For so many the past two years have been challenging ones filled with significant changes and so many mixed emotions.  

Considering how hot the weather is, we must still be in the midst of summer, so it is not too late to make sure you have completed all of your summer home maintenance.  With every season there is a checklist of chores that are a must to protect your home—likely your biggest investment.  So, before we inevitably move into fall and cooler weather, take a good look at your home and determine if any maintenance chores still need to be done.  By now, you have probably completed most of them…but take one last look just in case. 

With the price of homes in 2021, larger homes are becoming more and more unaffordable to the average home buyer.  So how do you make a smaller home, feel larger. Well for some time, designers and builders have been using many tools that make a space feel larger than its actual dimensions.  

The He Shed, She Shed, Me Shed, Our Shed… it may be a shed, but not just a shed!

Well, spring is here… since we are always looking for the positives since COVID-19 began, this must be one of them.  At this time, it is a thrill to welcome any sign of spring—and yay, it is here!  We have green grass and blossoms on trees.  The warmer weather and that beautiful sunshine that we have been seeing is a joy to behold.  Being in the dreaded lockdowns or under restrictions for most of the past year has made us more than just a little eager for some time outside.  So, with this changing season we get to enjoy some time outdoors, even if there is a maintenance regiment that we must conduct. 

If they are asked often enough to be considered 'frequent' then perhaps we should address a few of them:

Part 2 – The Years We Are Unlikely to Forget!

With travel restrictions in place for most of 2020 and likely 2021, vacation funds are not in use right now and the need to create our own sanctuaries has become the focus of many homeowners. So, what are we seeing in the industry? Well, we are seeing a new pride being taken in the appearance of our homes, updating of the essential elements, and a new appreciation for family space and retreats. 

What do we see now!  

Well, it is that time of year again where we take a look at what the home trends will be for the year – but this new year is not just another year. We are now one year into a new decade, a decade that has brought with it a pandemic that most of us never fathomed could happen.

Well it has been quite the year! With winter just around the corner we can’t help but think that the only constant in 2020 was chores. Spring, COVID-19, summer, fall, and now winter chores!  But just because it has been a challenging year, it doesn’t mean that the winter chore list can be ignored.  

Well, since COVID-19 interrupted our daily lives, working from home has become the norm for many people.  But in order to be effective at your job one thing is for certain, you need an organized, comfortable space.