At Home In The Poconos
If you’re lucky enough to have a spare bedroom, you may want to think of it less as a rarely used landing spot for guests or a place to store extra ‘stuff,’ and more as a blank canvas - a pleasant spot you can use for rest, relaxation, hobbies or exercise, or even as a money-making option.
Consider these inspiring ideas from room designers and creative thinkers:
Ah, the basement. You know, that place where everything is misplaced and/or haphazardly thrown around. There’s no longer any need to panic when thinking of organizing the mess downstairs, because believe it or not, there are easy ways to consolidate everything.
Simply take it day by day, and soon you will have a basement you’ll actually want to spend time in.
Declutter in small segmentsStep one to organizing any area of your home is to declutter. But when tackling your basement, this can...
If you’ve ever browsed through home decor magazines, gone to high-end cookware stores, or even scrolled through Instagram, you’re probably familiar with elaborately decorated dining tables full of flowers, ornamental place mats, and lavishly embellished dining plates. And, while beautiful, these table settings don’t always look that easy to achieve yourself.
In reality, the tables you see on the pages of magazines, in stores, and on perfectly curated profiles do take a lot of work to craft. It’...
The kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in any household. It’s where meals are cooked and families eat, and also a place to play fun games or just talk.
The foodie craze is changing the way we eat and the way we cook. Amateur chefs get ideas from cooking shows and then visit farmers markets to find the best possible ingredients for the delicious meals they put together. And homebuyers want the perfect kitchen where they can make their culinary creations. While a complete revamp of your kitchen...
If you’re living in a smaller space, and subsequently are trying to keep a tiny bathroom organized, you may be struggling to keep everything spick-and-span. Heed these tips to make the most of your smaller wash space.
Use hooks of varying heights.
Don’t forget to utilize your walls to keep things like towels, robes—and anything else that might work—organized and separate. Putting hooks at various heights will ensure that nothing is too cluttered. Also, put a shelf over the doorway, a la hotel...
Traditionally, the spring market is prime time for real estate agents and brokers, with homeowners in many markets aiming to roll out their listings in time to greet throngs of eager buyers. However, COVID-19 shutdowns in mid-March put a crimp in a lot of plans, causing many sellers to cancel their listings in favor of a more cautious, wait-and-see approach to the market.
Now, the pent-up demand on both the buyer and seller sides appears to be driving a late market renaissance and analysts ar...
If you have or plan to have children and you’re shopping for a new home, one of the most important deciding factors will likely be the number of bedrooms. While many parents seek out homes that are large enough for each child to have his or her own room, some choose to have their children share bedrooms because of the clear benefits.
It Teaches Important Social SkillsSharing a bedroom with a sibling teaches kids respect. Children who share rooms have to learn to respect each other’s belongings,...
