You may be fine with a spanner and screwdriver for odd jobs in the home, but when it comes to bricks and mortar, you’re clueless. Despite this lack of experience and skill, the dream of building your own home survives. There are many advantages to building your own home. Although initial costs may be pricier than buying a home readymade, a brand-new home can save you money on maintenance costs and costly repairs in the future. Building your own home is an attractive idea but a daunting task. A space made just by you that fits perfectly with you is ...

Everyone needs to come back to a wonderful home at the end of a long day. It’s a place to hide out and recuperate from the day’s work. While most might think that adding value comes with an enormous price tag, boosting your home’s comfort levels can be achieved by a few smart tweaks. When done well, you’ll finally get that bedazzling look in your house – one that you’ll always be looking forward to every evening. How do you achieve that breath-taking home appeal? 1.    Add grout to kitchen and bath 21st Century interior design continues to see darker ...

Today is a very special blog post.  This is the CASH FOR CHRISTMAS giveaway!  More information on the giveaway can be found below. But first, let me tell you about my Christmas Treeditions!  Yes, you read that right.  My Tree-traditions. When I Put Up the Tree/s Putting up the Christmas tree is a great way to get in the the Holiday Spirit!  I have always put up the Christmas tree during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  Sometimes, even on Thanksgiving day.  It is such a great way to use those days to be thankful for your family and to spend quality ...

My laundry hack infographic has gotten some pretty cool attention on the interwebs!  It's been shared from my website over 650 times and was even featured on BuzzFeed! Since this post has had such popularity, I thought I would show it to you in action!  It took me about 10 minutes total to put away two loads of laundry. Here are some tips I have when putting away laundry. Keep the socks and underwear for last because the pile will go down faster and make you think the laundry is getting done faster.  That keeps you motivated to keep going ...

This Month’s Top Post: Contributors for Keep it Simple, DIY Wanted - 359  Views This Month’s Runner Up: 5 Pet Peeves That Will Drive You Crazy– 218  Views Hello and welcome back for another blog income report!  You know how sometimes you just feel burned out?  That was me this month.  I was completely burned out on the blog.  Honestly, I still am but I'm working on ways to get through it. One of the things that has caused some of my burnout is the amount of emails I've been getting.  I never really got any emails for the blog until this summer.  ...