Bin There Dump That: One Man's Trash Blog

If you've resided in your home for an extended period of time, you may have reached the juncture at which the carpeting is in a state that requires consideration. No matter what course of action you decide to take with your old carpeting, the goal is to ensure that your home's flooring is in a suitable condition.

When moving into a new home, there are lots of things to consider. After the maintenance and closing checklists are out of the way, homeowners are graced with the task of bringing in furniture and decor to complete their home. In a precious post, we talked about helpful decorating ideas, but it is also important to note that there are also things to avoid when making your house a home.

Designing your garden is an exciting endeavor it can increase your home's curb appeal.

Using an AC unit is a simple and efficient way of keeping your place cool, however, it's neither energy-efficient, green nor healthy. First of all, air conditioners will just circle the air around the room (most of the time), which doesn't do much to free your interior of various allergens and other harmful things circling around the room. Second, some people just can't restrain themselves and lower the temperature down to quite chilly. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what these extreme temperature differences can do to your metabolism.

An elegant and stylish home is the dream of everyone, yet most of the time, you need to have a significant amount of budget to make your home look well-decorated, stylish and elegant. But, it doesn't have to be that way. You can actually add a lot of style an  elegance to the decor of your home on a budget if you know what you are doing.

We all want to improve our homes, to make them as beautiful as possible. Making our humble abodes less humble is a common goal, shared by many homeowners. However, a ubiquitous mistake found here is that people shoot for the stars and then get disappointed when they fail. Namely, we understand that you want to get a complete revamp of your home, to add this and that, to remove a wall, to add great value. But sometimes, all you need are some simple changes to refresh your home.

Bespoke luxury gardens are not only reserved for the royalties. Although, yes, it will cost you more pennies, but it doesn't have to break your bank account. Sometimes, you just have to collect some pretty stunning ideas and execute it well.

You may know you want energy-efficient windows for your property, but do you know what to look for when shopping for them? For contractors or property owners interested in reducing their carbon footprint, their utility bills or both, everything they need to know about the type of window they choose can be found on the energy performance label as created by the National Fenestration Rating Council.

When it comes to the kitchen problems like leaks, strong, unpleasant odors and drainage system malfunction, the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that they are all plumbing issues. Fortunately, in the majority of these scenarios, there's so much you can do to avoid the worst possible outcome. Sometimes, it's about the quick first response but sometimes it comes down to what you can do to prevent the disaster from ever becoming an option. With that in mind and without further ado,  here are several helpful tips you need to hear.

During Q1 and Q2 of 2019, HomeLight surveyed over 1,300 top-performing real estate agents in the United States to gain the collective expertise of the industry's leading professionals. In the Q1 Top Agent Insights survey, HomeLight asked agents a series of questions about interior home renovation projects, and in the Q2 survey, they inquired about exterior home improvement projects.