How To Know If Granite Countertops Are Right For You
Posted: May 8, 2019
How To Know If Granite Countertops Are Right For YouWhen my husband and I decided to buy our home, there were many features we fell in love with: The brick fireplace…the wooded yard…the built-ins. But the one thing we couldn’t get past was the bathroom countertops. Straight out of a 1982 home design magazine, the bathroom included countertops with 4-inch tiled squares. So far so good, right? Did I mention the tiles were pink...
What We Know About Sinkholes, and What We Don’t
Posted: April 23, 2019
What We Know About Sinkholes, and What We Don’tImagine this: You’re leaving your house, ready to tackle the working day, only to discover a large, inexplicable hole where your car is supposed to be. That’s the thing about sinkholes. They’re just baffling. At first glance, sinkholes are nature’s slapstick: sudden, unpredictable, dramatic and absurd. But there’s a serious side, too – lives have been lost in sinkholes, and the U.S. Geological Survey estimates...
8 Easy and Affordable Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen
Posted: April 15, 2019
8 Easy and Affordable Ways to Upgrade Your KitchenIt’s been said that the kitchen is the heart of a home. That’s because for many families, it’s where you spend most of your time – whether it’s preparing meals, doing homework or chatting over a cup of coffee. Kitchens are not just for cooking anymore. With the increasing busyness of family life and the popularity of open concept floor plans, the kitchen has slowly...
7 Smart and Stylish Ideas for Your Mudroom
Posted: April 9, 2019
7 Smart and Stylish Ideas for Your MudroomThe mudroom is one place in your home where you can excuse a bit of a mess. After all, the word “mud” is in the name, right? It’s true that there’s nothing glamorous about corralling your family’s shoes, coats and backpacks. But just because the mudroom serves as a transition between your home and the messiness of the outdoors doesn’t mean it has to be...
How to Freeze Your Credit (and When You Might Need To)
Posted: April 5, 2019
How to Freeze Your Credit (and When You Might Need To)If you’re like most Americans, you probably rely on the internet to do everything from buying birthday presents and booking vacations to managing your bank account and paying bills. But for every transaction you make, you’re trusting a company with some type of personal information. And even if you’re not making purchases online yourself, most corporate systems are still connected to the internet. All this...
