When the birds start singing and the trees start budding, that is when I know it is time to get ready for my spring planting. We have been working on cleaning out the beds to get ready for the beautiful blooming flowers this spring. There are a few plants I need to replace too. In my back yard I … [Read more...] about Getting Ready for Spring Planting with Miracle-Gro® Expand ‘n Gro™ Concentrated Planting Mix
Home Improvement Products and Tips
Time to Invest in a Water Ionizer System
For the past few months I have been telling you all about the 60+ year old home that we purchased last year, that we have been completely gutting and remodeling it. Well, a few weeks ago we had the water tested in the home and the tests came back terrible. We were not prepared for that since the … [Read more...] about Time to Invest in a Water Ionizer System
Replacing our old Hot Water Heater was Easier than we Thought
For the past few months I have been telling you all about the 60+ year old home that we purchased back in 2010 which we have been remodeling for the past year. Well, we had to put the brakes onto one of our remodeling projects last month because our old hot water heat finally died! We knew it was … [Read more...] about Replacing our old Hot Water Heater was Easier than we Thought
Update Your Home with a New Address Plaque
A few days ago I went out to a local home supply store to look for some new residential address plaques and didn't find any that we liked that were in our specific price range. After a very frustrating shopping experience I decided to just go home and to shop for some bronze address plaques … [Read more...] about Update Your Home with a New Address Plaque
Time to Start My Bathroom Remodeling Project
If you have been following our blog for the past year and a half you will have read many blog posts about the old house that we purchased in 2010 and have been remodeling it. In 2 weeks we will be starting the guest bathroom remodeling project and we are super excited about it. We were looking at … [Read more...] about Time to Start My Bathroom Remodeling Project
Upgrading the Lighting Fixtures in our Master Bathroom
We bought an older home 7 years ago that was originally built in the late 1960's. The home is old, but quite charming and spaceous in size. The original home owners owned the home from the time it was built until they sold it to us 7 years ago. Over the years, they never modernized it or updated it … [Read more...] about Upgrading the Lighting Fixtures in our Master Bathroom
Using Air Purifiers to Cleanup the Air Inside Your Home
Here on the North East coastline our winter weather has been really bizarre this year. For a few days we will have above normal temperatures near 50 degrees and then a storm front comes through and slaps up back down into the 20's with snow and/or ice. I don't think mother nature is getting her … [Read more...] about Using Air Purifiers to Cleanup the Air Inside Your Home
Victorian Mailboxes for Beautiful Victorian Homes
One of my very best friends decorates her home in Victorian decor and it's absolutely beautiful. Her home is a large 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home that they purchased 25 years ago and remodeled it back into the original Victorian style. Now that her home has been completely refinished she is on the … [Read more...] about Victorian Mailboxes for Beautiful Victorian Homes