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Painting Your New Home
Among the choices every new homeowner must make is whether to paint or not. Some people are happy with the previous owner’s style, but many of us want to make our own marks on the house. It’s often recommended that you consider repainting at least …
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5 DIY Projects For a New Homeowner
The advantage of owning your house is that you can truly make it your own. When you were looking at places, you probably had several ideas for redecorating, repainting, and maybe changing things here or there. Now you have the opportunity to turn all those …
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Moving from Apartment to House
It can be a big step from renting a relatively small apartment–or even a townhome–to owning your own house. Not only will you need to figure out which of your belongings should move with you, but you might not be fully prepared for the differences …
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4 Rules for Home Inspections
A key step in preparing to buy a home is to make sure it’s properly inspected. To do this, you’ll want to find a licensed, professional home inspector who will give your future house a careful examination to make sure there aren’t any major problems. …
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Choosing Between Carpet or Hardwood
When buying or renting a home, one of the many choices that may be made is whether to have carpeted or hardwood floors. To some people, it may just come down to personal preference; whether you like the feel of carpet or wood under your …
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Things to Do After Moving In
As much as you might like to think otherwise, a move isn’t finished once you’ve unloaded the trucks, piled up the boxes, and shut the doors. After all the work it took to get into the new place, you might be tempted to simply set …
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Making Room: Finding Hidden Storage Spaces at Home
In any new home, you’ll have to figure out where to put everything. Maybe you need to adapt to a smaller kitchen after having all the cabinets and shelves you could want, or maybe your closet space is completely different now. You don’t even have …
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Cleaning Tips for Moving Out
Whether you’re vacating a rental or selling your old home, you are expected to clean the place before you go. After all the other tasks on your moving to-do list, cleaning can seem like the last priority. When the last days of your move arrive, …
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What to Focus on When Decluttering
It’s easy to say, “cut down the clutter” before a move, but sometimes the doing is harder than the saying. Where do you start? What kinds of clutter to people notice the most and the least? Sometimes, before we can even make the four piles …
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Reusing Your Boxes
Nothing is a bigger part of moving than the cardboard box. Small boxes for knick-knacks, large boxes for electronics or disassembled furniture, and all the varieties in-between, the box is a vital tool for anyone moving. But once the move is over, what do you …
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