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Home sweet home

Moving is stressful. Moving to an old place that needs a gut renovation is more stressful. Fighting with your spouse...

Building trust

Enlisting your best friends to design and manage the renovation of your home can be a risky endeavor, particularly...

The DIY backyard

We have all seen the perfectly groomed gardens on TV house-flipping shows and in magazines, including this one....

A family home

After meeting in college, the couple got married and pursued their respective careers—she as a librarian and he as a...

Heart of the townhome

The Charlottesville woman grew up in California wine country—St. Helena, to be precise. Her home, where she lived...

Local turf

Ever wonder where those Yodels-like rolls of grass come from that you’ve seen stacked on pallets or laid out in front...

Dramatic and Functional...

By Marilyn Pribus – It’s an iconic movie moment—Our Heroine sweeping down the dramatic curving staircase toward Our...

Curb Appeal Sets Homes Apart

By Marilyn Pribus –  You’ve probably heard the term “curb appeal” that often hovers over discussions of the...

Home Offices Are Popular

More and more, these days, people work from home, either full-time or part-time. As a home-based entrepreneur,...

Questions to Ask Your...

Here it is a new year and maybe this is the year for your new home. Whether you’re looking for your first mortgage or...