Now that she is starting kindergarten, our daughter has constantly been begging us for a “big kid” room. But, a child’s room can be one of the most challenging rooms in the house to decorate. As parents, we want to ensure that our child will be comfortable and happy in her own bedroom. We also [...]
My son came home the other day with a note that they were having a food drive at school. Of course the note had been left in his book bag for a week and he needed food the next day. A trip to the store wasn’t in my schedule so I decided to “shop” in [...]
We live in one of those sprawling ranch home plans at the end of a cul-de-sac in a neighborhood that has lots of children. With so many people coming and going, the traffic has taken its toll on our home. Over the winter months the dirt and grime that has entered our home now needs [...]
Over the last couple of years the growth of the green building industry has skyrocketed. So many people are concerned about how to save money while also making the world we live in a much cleaner place that the green building trend is no longer a trend but a way of life. I realize it [...]
With the New Year comes many resolutions, goals and projects that we want to accomplish. Our family just purchased one of those older-style ranch home plans that have a beautiful brick exterior but an interior that leaves a little to be desired. It is our goal to fix it up and make it our dream [...]
It seems at the end of summer when things are starting to slow down we look forward to cooler weather when we can enjoy being outside and relaxing. And then, BAM! Winter comes too quickly and we find ourselves inside our ranch home design and looking around at all the clutter that has built up [...]
We currently live in a wonderful ranch style home design. It is an older home and we have done a little remodeling over the years, but it is still exactly what we want and need in a home. As we grow older it is great that things are all one level. This got me thinking [...]
We love the neighborhood we live in, but our home is over 30 years old and needs a facelift on the interior as well as the exterior. It’s one of those simple ranch home plans, so the possibilities are endless. I absolutely love Craftsman style home designs, so we are leaning towards remodeling with that [...]
We are finally at a point in our lives that we are ready to build a new home. We started out years ago in an apartment garage, moved up to one of those small ranch house plans and are now ready to take the leap and build a new home design. With all the buzz [...]
We are getting ready to be empty nesters but before that happens our home has to go through one last hurrah – the marriage of our youngest son. Soon after the wedding we will be moving into a smaller ranch home design.
There are many things we need to do in order to put the shine [...]