Many of us are stuck at home during the global pandemic of COVID-19. While that may be inconvenient, it does offer certain advantages. For one thing, it allows us to slow down and truly notice our home for perhaps the first time. During ordinary times (ie. before the coronavirus crisis), it was e...

Kitchen counters tend to be one of the dirtiest places in any home. That's because they are the site of so much activity. Besides the bathroom, your kitchen is the busiest room in your home. Most family members will use your kitchen at least once per day. So your kitchen counter is ground-zero fo...

One of the unfortunate consequences of a kitchen renovation is that it tends to be disruptive in your everyday life. Depending on what you replace and/or improve, you probably aren't going to be able to use your kitchen during the length of the actual renovation itself -- at least not in the same wa...

There are some things you can do every year -- such as buying a new summer wardrobe, putting together a Christmas wish list, or assembling your child's school supplies before them sending them off for a new year of learning. Other things typically are done every couple of years. These include thi...

A kitchen renovation is a big step. Not only can it cost a lot of money, but you probably are going to have to live with the decisions you make for a very long time. So you probably don't want to rush into a kitchen renovation until you think long and hard about what you want. Should you include ...

Many homeowners suffer from "sticker shock" when it comes to kitchen renovations. "It costs how much?!" is the common response to many estimates. But what not everybody realizes is that you don't have to do your entire kitchen renovations all at once if you don't want to. Sometimes a more economi...

For the average person, their home is typically the biggest investment they will make in their lifetime. So it's really important that homeowners have a general knowledge about their home's value. You probably know how much money you have in your savings account, or how much stock and bonds you o...

Building an addition to a home, improving a backyard with a deck or poured concrete, or even overseeing a kitchen or bathroom rehab are complicated tasks. Unless you are experienced at coordinating all the moving parts of a construction project, it can quickly become overwhelming -- even for an expe...

If you are considering renovating your kitchen, consider this: Doing your bathroom at the same time can cut your inconvenience in half while saving you money on things like labor, supplies, and licensing costs. Here's why: When you hire a contractor to redo your kitchen, there are going to be at ...

When there is something wrong with your kitchen, you have a decision to make: Should you simply repair the problem or replace your kitchen entirely? Oftentimes, the answer is more complicated than you might think. Repairing something broken -- such as a damaged wall, a scratched or stained counte...