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Spring Cleaning Checklist for Home Sellers
Read more: Spring Cleaning Checklist for Home SellersIf you’re planning on selling your home this spring, your to-do list is probably fairly long. At or near the top of that list should be making a spring cleaning checklist that will help you prepare for staging and, hopefully, encourage a potential buyer to make an offer during a showing or open house! Read…
Spring Cleaning Checklists
Read more: Spring Cleaning ChecklistsSpring cleaning can seem like an overwhelming task. Use our series of room-by-room checklists to help you plan and track your progress! Kitchen Mudroom/Foyer Common areas (living room, great room, media room, dining room, etc.) Bathrooms Bedrooms Kid clutter (any location) Home office Laundry room Check out our other spring cleaning and decluttering articles for…
A Spring Cleaning Checklist for Home Buyers & Sellers
Read more: A Spring Cleaning Checklist for Home Buyers & SellersIf you plan to move this year, spring cleaning can be a great head start—both for homeowners getting ready to sell and for homebuyers ready to pack. With that in mind, here are some spring cleaning checklist items to help you focus on those goals as you move from room to room.
Spring Cleaning: Tackle the Garage
Read more: Spring Cleaning: Tackle the GarageSpring is a popular time for cleaning drawers, closets and shelves. Expanding spring cleaning to include the garage is simple with these tips. Purge. Giving away possessions can be difficult. Luckily, items stored in the garage generally have less sentimental value than objects in the rest of the home. It can be helpful to decide…
New Home Features to Help Any Holiday Host
Read more: New Home Features to Help Any Holiday HostLove hosting, but lack the space for it? If you’re an avid holiday host, but your current home can’t quite accommodate all of your big plans, it may be time for an upgrade! There are plenty of benefits to owning a new home, and one particularly compelling advantage is having greater hosting capabilities. A new…
Home Decluttering Tips: 5 Spots in Your Home That Need a Clutter Intervention (and How to Fix Them Fast)
Read more: Home Decluttering Tips: 5 Spots in Your Home That Need a Clutter Intervention (and How to Fix Them Fast)Clutter doesn’t happen all at once, it sneaks in. These five spots are the usual suspects in most homes, and each one can be transformed in a couple of hours or less. Try these home decluttering tips to reclaim your space, without sacrificing your entire weekend.
Your Summer Moving Timeline: Settle In Before School Starts
Read more: Your Summer Moving Timeline: Settle In Before School StartsAh, summer—a time for pool days, popsicles, and family vacations. However, if you’d like to move into a new home before your kids start school in the fall, it’s also a time of action! With the right planning and a detailed moving timeline, it’s entirely possible to be settled in your next abode feeling cool,…
Preparing for a Cross-country Move
Read more: Preparing for a Cross-country MoveA cross-country move may seem a bit intimidating, but if you break it down into easy, manageable steps, it can be a smooth experience that offers a chance to reflect, reset, and recharge. Discover packing tips, decluttering hacks, ideas to celebrate the end of an era, and ways to settle into the next chapter of…
Modern Pantries: What Homeowners Wish They Knew
Read more: Modern Pantries: What Homeowners Wish They KnewIn today’s homes, functionality can carry just as much weight as aesthetics (if not more). It’s natural to be drawn to features that make life easy, efficient, and organized—modern pantries are a great example of this, particularly walk-in pantries. According to research from the National Association of Home Builders, a walk-in pantry ranks among the…
What is a Loft? Explore Possibilities from Playroom to Study Zone
Read more: What is a Loft? Explore Possibilities from Playroom to Study ZoneWhile the basics (square footage, room count, etc.) are important, what truly matters is how that space functions. Can it adapt, changing to meet your life’s changing needs? Can it help keep daily life organized without sacrificing comfort or style? These are the questions that lead many homebuyers to ask: what is a loft, and…
Illuminating Ideas: Natural Light in Homes
Read more: Illuminating Ideas: Natural Light in HomesThere are multiple reasons why ample natural lighting is such an asset to living spaces. For prospective buyers, natural light often signals a home that feels open, warm, and inviting, while current homeowners may view it as a feature that can significantly improve their comfort, health, and even property value. The common throughline is that…
Yard Maintenance Tasks for Spring
Read more: Yard Maintenance Tasks for SpringYou may already be creating a spring cleaning checklist for the inside of your home, covering everything from the ceiling fans to the baseboards. But have you thought about the yard maintenance tasks you may need to tackle? As the weather warms up and summer approaches, you’ll likely want to make the most of your…
