Home Care Blog

Social Links Widget

Click here to edit the Social Media Links settings. This text will not be visible on the front end.

Home Care Blog 4 Ways to Erase Ugly Scratches From Wood Floors Get your crayons out for the coolest solution of all. Use Crayons and Sharpie Pens to Hide Small Scratches Take some artistic license to hide minor scratches in wood floors by rubbing on stain-matching crayons and Sharpie pens. Wax sticks, such as Minwax Stain Markers, are great scratch busters because they include stain and urethane, […]
Home Care Blog Ideas and Tips for Finishing a Basement Ceiling Finishing your basement ceiling instantly turns your basement into a living area.  Hiding Everything with Paint One of the fastest and most economical ways to finish a basement ceiling is to paint everything. A monochromatic ceiling disguises all the pipes and ductwork — it’s a technique often used in urban spaces that are converted to coffee houses […]
Home Care Blog Smart Tips for Choosing Bathroom Flooring Choose the right bathroom flooring based on your priorities — cost, kids, safety, and eco-friendliness. Mimics Wood but Is Durable Luxury vinyl plank flooring comes in many styles and feels and looks like hardwood flooring. The planks are usually thicker and more durable that standard vinyl planks, which means they’ll stand up to wear and […]
Home Care Blog Questions and Answers About Adding a Fireplace If you want to add a fireplace to your existing home, ask yourself what value it brings to you and your property. 1. Is It Possible? With the variety of fireplace options available today, from traditional wood-burning masonry to wall-mounted ventless units, it would be difficult to imagine a situation in which it would be […]
Home Care Blog Simple 5-Step Guide to Concrete Painting Painting concrete surfaces requires more skill, tools, and time than throwing a coat on drywall. Here’s how to do it right. 1. Clean the Concrete Cleaning concrete is a vital first step because the porous surface tends to trap dirt, grease, and oil. 2. Strip Old Paint Strip peeling or blistering paint indoors with a […]
Home Care Blog Backyard Patio Ideas on a Budget Is your patio oh so shabby? These super-easy projects will make hanging outside fun again.     #1 Use Pine Cones to Stop Patio Pests It’s hard to enjoy your patio if it’s covered in debris scattered by the wind or by critters with a penchant for digging and trampling. Stop critters with the humble pine cone […]
Home Care Blog 4 Ways to Give Your Kitchen Personality A creative kitchen can feature your interests and taste — and blend with other rooms. #1 Aim for a Creative Kitchen You love looking at posts on Pinterest or Instagram for inspiration and saving them for mood boards or focused aesthetic. But because of your urge for individuality, you want to incorporate choices in ways […]
Home Care Blog Pulls and Knobs Open the Door to a New Look Repair and replace door hardware that makes rooms look dingy and outdated. We’ll show you how door and cabinet pulls, knobs, and hinges can give your home new sparkle. Repair and Replace Kitchen Cabinet Hardware Replacing or repairing knobs and pulls on cabinets and drawers is a quick way to give your old kitchen a […]
Don't Miss Our Next Post
Subscribe Now
Home Care Blog 9 No-Sweat Hacks to Deep Clean the Cruddiest Things Ahhh! Sparkling floors, gleaming windows, and zero dust bunnies. A thorough cleaning can make your abode feel brand new. But that immaculate house comes with a price — sore biceps. Here’s how to deep clean your house without skimping, or pulling a muscle. Best of all, these brilliant hacks — for nine pain-in-the-butt tasks — will deliver the same […]
Home Care Blog Easy-to-Do Strategies to Have a More Organized Work Space #1 Purge First Sure, shopping for organizers is fun. They don’t call it “retail therapy” for nothing. But to create a system primed for maximum output, you should first soldier through the task of ditching paperwork and office supplies that clutter rather than help and, most important, find homes for all things unrelated to work […]
Home Care Blog The Best Flooring Options for Kitchens From hardwood to vinyl to tile kitchen flooring options, find the best kitchen flooring for you. Hardwood Kitchen Flooring Is Ideal When: You don’t want your kitchen to look dated over time. You have an open floor plan. You seek durability.   Vinyl Kitchen Flooring Is Ideal When: You cook a lot. You want the […]
Home Care Blog Sneaky Storage Ideas to Hide Your Clutter in Plain Sight Solve the problem of corralling your stuff once and for all. 1. Curate Your Clutter Sometimes the difference between “clutter” and “collection” is in the presentation. After falling in love with film photography as a student, Nicholas Hendrickx amassed an expansive assortment of cameras. They ranged from $1 thrift-shop finds to high-end brands like Hasselblad […]
Home Care Blog Staging Your Home: How to Make Buyers Fall in Love With these tips and tricks, your house will be swoon-worthy in no time. Staging Really Does Help. Like, a Lot. 77% of buyers’ agents said staging makes it easier for their buyer to visualize the property as their future home. It’s like helping the buyer dream it so they can achieve it — and so […]
Home Care Blog 7 Ways to Make Your Yard & Home a Bug-Free Zone Be the home on the block that bugs run from.   A lush spot for outdoor entertaining? Great. Perfect. A constant swarm of insects that invade your patio and home? No, thank you. Here’s how to keep bugs away from your patio and yard, and from getting inside your house. #1 Install Patio Fans Mosquitos […]
Home Care Blog Ideas to Make Your Outdoor Living Space Irresistible Budget ideas to transform your outdoor living space into a beautiful (and fun) retreat. #1 Design Your Space To Blur the Line Between Inside and Outside Creating a seamless transition between your home’s interior and exterior isn’t as simple or low cost as adding some cushy cushions, but it’s seriously the best way to pull […]
Home Care Blog Outdoor Lighting Ideas for a Warm & Inviting Glow Hang around outdoor lighting designers long enough and you’ll hear a lot of talk about “moonlight effect.” That’s a naturalistic look that features light no more intense than that of a full moon, but still strong enough to make beautiful shadows and intense highlights on your home’s exterior.     How Outdoor Lighting Helps Security Soft, […]
Home Care Blog Why Laminate Kitchen Countertops Deserve a Second Look Laminate kitchen countertops offer durability and style at a price lower than any other material. It’s a worthy contender if you have a limited budget. What is Laminate? Laminates are made with layers of paper, including a decorative layer, and melamine resin. Generally, the thicker the product, the more durable and costly it’ll be. Higher-end […]
Home Care Blog 3 Money-Saving Landscaping Tips Perfect for Fall For a pretty yard — and a full plate, too. #1 DIY a Compost Bin If you’re serious about a good-looking yard, blooming azaleas, and lush bushes, you need fertilizer. You can buy it — or get some for free if you build your own compost bin with just a few pieces of salvaged wood […]
Home Care Blog Here’s a Great Way to Clean a Smelly Disposal Forget lemons and costly cleaners. Super cheap salt works the best. We’ve tried everything to make our kitchen garbage disposal clean and sweet-smelling, but the best of the best is … salt. Yep, salt. Here’s how it works: it a stopper into the sink, and fill with hot water and a squirt of dish detergent. Turn […]
Home Care Blog How to Organize Your Refrigerator Leftovers gobbling up space in your refrigerator? Here are some tips for keeping things organized, efficient, and tasty. The front of the middle rack, near eye-level, is prime refrigerator real estate. Put priority items there, like leftovers you want eaten soon and healthy snacks. The back of the fridge is the coldest part. Store milk there, and […]

Coldwell Banker - Annapolis Plaza

© 2025 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC

Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy

Accessibility Statement | Fair Housing Notice

© Coldwell Banker 2023 – 2024. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logo are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.