If you’re unhappy with the current layout and furnishings in your dining room, or if you would just like to switch things up, you have many options.Focus on UseFor daily family dinners, choose a table that’s large enough for your immediate family and guests.For...
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5 Reasons Your Home is Overflowing
Clearing out clutter is key to staging a home for sale, and it’s the best way to make a room look more organized and spacious. Bottles, cans and other items that pile up can make a cabinet or shelf look crowded. Getting rid of some of these items can be a small step...
Tips and Tricks Every Homeowner Should Know
Becoming a homeowner doesn’t equip you with the basics of household know-how, although time and experience will likely teach you how to tighten up a leaky faucet. But technicians say that up to 30 percent of their service calls require nothing more than the flip of a...
Quick Tricks to Organize Your Bathroom
These ideas will restore order in the bathroom and create a whole new look and feel.Short on counter space? Attach wire crates to the wall and use them to store items that clutter up the sink area.Adhere flat-backed suction cups to the inside of your medicine cabinet...
4 Tips for Picking the Right Neighborhood
Oh, the places you will goand the places you will want to avoid. Choosing the right neighborhood is as important as picking the right house. Your neighborhood will define many aspects of your day-to-day life, so you should research it carefully to be sure it meets...
5 Signs It’s Time to List Your Home
Choosing to sell your home is a big decision, one that requires the careful weighing of a variety of factors. As your local real estate professional, I want to share with you this useful infographic to help you identify five signs that might indicate it is time to...
Hidden Backyard Deal Breakers That Are Lurking on Your Property
Every time a prospective homebuyer walks onto your property, there are a few things that they will absolutely not put up with. These deal breakers can be anywhere in the home, but there is one area that we often forget about: the backyard.The backyard is very...
4 Healthy Snacks to Eat at Bedtime
Before you reach for the chips or ice cream, consider one of these options instead, recommended by Cooking Light magazine:Whole Grain Toast and HummusHummus is rich in vitamin B, which helps metabolize carbohydrates, protein and fats. The fiber in whole grain bread...
Announcement! Reforesting Pledge
Happy Earth Day 2024! We think Earth Day is a perfect time to share this commitment with you. The Brockette Homes team, part of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is pledging to donate to reforesting our communities based on the number of transactions we close by the end of the...
Costs of Pool Ownership
A backyard pool can look like a lot of fun when youre house-hunting. Summer days full of swimming and splashing around your pool can be great fun, but sooner or later youre going to have to face the costs that come with a pool.Here are some of the costs of pool...
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Redesign Your Dining Room With These Tips
If you’re unhappy with the current layout and furnishings in your dining room, or if you would just like to switch things up, you have many options.Focus on UseFor daily family dinners, choose a table that’s large enough for your immediate family and guests.For...
5 Reasons Your Home is Overflowing
Clearing out clutter is key to staging a home for sale, and it’s the best way to make a room look more organized and spacious. Bottles, cans and other items that pile up can make a cabinet or shelf look crowded. Getting rid of some of these items can be a small step...
Tips and Tricks Every Homeowner Should Know
Becoming a homeowner doesn’t equip you with the basics of household know-how, although time and experience will likely teach you how to tighten up a leaky faucet. But technicians say that up to 30 percent of their service calls require nothing more than the flip of a...
Quick Tricks to Organize Your Bathroom
These ideas will restore order in the bathroom and create a whole new look and feel.Short on counter space? Attach wire crates to the wall and use them to store items that clutter up the sink area.Adhere flat-backed suction cups to the inside of your medicine cabinet...
4 Tips for Picking the Right Neighborhood
Oh, the places you will goand the places you will want to avoid. Choosing the right neighborhood is as important as picking the right house. Your neighborhood will define many aspects of your day-to-day life, so you should research it carefully to be sure it meets...
5 Signs It’s Time to List Your Home
Choosing to sell your home is a big decision, one that requires the careful weighing of a variety of factors. As your local real estate professional, I want to share with you this useful infographic to help you identify five signs that might indicate it is time to...
Hidden Backyard Deal Breakers That Are Lurking on Your Property
Every time a prospective homebuyer walks onto your property, there are a few things that they will absolutely not put up with. These deal breakers can be anywhere in the home, but there is one area that we often forget about: the backyard.The backyard is very...
4 Healthy Snacks to Eat at Bedtime
Before you reach for the chips or ice cream, consider one of these options instead, recommended by Cooking Light magazine:Whole Grain Toast and HummusHummus is rich in vitamin B, which helps metabolize carbohydrates, protein and fats. The fiber in whole grain bread...
Announcement! Reforesting Pledge
Happy Earth Day 2024! We think Earth Day is a perfect time to share this commitment with you. The Brockette Homes team, part of Ruhl&Ruhl REALTORS, is pledging to donate to reforesting our communities based on the number of transactions we close by the end of the...
Costs of Pool Ownership
A backyard pool can look like a lot of fun when youre house-hunting. Summer days full of swimming and splashing around your pool can be great fun, but sooner or later youre going to have to face the costs that come with a pool.Here are some of the costs of pool...