Photo by ProgrammingIBC via Pixabay One of the most important things you can do before you list your home for sale is to stage it. Home staging refers to arranging the home’s furnishings and decor so it looks as good as possible. In other words, you use the decor and furnishings to make the home look like a...

First-time buyers looking for a starter home have a wealth of choices available. While a starter home won’t include everything on your dream home wish list, you will find something to suit your short-term needs at an affordable price. However, beyond that it might be hard to know where to start. Here we’ve put together some basic tips...

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Depending on where you live, recycling may not be an easy task. Some communities don't even have a local center. And beyond that, reusing something has less of an environmental impact than recycling. So when you can reuse, you absolutely should. But it's not always easy to see treasure when "trash" stands before...

Image by Sue Smith from Shutterstock House owners frequently remodel, upgrade, or otherwise make changes in their homes for which they do not secure a permit. While some changes do not require permitting, others do. The challenge comes when you attempt to sell the home. You may run into a problem when a buyer makes an offer on...

Image by khathar ranglak from Shutterstock Most times, after moving your property into your new home, you have stacks of empty cardboard boxes to put away. After taking out the contents, you might be wondering what to do with that pile of cardboard. Thankfully, cardboard moving boxes are easy to reuse and can serve other purposes. Break Down...

Remarkable, exceptional, & one-of-a-kind home located on a corner lot, in a charming neighborhood, just steps from Hopkins School. This spacious, 3 BR, 3.5 BA ranch is filled w. natural light throughout its open floor plan. The LR & DR, each w. large bay windows, flow into one another & make exemplary formal entertaining spaces, while an adjacent & spectacular family room, offers all one can hope for casual relaxation. The focal point of this architecturally-designed room, w. 10' vaulted ceiling, is the imposing, brick free-standing FP (1 of 3). Sunlight floods the room by day, & moonlight by night, through the ingenious...

Here is your chance to love where you live! At the end of a cul de sac, in an exceptional neighborhood, at the center of town, this updated center hall colonial offers an attractive 2,857 square foot floor plan consisting of 9 rooms, all with gleaming hardwood floors, 4 generous bedrooms, and 2 and a half bathrooms. The entry hall and formal living room welcome you right in and make entertaining a delight with the adjacent, open concept dining room. The dining room is also open to the substantial eat-in kitchen which is updated with granite countertops, handsome fixtures, a center island, and a breakfast bar with seating for four. The...

Pristine, architecturally-designed colonial, offers appealing open-concept living spaces throughout the 3,682 square foot floor plan. 10 total rooms, 4 bedrooms, and 2 and a half bathrooms all set on an open and level 5.28 acres, bordering private Woodlake. Every room radiates natural light, reflected off hardwood floors and 9-foot ceilings in the main level. An open, two-story foyer greets you, with lovely home office on one side, and the formal living room on the other with gas fireplace. The expansive eat-in kitchen, with granite countertops, pantry, and breakfast bar island with gas cooktop, opens right up to an awesome family room with...

Enchanting, custom Tudor-style raised ranch situated on a pleasant cul de sac, corner lot surrounded by open, sweeping lawns. The main level offers bright, spacious rooms and towering, vaulted ceilings in the open concept living room, dining room and eat-in kitchen. The living room offers a raised-hearth, wood-burning fireplace and flows nicely into the dining room which has an over-sized slider door to the rear deck. The master bedroom enjoys a walk-in closet and dedicated en-suite, which has been tastefully updated along with the main hallway bathroom as well. Additional, informal living space is found in the lower level which features a...

This stunning & stately, Georgian Revival brick colonial sits upon an open, corner lot on exquisite, tree-lined McKinley Avenue, just minutes to downtown & walking distance to Hopkins, Edgewood Park, & Westville Village shops & restaurants. As an authentic New England household, circa 1913, discover delightful period features throughout the 5,151sqft, 14-room floor plan, which includes 3 kitchens! Tall ceilings & superb, original built-ins, woodwork & detailing abound, w/ many modern updates for content, 21st Century living. From multiple occupants working at home, to entertaining friends in the expansive formal...

Simply stunning end-unit Turnbury townhouse, facing the tranquil pond & woods, in highly sought-after, gated Oronoque Forest. 3 spacious levels have been meticulously & stylishly updated for modern, luxury living in over 2,800 square feet with 3 bedrooms & 3 full bathrooms. Polished hardwood floors & towering vaulted ceilings usher you into the main-level living room, which has a wood fireplace & is open to the formal dining room. The tasteful eat-in kitchen, with new HW floors, quartz countertops, & Samsung, stainless-steel appliances, is delightfully open & bright. 2 bedrooms on the main level include the master...

Set back and secluded in a sought-after neighborhood this 1,780 square foot, 3-bedroom, and 2-bathroom ranch offers both privacy and boundless potential. Timber and blue stone steps welcome you up to the front entryway and in to the spacious interior, which includes a fabulous formal living room, with wood-burning fireplace and bay window, and adjacent formal dining room both at the front of the home. The dining room sits just off the kitchen, which offers abundant storage and prep space, and has an open layout to the family room with another cozy wood-burning fireplace. Entertaining is a delight in the screened porch off the family room...