When it comes to selling your home, we’ve all heard the unique tips and tricks that many people swear by. Baking bread before a walk-through to make the property smell like home is a popular one, followed by various staging techniques that create a warm and inviting atmosphere. As helpful as that might be, there…
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How do you know when it’s time to paint your home’s exterior? The automatic answer might be: “When my home obviously needs it.” This makes sense since painting is certainly an investment that you don’t want to make more than is necessary. On the other hand, however, is it really the most cost-effective to wait…
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We’ve discussed tips for choosing a new exterior paint color in the past, focusing on the various methods you can use to narrow down a palette that will work well for your specific home. One of our tips is to use a tool like Houzz.com to browse countless examples of real people’s homes all around…
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We are asked quite often about painting exterior brick. We also just recently encountered a question on Houzz.com where someone posted a photo of their brick home and yet again asked that all-important question: should I leave it as it is, or paint my brick? We thought it might be time to share a bit…
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Doesn’t summer seem to go by a little faster every year? When you’re a kid those precious months of vacation can feel like a miniature eternity, but as adults it becomes a wild flurry of trying to find time for every activity that requires warmer weather and the sun overhead. Because of that, it’s easy…
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Have you ever seen a home with cedar siding? They’re absolutely beautiful. Well, we should say that they can be beautiful. Just like with any home, routine cleaning and exterior maintenance is the key to keeping a fresh look. We had the opportunity recently to help a client in Ossining bring their home back from…
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