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Back-to-School: 5 Tips to Get Organized
There's no better time than back-to-school season to organize for the upcoming school year. Begin with these five back-to-school, get-organized tips from the experts at Merry Maids:
1. Draw up a family calendar to keep schedules on track throughout the year. Hang it within view of all members of the household, including your child(ren), so that they know—and can change, if needed—appointments or obligations.
2. Set up color-coded files for your child(ren) to store assignments and projects as they come in through the year. Clear out the folders periodically, either over the weekend or over school vacations.
3. Organize a school supply cabinet with labeled baskets or bins. This will come in handy at homework time, guide your child(ren) during clean-up, and help you take stock when items need replenishing through the year.
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3 Ways to Waterproof Your House
Did you know water can enter and damage your home at any time, whether your house is in a low-lying area or otherwise?
"There are common water hazards that every homeowner faces at one time or another," explains Michael Petri of Petri Plumbing and Heating, Inc. "It's a lot simpler than many people think to waterproof their homes and avoid those issues."
Waterproofing your home not only guards it against flooding, but also eliminates unseen internal leaks. (Leaks, in fact, account for close to 15 percent of the average household's water use.)
To waterproof your house, Petri recommends:
Scanning Pipes – Walk your property and note areas of mud or soil erosion, or wet spots on the driveway. These findings could indicate a broken pipe, which will require the services of a professional plumber to remedy.
Inspecting Sprinkler Heads – Look...
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Low Supply Has Homes Selling Fast
Homes are selling an average of a week faster than they did a year ago, meaning home shoppers should be prepared to move quickly in a competitive housing market, according to the June Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports.
Tight inventory continues to be a major factor for home shoppers. The supply of homes for sale is nearly 5 percent lower than it was a year ago, and 38 percent lower than its peak level in 2011. With fewer available options, home shoppers are moving quickly to buy homes, with the average U.S. home closing after 78 days on the market.
The 78-day average includes the time it takes to close, which is usually one or two months after the home goes under contract. This means that homes are pending within about a month of being listed.
The length of time homes stay on the market before selling has been steadily decreasing since 2010, when homes...
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5 Kitchen Island Styles to Fit Any Use
Regardless of the size of your kitchen remodel, adding an island to your design is one of the best things you can do to make your home more livable. There are many ways to fit an island into your kitchen. Here are some types of kitchen islands to consider:
1) Go traditional.
If you have a small kitchen, you may not think you have room for a separate island. But even spatially limited kitchens have space for an island. Choose an appropriately sized island that blends well with the rest of the room.
The blend-in strategy works best for small kitchens, so choose colors and materials that are similar to what you already have. Whether you blend a butcher-block kitchen island into a wood-grain kitchen or select a small, black granite island to complement your black and white kitchen, you will end up with a stunning result.
2) Add more storage.
Many older kitch...
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5 Tips to Create a Multi-Tasking Home Office
Did you know approximately 40 percent of employees telecommute to the office?
Remote work has made the home office a necessity for many of us, but without space to spare, dedicating an area for work can be difficult.
Enter the multi-tasking office—not only functional during working hours, but also practical for a range of activities, from entertaining to exercising.
To make a multi-tasking office in your home:
Use every square inch. Work with the room's existing layout—tuck a desk into an attic dormer, for example, or convert a closet into a workspace.
Divide the room visually. Cordon off work space with curtains, a folding screen or partition, concealing other areas of the room not in use while "at the office."
Look up. Make use of wall space for maximum storage. To stay organized while the room is not an office, install layered shelving...