End of Season Primping and Easy House Touch-ups, Part 2

End of Season Primping and Easy House Touch-ups, Part 2 In our last blog we started with end of summer projects to get your home ready for the fall and winter months. We covered the Kitchen and Bathrooms.  In this blog we are going to cover the outside and the rest of the inside of the house. So we will begin with the Laundry Room: Clothes Dryer Vent Pipe: Did you know that the accumulation of lint in the vent pipe on clothes dryers cause 15,000 fires annually? To prevent a dryer vent…Read more …

Ever feel like the walls are closing in?

Ever feel like the walls are closing in? Ever feel like the walls are closing in on you? Do feel like you are missing out on what’s going on in your own home, because you are stuck in the kitchen and everyone else is in another room having fun without you? Do you feel more like a caterer than a host at your own parties, missing who has even been there because you are stuck in a kitchen that is separate from the rest of the house? Well we can solve that for…Read more …

Add a Gardening Room!

Now that the weather is getting a bit tricky outside it’s time to start thinking about taking activities inside.  One way to do this is by adding a Gardening room to your basement.  It can be an inexpensive way to extend your love of gardening to a year-round activity even in the wild and unpredictable Chicago climate!All you need at minimum is about an 8 by 8 foot wide space. First thing we do is lay an easy to clean tile floor, preferably with a drain, but it is but necessary.  Next up…Read more …

Turn Dull Doors into Classy Decor

Like most things in life, sometimes it’s the things that are used the most that are noticed the least. Like all the doors in your home — in and out of rooms, to closets and utility rooms. But after a closer look, the scratches, cracks, old hinges and outdated style can be hard to miss. And so we have arrived at our next home improvement project: Dull Doors.By replacing worn, tired interior doors you give your home an updated look for a relative affordable price versus an expensive remodel. There are actually a…Read more …

Entry Way ReFresh

The first thing someone sees when they enter your home is your entry way or foyer.  Yet this is often one of the most neglected areas of a home.  It is set up once and forgotten.  This often overlooked area is most likely in need of a bit of a refresh.Since this is the area that quite literally welcomes guests into your home, you may want to take the time to take a critical look at this area and determine if it is in need of a little refresh.   First, go outside and…Read more …