Sam has been hunting for a favorable plus affordable lake property for 5 years, however many people would have given up on the search by now; The housing market has always been so scary, plus the prices are always on the rise. This is even worse on properties like lake houses that people put more…
Before my dear Grammy passed away, she gifted me her number one set of antique chairs. Grammy had bought the chairs over 30 years ago at an antique store in the southern part of the country. While I am not a fan of antique furnishing, the old chairs were quite appealing. They were very well-constructed,…
My husband Ben and I have odd tastes in furniture, so when he and I were trying to decide on how to decorate our master home office, it was rather challenging. Ben likes things on the simple side and wanted to get natural wood furniture for our room. Ben even recommended making a few custom…
I believe a contemporary look will work well and to be honest, any other furniture would also work for his apartment because the aged stuff needed to go away I surprised my brother Max with a more current home office set for his birthday! Max was so blown away by the gift that he is…
A few years ago, I needed some new interior design ideas for my old home. I wanted to do a total makeover for my home office and kitchen, however my sofas were old, and I had outgrown my wooden table and my kitchen area just needed a replacement. After spending some time in a rustic…
I’ve had my 2 sofas for almost 12 years now, and I really cherish them both… They’re dark brown, partial leather sofas that are lovely as well as being so very comfortable; I also own a nice oversized leather chair that is my number one piece of furniture in my house. The big oversized leather…
My son and his wife wanted to try something different last summer. They had been doing the competition BBQ route every year, and had a lot of fun, but they wanted to turn it into a business. Instead of doing the competition route, they wanted to try the food truck route. They bought a mobile…
Thankfully, my roof seems like it’s still intact with no apparent damages, but if I do see something with my shingles, I would opt to call a licensed roofing professional instead of trying to do a quick fix Last year, my neighbor had some loose shingles on his roof and instead of calling in a…
When Summer began, my neighbor commanded I visit her to help her house-sit. They had just bought a cabin with her partner, plus since her partner would be away for work for the entire summer, I was keeping her dealer. I thought Summer in my hometown was sizzling until I moved to their place, however…
I’m actually ahead of the game this year. And I think I understand now why people get prepared for Summer early. Not only does it feel good to be prepared but I love the fact that I’m not scrambling to get the air conditioning tune up done. This is normally the full extent of my…
I felt it for the first time just yesterday. The temperatures were hovering around 90 degrees which isn’t at all unusual for May in this region. But yesterday was the first time that I really felt the humidity level match the temperature level. And that led to plenty of air conditioning yesterday both at home…
The weather has been beyond charming this Springtime, however in fact, there have been a few afternoons where I opened my door & windows to allow some fresh air inside my home. I was grateful for those afternoons because I was able to supply my air conditioner a break, and to be honest, I thought…
We are finally going to use the guest house for it’s purpose. When my great friend and I bought this site, my fiance and I were so satisfied to have a guest home come with the property. This entire property was old, worn out and run down. So my great friend and I had to…
I do not want to deal with slow moving or jammed drains, and having a backup in the sink, tub or toilet creates a horrible mess, possible home disfigurement and even potential health risks… I make every effort to keep my home’s drains clear of debris to maximize flow to the sewer. I have invested…
I’m so fortunate to have the free time that I do. But it also took decades of laboring inside the commercial HVAC of the offices to reach this point as well. Still, 5 weeks of trip time is something I cherish. And getting away for a while at the end of Summer has become a…
My brother Mike rarely calls me at the office so I knew that something was important. I was pretty sure our mom was okay since he had texted me good morning earlier. This is about my mom. I am 50 years old plus she is 75 however he still likes to say good morning every,…
When my HVAC contractor told Ed and me that our heat pump was on its last lap, I went straight into how to save currency mode. This is what I do these days in order to skirt around all the high costs I seem to get whacked with during repairs. I dislike the fact that…
I love the fact that my associate Kim and I are getting ready to start Summer. Of course, that’s not the general consensus in this region as the Summer months are not the favorite for many people. But I’ve lived here all of my life so I’m pretty tough when it comes to changing to…
It’s genuinely cool that Max is now down here with us. It took a whole lot of lobbying on my part, and my brothers chiming in for us to get him to move, Max grew up plus spent his entire adult life way up north. This is the land of the gas water boiler plus…