Quick Tip of the Month: Winterizing your home

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These days, everyone is looking to save time. We aim to help! We will offer a simple tip for everything from home renovation to cleaning to home buying in this space every month. With winter on the way, now is the time to make sure your home is ready. Put these tasks...

Take 15 minutes and get organized! 5 easy projects

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Clutter is like a weed. It starts out small and unnoticed, then creeps into every corner of your home. Before you know it, it seems like a giant job to get rid of it. But there’s no need to stress. Any big job can be broken into smaller tasks. In fact, the designers...

To achieve a unified feeling in your home, focus on color

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 Some homes feel sleek and unified, while others seem disjointed, with every room setting a jarringly different tone from the rest of the house. What accounts for the difference? Often, it’s color flow. “We’ve all been inside homes where an explosion of color created...

Don’t work up a sweat pulling your bike out of a crowded garage. Use these easy storage ideas instead

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There are two ways bicyclists get exercise: One is when the cyclist takes the bike out for a spin. The other is during the struggle to drag the bike out of the garage before the spin. If you’re like many, you prop your bicycle against a wall somewhere in the garage,...

Quick Tip of the Month: Now is the time to spruce up your lawn

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These days, everyone is looking to save time. We aim to help! We will offer a simple tip for everything from home renovation to cleaning to home buying in this space every month. Today’s tip: Now is the time to spruce up your lawn This year’s hot summer has taken its...

Turn on your washing machine from the office…and other smart technology trends

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The refrigerator tells you when you need more eggs. The thermostat knows that you just left town and lowers the temperature in your house. The speaker reports the weather, the traffic situation…and anything else you ask of it. Ah, life in a smart home. Such devices...