When remodeling your home, there are two places where you really start to see a bigger return on your investment – the kitchen and the master bathroom/suite. Sometimes your bathroom may just require an update of new fixtures, fresh tile and paint.
Feeling like you’re running out of space in your current home? Need a place for the kids (or adults) to play? What about a gym, home theater or wine room? Maybe all three? For many homeowners, the basement is the final frontier. It’s often cluttered, unfinished, and the home of daunting mechanical equipment that can…
We are wrapping up and winding down in 2020, and Benjamin Moore has just announced their Color of the Year for 2021, Aegean Teal! While most of us don’t tend to change the colors in our homes every year, these color choices can forecast trends in design for not just paint colors, but home furnishings,…
The cold weather is here. There’s nothing more classic than the image of having a cozy fire in the living room while the family gathers to play games. Or maybe just to find a few quiet moments at the end of a long day to curl up with a good book.
There’s no doubt that most of us are spending a lot more time at home this year. The home improvement business has been busier than ever, as homeowners are spending more and more time staring at their walls. We’re using our kitchens for more cooking, the occasional home office is now the everyday workplace, and…
As we get deeper into summer, the term staycation is getting more and more attention. If you are like many of us planning on spending more time at home, it is the perfect opportunity to invest in your own backyard oasis. A great deck, patio or porch area creates the ideal environment for gathering with…
Are you looking for a way to add a pop of character to one or more rooms in your house? One way is to add an accent wall but those can be time consuming, expensive and over-powering when completed. Instead, why not consider adding a painted interior door?
October 15th, 2019 / by HomeSquare’s in-house designer, Katie Canfield“First Light” has just been named Color of the Year by Benjamin Moore. The rosy soft hue might seem a bit intimidating to use anywhere in your home outside of a nursery (especially if you’re trying to get approval from any men in your house), but…
July 10, 2019 / by RedFinYou’ve started on your lists of small repairs, you’ve contacted a real estate agent, and now you’re in the final steps of getting ready to sell your house. But before you put your home up for sale, and certainly before having your first open house, here are 11 things to…
Painting a home isn’t as easy as choosing a color.There are cracks to fill, wood rot to repair and old stucco to smooth before the roller even sees a drop of paint. Without a perfectly-primed surface, your brand-new paint color runs the risk of looking old, raggedy and bumpy before it even sees the lights…
