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Room Makeovers Begin with Paint

By Becky Bywater So you are tired of your room décor and want to make a change? Begin by adding color with a fresh coat of paint. Painting, especially if you do it yourself, is one of the least expensive and most rewarding things you can do to update a room. Find the inspiration colors in your room which could come from your furniture fabric, a pillow, rug or a piece of art. Then...

Draperies Add Warmth & Beauty

By Becky Bywater Soft window treatments are a beautiful accent to your home. They can accent a view, control light, protect your furnishings from harmful rays, add privacy, but most important is they add elegance and color to help define the style of your home. Most of my customers do not add soft window treatments for privacy, but to bring in additional color to accent the...

Senior Move Manager Can Help Mom & ...

Our parents have always been there for us to kiss a scratch or wipe away a tear. So now it’s our turn to give back and help them make their senior years as pleasant as possible. When the time comes that they no longer have the desire or energy to care for the family home, here are some helpful tips to make some hard decisions. Whether you are 25 or 65, moving can be stressful. When...

Curb Appeal – Get ‘Em On the...

When selling your home curb appeal is one of the first things that you should address. If a potential buyer drives by a home that the exterior is not appealing, then they may never go inside to see what else the home has to offer. Look around at your neighbors and assess what you can do to make your home stand out. Let’s start off  by saying we are going to give your exterior a...

When Is The Right Time to Update Your Ho...

When is the right time to update your home? The answer to that question is the same as if you asked “when is the right time to have a baby.”  If you wait until you have enough money to do all the things you would like, you could be waiting a long time. Families usually want to update their home for several reasons, one being they are just tired of looking at the same old decor...

Home Staging Tips for Quick Sell

With the current economy and glut of homes on the market, it is not the best of times to be selling your home.  However, if you must due to foreclosure or a pending move, there are things that you can do to make your home more marketable and give you a seller’s edge.  With today’s environment a seller cannot afford to have a home that does not show its best...

You’ve Got 30 Seconds To Make A Fi...

Professional real estate staging can be viewed as the secret weapon for selling homes.  Real estate staging can be anything from de-cluttering to rearranging the existing furnishings to completely refurnishing the entire home.  Whatever degree of staging you do can make a significant difference in how quickly and for how much a home sells. Real estate staging is not new.  Brokers...