Common Issues When Buying a Home to Remodel

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Remodeling a home starts with a dream. A gourmet kitchen! Skylights! A gigantic walk-in closet! But, the dream may turn into a nightmare if you don’t plan ahead. Buying a home will arguably become your most important financial investment, as well as a major emotional investment. And remodeling that home can make it better suited [...]

Selling Your Home: 5 Bathroom Renovations That Will Pay Off

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On the journey to selling your Nevada County home, it can be all too easy to focus solely on finding your new dream property and forget to ensure the home you leave behind is a dream property for its next inhabitants. Creating a beautiful living space that you’ll soon be leaving may seem counterproductive, but [...]

Simple Water Saving Bathroom Upgrades

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Between the toilet, shower, and sink, your bathroom accounts for nearly 60% of your home’s water usage. With water scarcity estimated to affect 2/3 for the global population by 2025, water costs are bound to increase. Make a water-saving change and an investment in the future, without sacrificing performance. Read about the three simple bathroom [...]

Spruce Up The Half Bath Before Guests Arrive

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Hosting family or friends is an equally exciting and stressful experience for all. If they are visiting Nevada County for the first time, you are excited to show them around the area but nervous about hosting them. Having a comfortable guest bathroom is key and you’ll want to deck it out with all the necessary [...]

Bathroom Organization Ideas for Small Spaces

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Let's face it, some spaces in our Nevada County homes are tight. When you live in a small space, it’s important that every area be organized, functional, and attractive. Any space that is even just a teensy bit overcrowded makes the space feel claustrophobic. The bathroom is no exception! Here are some bathroom organization ideas [...]

10 Things in Your Bathroom You’re Probably Forgetting to Clean

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Cleaning is hard. I mean, it's not hard to do if you do it regularly, but there are always things that get missed. Little things like dusting the tops of bookshelves, sucking everything up from behind the furniture, and moving the fridge to get all the gunk underneath. Then Spring comes along and many people decide [...]

How to Partially Finish Your Basement on a Budget

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We’re always looking for more space in our homes, it seems, whether for extra storage, an additional living zone or a new spot to decorate. Often, valuable space can be found in the basement, but fully developing this square footage can be expensive. Add up the costs of framing, flooring, drywall, electrical and finishes,and your [...]

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned These 20 Items in Your Home?

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Take a look around your home right now. Is it clean? No, I don't mean are the floors swept, carpets vacuumed, and counters wiped down. I mean those little things that you touch or use all the time but don't really clean. Like your kitchen sponge or your pillow. Did you know there are 10 MILLION [...]

Seven Remodel Ideas to Renew Your Attic

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Finding additional space for a home office, movie den, or playroom is difficult for many homeowners. Do you make your children share a room? Pay money to add square footage onto your home? Convert part of your garage or a shed into the desired space you want? Some homeowners are looking up into their attics [...]

Bathroom Designs That Bring Home the Beach

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Most people have a positive association with the beach, whether it came from a single family vacation long ago or comes from a wave-crashing view that greets you every morning. Either way, it's a good feeling to evoke in your home. Bathrooms in particular are good spaces in which to inject a nod to [...]

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