Home Improvement

Have you ever wondered what happens to old building materials when a home or office is remodeled? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is oftentimes those materials end up in our landfills. This is especially true when demolition takes place because usually things are torn out without the thought of ever being used again. The real shame is that most of the building materials that end up in landfills could have been reused or repurposed for something else if only they were dismantled with care.  The waste of such reusable resources has driven many people and organizations to rethink the idea of demo and practice deconstruction instead. The leader in this green building movement in our area is an organization called ReSource.  ReSource is a

Open houses are the best opportunity for homeowners to get their house noticed in a competitive market. When homes are selling within days of hitting the market, an open house could just be the ticket for starting a bidding war on your home. Planning an open house requires forethought and good timing. It is important to get your home out there in front of buyer's eyes as quickly as possible, but you want to make sure you are prepared for it first. Once your home is ready to present, talk to your realtor about hosting an open house. Here are our top tips for making your open house stand out above the rest.

Stage and set the scene. I'm sure you have already been staging your home and de-cluttering it for showings, but for an open house you will want set

I had just met with the stager the last time I wrote about my home buying and selling experience.  Since then, and with a lot of work behind us, we are almost ready to list our home.  We made great strides in getting to work on our laundry list of repairs including: de-cluttering, depersonalizing, painting and staging over the last two months.  I was surprised because it really did not cost as much money as I thought it would, but it is requiring every spare minute we have. Here’s what we have accomplished so far in the process.

The biggest and most costly repair we had to complete was to get a new backdoor.  We used to have this old school, drafty sliding glass door with ugly black trim, a broken lock, and broken security arm.  We NOW have,

The kitchen for most people, especially moms, is the single most place they spend the majority of their time in their homes.  It is a place where friends and family members gather, and the place where you do endless dishes and prepare loving meals.  Because of these reasons, having a functioning kitchen that inspires good feelings is important to most homeowners. A dull or dingy kitchen, that you cringe being in for more than 15 minutes at a time, is not likely to inspire culinary creativity.  If you have an out-of-date kitchen and you would like nothing more than to rip it all out, but don’t have the budget to do so, I have few easy and cost effective tips that might help.  Here is how to give your kitchen a facelift on a budget.

Painting and

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It’s not too late to get your tickets for the Colorado Home & Garden Show!

The show started February 9th and will run until the 17th at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.  This event is hosted by CGS, Inc., which is a non-profit that “provides funds for horticultural-related grants and scholarships for [that] benefit the greater Denver area and the [entire] State of Colorado.

The Colorado Home and Garden Expo is our areas most well known and largest garden show.  For this event the Colorado Convention Center is transformed into a sprawling garden with acres of professionally landscaping. In total this nine day event features over 600 vendors from all over the United States and Canada, 1400 booths, and displays some the newest and most

If you’re big on having a house that sparkles, you will love these cleaning tips. Designed to help even the dingiest of corners gleam, these tips are great to use especially when you are spring cleaning, getting ready to put your home on the market, or moving into a new one.

Transform a rusty and limescale built-up bathroom tube and shower by using oven cleaner.  Make sure you open a window and turn on a fan to help ventilate the room while using these kinds of products.  Let it sit for several hours and then wipe it off with a rag of some sort.  If you have to scrub make sure you use a non abrasive sponge to prevent scratching.  It’s important to rinse the tub thoroughly with hot water after.

When your windows are dirty, dusty and rusty

If you are considering selling your home, you may want to think about putting in a bit of work to improve its value before hand.  There are some home improvement projects that will net more value than others.  These would be the first projects you want to look into. Getting your home to a move-in ready condition will increase its attractiveness to potential buyers.  As the market begins to pick up, this will help to make your home stand out above the rest of the properties in your particular price range.  It is important to remember that when you are doing these renovations, repairs, and upgrades that they should appeal to a broad spectrum of buyers and not necessarily your own personal preferences.  Here is our list of our top six home improvement

Homeowners usually want to have a backyard and patio that is comfortable, chic and inviting.  For most, this space is thought of as an extension of their home and can actually add to the value of your property.  Especially with the modern technologies that are used to manufacture outdoor decor and furniture it is easy to find patio designs that will stand up to all Mother Nature can through our way.  If your outdoor living space is not exactly what you would like it to be, here are some suggestions and pictures we hope will inspire you to jazz things up a bit.

The first thing when it comes to making your patio a pleasurable place to hangout is to control its temperature.  Adding awning and umbrellas to offer shade in the hot months is

If you’re like me, you probably grew up in a house where all the walls were white.  So when I bought my own home, I decided I needed a little color in every room.  What I thought would be fun and inspiring ended up being very challenging.  Even though I knew I didn’t want eggshell or anit-flash white, I just couldn’t choose a color outside of a neutral palette without having anxiety.  I would pick a color I thought I loved, bring it home, paint a sample and promptly decide I hated it.  This went on for about a month and then I took a leap of faith. 

Today my home has two caramel accent walls in the living room that features cathedral ceilings, one blueberry wall in the dining room, and two forest green walls in my son’s room.  Do I love