every Homeowner Should Know
Some Halloween tricks can really cost you. Plenty of people love a good Halloween scare — as long no one gets hurt. And that includes your house. Hot lights and large crowds present some real risks to homeowners. Follow these seven tips … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged apply, bill, bright, fixtures, free, home, homeowners, house, houselogic, Ice, kids, light, light fixtures, lighting, lights, look, maintain, national association of realtors, neighborhood, open, paint, paper, park, photos, plants, realtor, risk, Safety tips, security, sharing, time, weather
Comments Off on 7 Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips that Every Homeowner Should Know
7 Myths All New Homeowners Fall For
You’ve signed the closing papers and have your new house keys in hand. As you open the door to your exciting — and sometimes overwhelming — new life as a homeowner, steer clear of these seven common home ownership myths. Avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged air, bill, chemical, clean, closing, color, curb appeal, damage, data, driveway, Fall, food, free, garage, grass, heat, home, home maintenance, home ownership, home value, homeowners, homes, house, houselogic, Ice, insurance, lawn, light, lighting, look, mailbox, maintain, mold, money, mowing, myths, national association of realtors, neighborhood, new, paint, paper, park, photos, prevent, property, realtor, remodel, repair, restore, room, Snow, spring, sunlight, time, toilets, trees, water
Comments Off on 7 Myths All New Homeowners Fall For
The 7 Most Financially Savvy Home Upgrades You Can Make
Enjoy your home more today — and sell it for the best price tomorrow. When it comes to home improvement, some dollars stretch more than others. And if you’re on a limited budget, it becomes even more important to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Home Owner Tips
Tagged air, appraisers, bill, bright, color, cord, crown molding, curb appeal, data, days, drywall, equity, event, favor, features, floor, fresh, home, home sale, home sales, homeowners, house, houselogic, insurance, investment, kitchen, kitchen remodel, landscape, light, lighting, lights, look, lower, market, money, national association of realtors, new, open, outside, paint, personal, price, quality, realtor, remodeling, room, Sales, time, trees, upgrades, value, windows, work
Comments Off on The 7 Most Financially Savvy Home Upgrades You Can Make