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2016 Best Home Trends For ROI

We all know the adage, “form follows function” and that is exactly where today’s home trends are heading. Homeowners are now requesting that each space serve its intended purpose; the days of just-for-show extravagance are over. Both millennial first-time home …
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Eight Exterior Paint Colors to Help You Sell Your Home

Getting ready to sell your home usually requires some extra steps. Maybe you need to stage your home or paint the interior, or maybe you chose an eggplant purple for the outside of your home and now realize that color …
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Six Décor Tips to Wow Your Visitors!

Interior design blogs, TV shows and magazines have taught us what the ultimate home should look like. Today we are going to show you how to take a few key pieces, add them to your home and watch it turn …
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Adding a Touch of Fall to your Home

Fall is finally here! Time for cozy nights, football, warm drinks and fireside chats. The easiest way to help get in the fall mindset is to update your home accordingly! Pumpkins, leaves, red, orange, yellow, natural elements and plaid fabrics …
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Fall Gardening Tips

After your last harvest of the season, it is time to get back in your garden and get everything cleaned up before the snow comes. This is an important phase in your garden — what you do now can make …
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Shorewest Tips: Ductwork

When it comes to the air ducts in a home, “out of sight, out of mind” can often prove to be unhealthy and expensive. Dirty ductwork can cause the furnace and air conditioning systems to work less efficiently, therefore costing …
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Resource Video: Homeowners Edition

Is Home Remodeling Worth it? Before you start an extensive or costly home remodeling project you should consider what effect, if any, it will have on the resale value of your home. This informational video provides key points on whether …
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Trend Watch: Quartz Countertops

Is granite king anymore? Not since quartz moved in! Say hello to the new reigning countertop material. In 2015, 89% of National Kitchen and Bath Association members said that they used quartz in their kitchen remodeling projects. Meanwhile the use …
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Nine Mini DIY Projects for Your Home

Looking to spruce up your home without a full remodel? Here are some mini makeovers for your home that will surely make an impact without a lot of time or money! 1. Peel-and-Stick backsplash! Ready for a change in your …
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How Important is Staging Your Home?

Picture yourself meeting someone to buy their used car. You get in to test drive it and there is junk everything! Decals on the windows, a lei hanging from the rearview mirror, trash in the middle console. You can’t even …
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