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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Care Blog Pulls and Knobs Open the Door to a New Look Repair and replace door hardware that makes rooms look dingy and outdated.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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Home Care Blog Ways to Extend Your Outdoor Living Season Make an outdoor living area comfy long after the sun sets or the leaves turn. Light the Deck or Patio The sun sets sooner on your outdoor living space in the fall, but that shouldn’t limit the hours you use your deck or patio. Adding low-voltage or solar outdoor lighting fixtures lets you party or relax well after dark. With […]
Home Care Blog How to Enhance Your Life and Home With Lighting Your home’s interior lights want to help you have fun, feel better, and save energy. Will you let them? Lighting Our Homes With a Purpose Today’s progressive lighting schemes aren’t about turning lights on and off; they’re about being partners in your lifestyle. The concept is simple: Imagine all your home’s light fixtures as a single system […]
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 Creating Storage Underneath Your Stairs That hollow triangle of space beneath your staircase can house more than lint. Claim the square footage for organizing your stuff. Closet One of the simplest and most common under-stairs storage solutions, a closet can be lined with shelves and equipped with wire organizers to provide an abundance of organizational space. Include a light fixture in your […]
Home Care Blog Smart Tips for Choosing Bathroom Flooring Choose the right bathroom flooring based on your priorities — cost, kids, safety, and eco-friendliness.   Low Cost But Tough Vinyl flooring comes in an array of colors and patterns at a relatively modest cost. Although the price can be as low as just under $1 per square foot, you’ll find fewer style choices among […]