Americans spend a lot of time, energy, and money on their yards. A lot of this effort goes into growing and maintaining immaculate lawns and flower gardens. Imagine if you took some of that effort and put it into a vegetable garden, pots full of herbs, or both? Growing a garden can have a lot [...]

As winter approaches, it is time to starting thinking about shutting down many of your home’s systems while gearing others up for the coming heating season. By properly winterizing your home, you will not only extend the life of your various systems, you’ll save money too! Let’s take a look at typical systems that you [...]

Sometimes you want to change the look of a room or to spruce up your home without expensive and in depth renovation plans. Crown molding is an excellent way to entirely change the feel and appearance of a room without spending a ton of money or having to get a professional in to do expensive [...]

Composting is a great way to solve a lot of problems around your house. Do you have poor soil for growing a garden? Does your soil retain too little or too much water? Would you like to spend less money on artificial fertilizers? Would you like to take the kitchen trash out less often? Composting [...]

Whether you live in Boulder Colorado, Billings Montana, or Glen Allen Virginia, you’ve got to prepare your home for the winter season. As the winter season approaches, it’s time to get your home’s heating systems ready for action. By taking the time to adjust and service these systems, your home will be more comfortable and [...]

Photo by Erica_MarshallMany homeowners probably know by now that compact fluorescent lights cost considerably more than incandescent light bulbs. They save money on energy bills to make up for the additional upfront investment, about $30 over their lifetime, in most cases. What some homeowners are finding out is that they don’t necessarily last as long [...]

To sell your Boulder home quickly, there are a few things you should do. Everybody knows that you should de-clutter the home to make it look larger and cleaner. It also makes it easy for prospective buyers to picture themselves living there. In Feng Shui, it is considered releasing past energies to make room for [...]

Considering selling your Boulder Home?   A home can bring a better selling price by making a few minor improvements. Most buyers don’t want to buy a home that needs too many minor improvements because they might think major things haven’t been taken care of either. The other thing to consider is that appraisers are [...]