Rooms That Work

Greetings fellow Home Enthusiasts!!! I had mentioned (awhile back, granted) that I was working on a new thing...an online community for home enthusiasts.  Well, we're finally in beta at www.HOMEdigz.com.  It's designed to bring homeonwers and businesses together in a room-by-room format.  I did a...

It's that time of year again - if you're thinking about putting your house on the market, get ready for a bit of incovenient living. But the payoff is well worth any inconvenience. Once you get your home sale-ready, you need an efficient action plan to accomodate the not-always-convenient showing...

I found this article online in the Everret Washington Harold Net: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090104/BIZ/701049948/1005 First, I must premise that these findings are from an annual survey conducted by Mark Nash, a Coldwell Banker broker and real estate author who uses a network of 839 Real...

It's not everyday in Connecticut that you see an animated, illuminated flamingo grazing alongside a couple traditional reindeer lawn ornaments.  But sometimes you've just gotta break the rules! "Bingo" (the name my kids gave to the flamingo) was an early Christmas present to my husband from my si...

Greetings fellow bloggers!  I recently moved my "non-Active Rain" blog from Blogger to Wordpress.  Why?  Because I wanted more functionality in terms of categories, pages, etc.  But if you switch, note that you can't use Google Analytics w/Wordpress...but they do provide sufficient stats of their...

Goodbye Pink, Hello Beach! When a little girl decides she's too big for pink, it's a wonderful opportunity to work together to find a better look for her most important room. We painted the walls BM "White Sand", added colorful beach and ocean accents and covered her chair and bench in a coordina...

See if you can tell what was changed, and how much was spent! Front Door before: front door after: Rooms That WorkYour home, only better.www.roomsthatwork.com860.808.4171

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com Never under estimate the power of paint! This living room was redesigned to feel more spacious. By using cream paint (Behr Swiss Coffee) with ultra-white semi-gloss trim, we were able to really open up this room to feel more in balance with the r...

Despite the deluge of reality cooking shows on TV, not everyone has the time, ability or interest to be a gourmet cook.  Some of us cook so infrequently that our kitchen counters occasionally need dusting.  Others struggle daily to get a quick, decent meal on the table amidst the most chaotic hou...

Ok, so I'm a bit biased - I'm one of their new "official" bloggers!  I've been a regular commenter (is that a word) for awhile, and am thrilled to be part of the team now.  Please stop by and say hello!  I'm sure HG customers would love to hear your perspectives and ideas! Click here to view the ...