Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations

Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations – Pulling off a living room makeover—even if you’re just moving furniture—doesn’t always seem like a walk in the park compared to remodeling other rooms.  After all, this is where the whole family hangs out!  No pressure or anything!  I’ve seen a lot of living room remodels over the years, and I have a list of things to avoid when tackling this room.  So, today I’m continuing the Things I Wish I Knew series and I’m talking about all things salon!

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A Living Room Remodel 1. Why is it so important to start with you before making a purchase or showing anything?

Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations

If you don’t start with “why”, you’re just wasting your time and money! A design that doesn’t work doesn’t “work” and if it doesn’t work for you, you don’t like … Read the rest

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties – Private spaces make us feel comfortable and free. Depending on your personality, privacy can be crucial to your enjoyment. Design ideas that create privacy can be highly effective, but often affect the feel and function of a room in the process.

Below we will go over some privacy ideas, and share some tips on how to reduce the impact of privacy measures on your overall landscape design.

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties

Designing for privacy involves creating barriers of one kind or another. While barriers can block the view of prying eyes, they can also hinder circulation in a design. As a best practice, especially when space is at a premium, designs should maximize free-flowing spaces and minimize barriers that separate them.

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Barriers tend to shrink spaces. A small room enclosed by tall hedges … Read the rest

Where To Start When Renovating A Home

Where To Start When Renovating A Home – You’ve got your first home! How now? Why not start with a renovation! Also, you’re not a fan of the kitchen either. Now that begs the question, how do you deal with modifications? Create your own? Hire a contractor? Let’s dive into where to start when remodeling a home. 

Sometimes, wanting to remodel something like your bathroom doesn’t mean you want to completely change it. Sometimes you just want to replace the vanity, or maybe the shower and toilet. Establishing what you want to do and leaving any ambiguity will make the process easier at first. 

Where To Start When Renovating A Home

When you ask yourself “Where to start when remodeling a home?” many of the ideas you may have for your renovation look great, but it’s important not to get too ahead of yourself. Setting your budget will not only … Read the rest

Paint Colors For A Small Bathroom With No Natural Light

Paint Colors For A Small Bathroom With No Natural Light – Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may make a commission if you decide to make a purchase through one of my links, at no cost to you.

If you have a windowless bathroom, you might be looking for some tricks to make it look clean and fresh. After several years of looking at my drab guest bathroom, new paint created an opportunity for just that!

Paint Colors For A Small Bathroom With No Natural Light

Almost every room in my house has at least one source of natural light. But two rooms — two small, windowless bathrooms — proved particularly difficult to redesign. My guest bathroom, for example, is perfectly functional; But because of the way it’s closed, I don’t like being there. And if I ever have guests over again, they probably won’t either. … Read the rest

Utilizing Programmable Thermostats For Efficiency

Utilizing Programmable Thermostats For Efficiency – Programmable thermostats are becoming standard in homes across the country. Many people find that simply changing to a programmable thermostat offers benefits to their wallet.

In addition to being a great smart home device, programmable thermostats offer many advantages over AC systems. As an HVAC system, you and your team should sell these thermostats as they are now standard in most areas.

Utilizing Programmable Thermostats For Efficiency

Let’s take a look at some of these benefits for customers, as well as the different types and options available.  

How To Reduce Energy Costs With A Programmable Thermostat

Perhaps the most important benefit of a programmable thermostat, and the main reason many customers switch to one, is its cost savings.

With electricity costs on the rise, reducing energy consumption is the best way to combat high costs. Programmable thermostats allow customers to adjust the temperature to … Read the rest

Setting Up Home Gyms For Fitness

Setting Up Home Gyms For Fitness – Disclaimer: This post discusses weight gain and loss, body image, and other diet/fitness issues so if you are someone who is sensitive to the content just look at the pictures or skip all.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on my blog about how 2020 was a tough year for my body but I’m ready to get back in the fitness game a suit. It’s the first few days of the year when I’m completely dry, I’ve been working out all morning, and I’ve been eating really well…

Setting Up Home Gyms For Fitness

Cut to next week when an unprecedented storm blew through my town, toppling trees in my yard, knocking down several houses, and cutting power to more than one. weeks. I spent a few days in my frozen house, internet and no electricity before giving up and going … Read the rest

Harnessing Natural Light With Efficient Windows

Harnessing Natural Light With Efficient Windows – When it comes to creating a bright, inviting home, natural light plays a starring role. Bathing your interior in sunlight not only expands the feel of your space, but also boosts your mood, boosts your productivity, and promotes healthy living. What’s more? Marking your home for energy efficiency is a great way to reduce your daily electricity usage.

But how can you maximize the use of natural light, especially in an area where it doesn’t naturally flow? The secret lies in knowing how to manipulate, enhance and enhance natural light. Let’s delve deeper to understand why it’s worth the effort to welcome more sunlight into your home.

Harnessing Natural Light With Efficient Windows

Mirrors are great not only for checking your appearance, but also for reflecting light. By strategically placing mirrors opposite your windows, you can actually multiply the amount of sunlight that … Read the rest

How To Make Motorcycle Seat More Comfortable

How To Make Motorcycle Seat More Comfortable – While I was waiting for the parts to appear, I saw that it was time to go to the seat cover.

I am by no means an expert, or even the slightest bit familiar with making seat covers. I’ve done it once or twice, but this is the hardest cover I’ve tried. I think it turned out really well!

How To Make Motorcycle Seat More Comfortable

It’s not perfect, but if you want perfection, you’re in the wrong place. In these parts, we are rough around the edges!

How To Build A Cafe Racer Seat

I spent about $40 at Walmart on materials, but I found enough material to make 2 chairs. When I was buying the seat foam and seat covers, it would have cost at least $110 if I just ordered- that means I saved $90 by building it myself!!!… Read the rest

Emergency Response Strategies For Homeowners

Emergency Response Strategies For Homeowners – No matter where you live, it’s important to prepare your home for a possible natural disaster. If you are faced with a natural disaster, we are here to help. Please visit our disaster relief page to learn about the resources available to you if you are affected.

Spring ushers in the season of renewal, and there’s no better time to spruce up your home’s interior! Check out these five trends in the forecast for 2024.

Emergency Response Strategies For Homeowners

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day! This applies not only to friends and family, but also to your home! Now is a great time to show your home a little more love with small and simple changes.

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy And Hazard Mitigation Plan Alignment Guide Summary

With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to get your home in tip-top … Read the rest

When Renovating A House Where To Start

When Renovating A House Where To Start – Michelle’s quick note: Today I have a great blog post from Elizabeth about refurbishing a bodice with fixings. She writes about designing a beautiful life on a budget, and today she’s going to talk about the ways she saved money when she renovated an upper — an abandoned 115-year-old house. Her before and…

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means that if you decide to make a purchase through my links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. See my disclosure for more information.

When Renovating A House Where To Start

Michelle’s quick note: Today I have a great blog post from Elizabeth about refurbishing a bodice with fixings. She writes about designing a beautiful life on a budget, and today she’s going to talk about the ways she saved money when she renovated an upper … Read the rest