Category: General

Color of the Year

When it’s time to decorate, choosing the right colors for your home can be both exciting and challenging. Whether you’ve just moved into a new property or are preparing to sell, a well-chosen color scheme can give your home a fresh, modern look and feel. Before you start painting, it’s helpful to consider current color…
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10 tips that could save you from a house fire

It’s hard to imagine losing a home in a fire but it happens every day somewhere across America and is even more common in winter and colder months.  House fires are terrifying because of the risk to you and your family. But the damage and sense of loss to a home you love from fire…
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8 hot tips to reduce kitchen upgrade anxiety

Worry about the amount of work involved or a fear of making bad design choices often makes many homeowners too anxious to take on large-scale projects that can improve our lifestyle and add value to our properties. Updating a kitchen is one of those projects with a lot at stake. This is where the family…
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6 tips to create a winning wine cellar

If you’re seeking to install something a little bit special in your home that will generate plenty of discussion among family and friends, you can’t go much better than a wine cellar. Wine cellars are a fabulous luxury feature that makes your home memorable. When selling your property, they enhance buyer interest and, therefore, can…
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5 steps to make your bathroom remodel a success

A remodeled bathroom is one of the most valuable features that you can present in a home if you are determined to achieve the maximum price when the time comes to sell. Buyers know that upgrading a bathroom is expensive and a significant project – and they love the idea that they can walk into…
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6 tips to make your living room more livable

Modern-day living rooms have so many conflicting priorities that organizing your home’s main family areas can feel like one of life’s trickier problems. You want a space where conversation with family and friends flourish, the kids can play quietly, and you can binge on TV streaming services or play computer games to your heart’s content.…
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5 ways to get ready for winter Scandi-style

Cold weather makes it a lovely idea to change up some of your furnishings to cozy up your home and create a haven rather than pretend winter doesn’t exist. Making your home feel warm can be an art form. The Danish even have a particular word for it: hygge. And they know a thing or…
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New Year resolutions to help improve your home

We all love to make New Year’s resolutions, often knowing in our hearts that we’re unlikely to change our ways despite the best intentions. The key to forming new habits is motivation. If you’ve decided the year you’re going to complete all those little jobs around the house or apartment, then you’ll reap the rewards…
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5 cool ways to beat the heat this summer

Just when you stop worrying about the size of your winter heating bill, it’s time to crank up the aircon! Such is life in Australia, but it doesn’t have to be all bad news. New technologies and designs are making it much cheaper and easier to cool an Aussie home in summer. Prospective buyers are…
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Market stays strong with post-lockdown listing boom

With pandemic-induced uncertainty over the past 18 months, it’s been wonderful to see the property sector return to some form of normality with a lockdown-free spring selling season. According to market researcher Proptrack (which is part of Realestate.com.au), new listings in November reached their highest level in a decade and grew 12.1% compared to October…
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