Buying a home should never be a rash decision. It’s something that you will live for the foreseeable future, possibly decades, so you want to be thorough. Looking for a home isn’t like looking for an apartment. There is no landlord to fix the leaky faucet, and you have carte blanch to change and … [Read more...]
Buying a Home: Emotion Versus Common Sense
February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever walked into a place and had it just feel like home? Or at least had this overwhelming feeling like "This is the one"? I remember when I was in college and was looking for an apartment to rent on a budget, and I was very disappointed by the choices offered. I grew up in a house that had … [Read more...]
Style and Comfort: Do I Need My Own Snow Blower?
January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you're asking yourself whether you need a snow blower, you're probably in an ambiguous area that doesn't get snow all the time, but when it does happen, you're stuck outside shoveling for hours. People anywhere north of Massachusetts don't even ask this question, because they already have a snow blower: … [Read more...]
Window Planters
June 21, 2007 By 1 Comment
Grandin Road, $139 A great way to add color and unexpected charm to your home is with a window planter or two. These hanging flower beds are such an easy way to spruce up the exterior of a house that it's a wonder they're not more popular. I say be the first on your block, and it won't be long before … [Read more...]
