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Best Experiential Retail Concepts for the Home: Live It Before You Buy It!

The best in Experiential Retail offerings to help shoppers make well-informed decisions on critical purchases for the home, from steam showers to chef-grade outdoor kitchens, and everything else in between.

Home Renovation Contracts: Costly Mistakes to Avoid

A well-written renovation contract can go a long way towards preventing a nightmare situation. Here are expert tips on how to prevent the most common and costly mistakes too often encountered by homeowners.

Why You Should Never Lend Your Ladder to Your Contractor

Many homeowners believe that they cannot be held liable for injuries that result from work done by a licensed and insured contractor. This is not always true. Here’s what you need to know to avoid a civil lawsuit.

10 Products to Help You Picnic in Style

From insect repellent blankets to portable campfires, new products are enabling friends and family to elevate the enjoyable aspects of outdoor entertaining traditions, while addressing many persistent annoyances.

Informed Delivery: Preview Your Postal Mail Online for Free Before Delivery

In an era of rampant identify theft and stolen mail, many homeowners remain unaware of Informed Delivery, a free, readily available service to help monitor incoming postal mail.

Best Fruit Trees to Plant by Hardiness Zone

Knowing your climate or hardiness zone will help you choose fruit trees that will thrive in the right growing environment, allowing you to enjoy a bountiful harvest year after year.

Pestie: Perfectly Priced, Personalized Pest Control [DIY]

What to know about Pestie, a new disruptor in the pest control space, and why they are receiving such high approval ratings from homeowners, after just one treatment.

Want a Tough House that Looks Great? Why Engineered Wood Siding is the Answer!

How the latest advances and offerings from leading engineered wood siding brands compare to traditional options of aluminum, vinyl, fiber cement and natural wood.

Entertaining at Home is Back: 19 Ideas That Will Elevate Your Game!

The year 2022 is officially the return of entertaining at home, whether it’s large outdoor gatherings of 50 or more, or intimate dinner parties for just a few friends. The timing is perfect, so let the planning begin!

9 Expert Tips on Planning an ADU Construction

The latest tips and advice on overcoming the many challenges of planning and building an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) from the hottest ADU market on the planet – California.

A Simple Guide to Choosing a Water Softener System

Choosing a water softener system can be very confusing if you do not understand the basics. Here’s what you need to know to find a system well-suited for your household water usage.

Options for Millennials Determined to Own a Home

Silver lining options and opportunities for Millennials determined to own a home, amongst dire findings from Apartment List’s 2022 Millennial Homeownership Report.

Lawn Care Juggernaut: Using YouTube to Pay It Forward

How Kevin Hansen of the YouTube channel Lawn Care Juggernaut is paying it forward by providing free lawn care services to the elderly, infirmed, and financially-strapped.

Pet Waste Removal: A Valuable Home Service for Homeowners & Their Communities

More and more homeowners are crossing another dreaded item off their to-do list, this time pet waste removal. Besides convenience, pet waste removal services offer a spotless lawn, improved sanitary conditions and peace of mind!

25 Unusual Questions People Often Ask About Home Depot

While investigating home improvement product trends, we discovered various unusual questions that consumers often ask about Home Depot. Here are the answers.

Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring: Friend or Faux?

With the exploding popularity of LVP, Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring, here’s what you need to know to be sure that it’s a good fit for your project and home.

Homebuyer Beware: The Perils of Flipped Homes

Low-quality, inexperienced house flippers are tarnishing the market perception of investor renovated listings. Here’s what to look out for when encountering flipped properties during your home purchasing journey.

A Before vs Virtual vs Real Life Renovation Case Study

Here’s our take on how the “in real life” renovations compared to the virtually renovated concepts, room by room, and what we learned about the house and its various challenges.

Can the Doors You Choose Make a Difference to Your Interior Design?

Choosing the right types and styles of doors for your home can make a dramatic statement. Here are several inspirational image galleries to illustrate how a door can elevate your décor.

Why You Need a Fix-It Game Plan for Your Newly Purchased Home

Whether you’ve recently purchased a fixer-upper or have been struggling with a seemingly never-ending, insurmountable list of home repairs, here’s how you can take control of your home projects.

The Traits & Risks of Dangerous Trees: Is Your Property Safe?

Choosing the right species of tree can be the difference between enjoying cool, low-maintenance shade during the summertime heat, and incurring massive bills resulting from tree-related damage.

Why You Should Apply Cinematically Inspired Design to Your Home

How design elements used in cinema set design can emotionally connect your interior spaces by quickly telling a story and setting a mood, in a timeless style.

Craig Ellwood’s Kubly House: Secluded Modernism Wrapped in Nature

The Kubly House in Pasadena, California was recently listed for sale for the first time since it was built in 1965. Designed by the iconic Los Angeles-based modernist “architect”, Craig Ellwood, the home led us to discover many interesting facts about its provenance and its unique creator. Here’s what we learned.

Enjoy Working Remotely? Here’s How to Choose to Live Wherever You Want

With the enormous flexibility that Work From Home (WFH) offers homebuyers, we help you explore the scenario: “If you could live anywhere, where would you live?”

5 Examples of Older Homes Returning Maximum Profit with Renovations by Revive

No matter the age or condition of your home, pre-sale renovation services offered by quality firms like Revive, can return life-altering profits. Here are five examples that showcase how smart approaches to upgrading your home will command top dollar from today’s buyers.

5 Inspired ADU Designs for Today’s Market

ADU designs can come in a wide range of styles often determined by several factors: primary and future uses; construction method; permitting restrictions; characteristics of the main house and neighborhood; and climate & geography. Here are just a few favorite examples for your viewing pleasure!