Install a New Patio to Add Value, Increase Yard Usability

It has been a struggle to keep our lawn green this Summer – with super hot days and a super fragile sprinkler system, I am pretty much over the lawn altogether.  Sure, I want to keep a little bit of green for the kids to lay around on and the chickens to free range from, but I am ready to accept the...

What are your “must-haves” for your next place?

What’s your top 10?  I am always surprised, and a bit amused, when people start their home search looking for one type of house, and a list of “must-haves” which totally changes when they walk into that house that is “the one”.  I often start a home search by asking a bunch of...

Repurposing

Inspired by an article I’m writing for LIVE Urban’s next newsletter, which is all about LIVING green, I decided not to go shopping for new patio furniture, and repurposed instead.  (I love that “repurpose” is a verb now!) So, two old, shabby chairs and a leftover can of yellow paint...