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This ranch-style kitchen looked dated with dark wooden cabinets, but the space was brought back to life with a sleek, modern paint job. Talk about an easy makeover! This kitchen shows how paint can take a dated room and transform it into a modern oasis. It all started when Mandi Johnson wanted to freshen up […]

Last month, we paid off the $195,000 mortgage on our dream home. After 4 years of focus and partnership with my wife Nicole, we’re now completely debt free and thrilled about the future ahead of us. To help our two young children remember this family tree-changing moment in our lives, we decided to celebrate with […]

The yard is not the first word that comes to mind when contemplating home improvements. People tend to put the majority of care on the inside of the house, especially in cold climates. It’s understandable given how much more time is spent indoors. We prioritize a cozy bedroom, functional kitchen, and stylish living room. Often […]

Vacations aren’t the first thing that come to mind for a dedicated home owner. Many people pour their heart and soul into their home. It all starts with the house hunting process, when you fall in love with the home you finally settle on. Then it progresses to renovations and repairs before moving in, setting […]

In decades past, the trend was to go all in by decorating your nurserywith the gender of your baby in mind. Most people either decorated in pink, light blue or yellow (if they were unsure if they were having a boy or a girl). Period. But times have changed. These days, the trend in nursery […]

As life progresses expenses and responsibilities invariably increase. In order to keep up with the pace, it’s important to find new ways to be more efficient with your money. When it comes to owning your first home, for example, people tend to focus on the mortgage, while things like cable, incidentals, and utilities are often […]

Housing markets should remain tight this year, but 2018 may be a great time to profit as a home seller. If you haven’t given much thought to selling your home this year, you might want to think again. Real estate information company Trulia commissioned a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted by Harris […]

Most couples used to get married before making any major financial decisions together. But today, one in four unmarried couples between 18 and 34 buy a house together, according to a survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate. What’s more, 40% of millennials think it’s actually a good idea for unmarried couples to buy a house, […]

When you first buy a house the whole experience can be overwhelming. You now have this house you need to fill up with items to make it a home. Budgets aside, the process is lengthy, it’s not easy picking out items that you have to live with every day. With this in mind, it makes […]

When my partner and I renovated our Brooklyn apartment in 2017, we budgeted carefully for the project. We did research on the price per square foot for similar projects in New York City, and we talked to several architects about what would be realistic. So we were surprised when the project ran 30% over budget […]