Category Archives for "Home Maintenance"

Get your home in tip-top shape with these quick and easy spruce-ups. From cleaning your patio furniture to giving your exterior some fresh curb appeal, take your home straight into the warm-weather months with these tips. Pressure Washing If you like instant gratification, pressure washing is going to be your new favorite spring clean.  Pressure […]

Your home’s exterior is the first thing family and friends see when they arrive and the first thing you see when returning home. Here are a few simple details that can turn your home’s exterior from ordinary to extraordinary. Garage Doors Simply painting your garage doors can give your home a whole new look. Repair […]

Winter, along with the cold and snow that it brings can do some serious damage to a home’s exterior. There are several very common places to check your home for winter damage, including damage done to roofs, foundations and windows. 1.Roof Ice dams and winter storms can do a lot of damage to your roof.  […]

When is comes to updating your bathroom, a few simple changes can have a big impact. Most can be done over the weekend and require little more then a trip to the hardware store and a little bit of inspiration. Change the color While it doesn’t necessarily have to be such a bold color, painting […]

10 Simple Ways To Prep Your Home For Sale Homes that are well-maintained, de-cluttered and properly staged look bigger and sell faster. Tried-and-true tactics such as painting and decluttering can go a long way toward achieving this goal — but these other simple home staging tips can up your home’s wow factor and lead to […]

Many clients ask us what’s new in paint technology. New York is moving to stop oil based paints but many of the latex are stepping up, cover well, and are able to be cleaned. Scuff Proof Paint Benjamin Moore introduced Ultra Spec SCUFF-X – the first-of-its-kind, one-component interior latex paint engineered specifically to resist scuffmarks […]

It’s officially winter in Westchester. Having trouble warming up? Try these tips to warm up your home and start enjoying the winter. 9 Ways to Warm Up Your Home This Winter 1. Install more insulation Feel like you can never quite get the chill out of your home? It could be the insulation. Over the years […]

A new year brings about all sorts of new beginnings. We are motivated to improve ourselves and our home. One of the best ways to upgrade your home is by adding more space. There are many simple ways to add more space to your home without a costly addition. Try one of the 6 ways to […]

Winter is just around the corner. That means spending time with family, friends, maybe even taking a little vacation to some place warmer… The Top 3 Things That Cause the Most Damage in Winter It also means the possibility of winter weather doing some serious damage to your home. Here are the 3 most common […]

How To Decorate With Neutrals The question most homeowners wonder is “What color should I paint?” Wall color is a huge decision for many. The best answer is go neutral.  For some that may mean a warm tone and cool in others. If you choose neutral paint, you can can get funky with details, adding […]