Christmas villages are a wonderful holiday tradition. You can collect them over the years, and your friends and family always know what to get you. Kids delight in watching the village take shape as the holiday season begins, but what about when it’s time to take it all down? It’s not a secret that Christmas …

Decorating the Christmas tree is a family tradition. We do it as kids, and when we live in our first place, it’s an amazing rite of passage. The last part of the Christmas tree is the topper. You can go with the standard star on top of the tree. But if you are looking for …

I love Christmas time. The cold outside, combined with the warmth of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, provides you are in heaven. But there is always one part of the tree that irks (yes, irks) my wife and me. It’s the base of the tree. You can have the most beautifully decorated Christmas tree, but …

If I had to choose between updating my kitchen or my bathroom, you can bet I’d choose my bathroom. I have nothing against my kitchen, really. It’s just that I’m a big fan of bubble baths and not in a hurry to scrub the dirty dishes currently sitting in my sink. Plus, after a long …

Now that you own your first home, you want it to look amazing. Everyone wants to have the type of home where people’s jaws drop when they walk in. But how do you take an average home and turn it into THAT kind of home? The answer – one renovation at a time, and below, …

Painting is always a great way to change the look of a home. When most people think of painting, they simply think of the walls in a house. For this reason, I’m not even going to put painting the walls on my list because you’ve all thought of that already. Below, I’ve outlined the best …

Finding a place of your own is a big deal, especially if it’s you are buying your first home. There are so many factors to consider even before you get to the “let’s put in an offer” phase that when you get there it will feel like you are entering an abyss. Never fear, Millennial …

One of the most difficult house searching questions is “Should my parents come with us to look at houses?” This question is such a struggle for so many. Where do you draw the line? Add in another dimension, if you’re buying with a significant other, and there is the potential for two sets of parents to …

Confession – I used to want a big house, a really big house. When I was pretty little, I thought it meant I was successful and that it meant I ‘had it together.’ It meant I had a job that was important and well paying. I might have even dreamt up a picket fence. Now, …

It’s so frustrating when you look around and see (what seems like) everyone you know buying a home and you’re left there wondering, how can they afford to do this? Houses are expensive and it’s hard enough to save enough money for a down payment, let alone making the actual mortgage payments and cost of …