by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 2, 2017 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—A couple of months ago, I was taking inventory of my workshop, which some of you have seen thanks to the “Ask Al” video series a few years back. My sophomore year college roommate still thinks they were hysterical, and while I was trying to be...
by Susanne Dwyer | Jan 1, 2017 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, Lifestyle |
(TNS)—After redoing our 10-year-old yard with new plants and patio, we added the icing on the cake: bird feeders for our feathered friends. After planting eastern red cedars, hollies and other bird-attracting plants in the natural area outback, we visited several...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 28, 2016 | Advice, Buying/Selling, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
While winter isn’t traditionally considered the best time to sell your home, there’s no reason you can’t get an offer during the colder months with the right staging. In fact, a study found that homes sold faster and for more money in the winter...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 27, 2016 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Improvement, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
(BPT)—Basements are back. With houses at a premium, and a proliferation of DIY how-tos, more homeowners are feeling inspired to reclaim unused space. Updating your lower level is a sound investment. REMODELING magazine’s 2016 Cost vs. Value Report put the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 26, 2016 | Advice, Consumer, Home Improvement, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News |
(BPT)—Make 2017 the year you update your home with “new” neutrals—hot, timeless colors that pair well with hues like cornflower, taupe, wine and sunny yellow. A departure from the monochromatic shades of prior years, the new neutrals transition from black...
by Susanne Dwyer | Dec 25, 2016 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News |
(TNS)—I’m a real stickler about snow removal, the result of growing up in Connecticut and plowing my way to lots of cash as soon as I could hold a shovel. While people all around me use snow throwers, I shovel, even though I have had one of those infernal...