2+ hour ago   (395+ words) Perhaps this has happened to you: You’ve lived with carpeting, and then for one reason or another you live with hardwood or some other type of hard surface flooring that shows up every little bit of dust and dirt. You…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (565+ words) Every summer, we’re told the same thing: Turn up the thermostat. Raise it a degree. Maybe two. Learn to love being slightly uncomfortable. While that advice certainly has merit, it’s not the only way to reduce cooling costs. In fact,…...

2+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (589+ words) I like an organized home. When things get all chaotic and messy, I find that my mind kind of gets that way too. But when everything has a place — and everything is in its place — I feel a sense of…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (664+ words) by Mary Hunt at CDN - Today is a good day to reach into my virtual mailbag and pull out letters from two of my dear readers. Dear Mary: We are homeowners with about $175,000 in equity, which we will need to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (487+ words) Summer has a way of exposing everything you meant to get to earlier. The first hot stretch arrives, and suddenly the house starts telling the truth. The air conditioner runs longer than it should. One room feels warmer than the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (625+ words) Every spring the same thing happens. The sun comes out, the grass wakes up, and suddenly the yard starts whispering all the little things it needs. A loose plant leaning sideways. Bare spots in the lawn. Garden tools scattered like…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (797+ words) Hiring a professional painter is like hiring a magician. One day your walls are dingy, the next they’re flawless. The only trick? The bill. A single room can set you back $400-$600. Multiply that by a few rooms, and you might…...