Coffee or tea? Do you do both? I gave up coffee several ages ago, and though I still love its aroma, tea has won my heart. They have such wonderful and fun accessories, not to mention the hundreds of selections of coffee blends and tea leaves available. Take a look here and see if you’re …
Short sale transactions usually require extensive documentation and patience through processing. Also called preforeclosure sales due to the fact that they take place once the borrower is in danger of foreclosure, short sales became popular following the sub-prime mortgage market collapsed in 2007. Borrowers who owe more in their home compared to market value, brief …
Not long ago a buddy let us borrow her hybrid car so we could travel from Port Angeles, Washington, to Seattle. The car was amazingly energy efficient. A really cool feature was the dash display, which provided constant feedback on power source and use. By way of example, when we had been waiting in a …
Built during the introduction of space travel, an invasion of British music and the first season of The Jetsons, that this 1959 mod-style house is a beautiful expression of midcentury style. Following a constant three-year search, Brian and Katherine Bishop found this funky Dallas home and upgraded it to fit their loved ones, leaving echoes …
This upstate New York barn house is not a radical layout by any means, which explains why architect Nina Gotlieb is always a little amazed when neighbors stop by to fawn over the house. “I feel a lot of individuals need to actually see modern design and architecture in person in order to recognize that …
Pubs make up the heart and soul of English life. Ask any man or woman, and they will almost always have their favorite “local” Pubs got their start here when the Romans built a network of streets and wished to give refreshment stops for travellers. Nowadays almost every quaint countryside village in the U.K. has …
Although painting is among the very DIY-friendly jobs, there are times when you’ll want or need to hire a pro. Here is how you can make sure a tip-top encounter. What a house builder does: In addition to painting surfaces of all types, painters prep those same surfaces (wiping background, sanding timber etc.), source and …
Last week, I have been around my ears with things crafting: buttons, stickers, scrapbooks — you name it, I have organized it. But during this organizing project, I noticed that craft newspaper was among those categories that appeared to have unlimited options for how to arrange and store it. And while most people do not …
You have invested in your kitchen, bathtub or entire house remodel. The difficult part of keeping up the new and sleek appearance of your house begins. Kitchen and bathroom designer Kayron Brewer shares a significant reminder to everybody: Take good care of your investment by utilizing the correct cleaning methods and materials from one. If …
A fence can come in just about any substance and any configuration. From the common but oh-so-homey white picket fence to the elegance of wrought iron metal, a fence expands the architecture of the house to the borders of the house. So just as a white picket fence could be out of location at which …