by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 27, 2016 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, How-To, Latest News, Lifestyle |
Many homeowners find the holidays to be difficult time of year. To ensure that your holidays are as enjoyable as possible, be sure to get your home ready to face this festive season. Here are a few tips to prepare your home for the holiday hustle: Create a Master...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 26, 2016 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Lifestyle |
(TNS)—The 10-year-old retirement home we purchased in Virginia Beach, Va., in February is tired and outdated—including the front and backyards. After months of redoing the home’s interior, we focused on the exterior, looking to maximize use and enjoyment and...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 24, 2016 | Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News, Spotlights |
Historic neighborhoods are primarily venerated for preserving a certain look and feel of the past. However, most of the architecture within these neighborhoods are quite homogenous, exemplifying Edwardian, Victorian or Colonial styles. Yet, New Orleans’ French Quarter...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 22, 2016 | Advice, For Your Clients, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News |
You just became a homeowner—congratulations! In between the oh-my-gosh-I-have-a-mortgage feeling and the pile of empty pizza boxes (you have yet to unpack your cookware), you may be making a mental list of all the things you’re going to do to make your...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 21, 2016 | Advice, Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, Lifestyle |
Santa Claus is coming to town, so we need to get our wrapping A-game on. The thing is, as cute as snowman wrapping paper is, we’ve all seen it. A million times. Every Christmas. Aunt Sally could really use a new style. Whether she made it here herself or she’s just...
by Susanne Dwyer | Nov 20, 2016 | Home Spun Wisdom, Latest News, News, Spotlights |
Thomas Wolfe’s autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel tells the story of a fictionalized Asheville, N.C. In it he writes, “Dull people filled him with terror.” This observation makes sense, given that only a handful of people lived in the small town of Montford...