Tag Archives: home improvement
Shorewest, REALTORS® Home Tasks for Spring
Spring officially starts this month and every day is closer to warmer weather, green grass and new life. While spring seems far away from southeastern Wisconsin right now, there are some great spring maintenance tips to keep in mind as …
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Thinking About Remodeling? Use Shorewest’s Kitchen Trend Forecast to Update Your Home
Throughout the United States, kitchen remodeling is one of the top two jobs for large-scale home improvement. If you’re thinking about upgrading your kitchen, look at these six trends from HomeThangs.com, a popular home improvement superstore. Modern look — More kitchens …
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Shorewest Report: Remodeling is on the Rise
Since the housing bubble burst, spending on home improvements decreased dramatically. Now that the housing recovery is in full swing, we are seeing homeowners start to spend on new remodeling projects. In fact, spending on home improvements increased 9% in …
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How to Stage Your Home for Winter — INFOGRAPHIC by Shorewest, REALTORS®
Today is the first official day of winter — make sure you know how to stage your home with the new season starting (and each season throughout the year) by using our amazing new infographic below! Look for more infographics …
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6 Tips for “Greening Up” Your Home
Homeowners have consistently shown that green living and green homes are important to them. Not only is it better for the earth, living a green lifestyle has numerous financial incentives for homeowners. Furthermore, a green home is a huge incentive …
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Green Living: Is This Housing Trend Here to Stay?
Green building and living has seen a surge in popularity since the new millennium began. While it remained an often-talked about issue before the recession, once the housing market was in trouble, living a green lifestyle took a backseat to …
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Speed Cleaning Tips for Straightening Up in a Flash
No one likes to spend all of their time cleaning the house, and you might not always have an adequate amount of time to clean up before guests casually drop by. Use these 5 tips to speed up your cleaning …
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How to Stage Your Home in Every Season (INFOGRAPHIC)
Autumn starts this Saturday — make sure you know how to stage your home with the new season starting (and each season throughout the year) by using our amazing new infographic below! Look for more infographics brought to you by …
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6 Easy Tips To De-Clutter Your Home
A recent study by UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives and Families (CELF) unearthed research proving that clutter has an effect on our mood and self-esteem. In women, there was a link between high stress levels and a high density of …
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What You Need to Know for the Final Walk-through
You’ve found your next home, and you are eager to close on it and start the moving process. Before everything is finalized, however, the next step is a final walk-through, at least a week before your closing date. These are …
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