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Home Swapping Instead of Home Selling

With more and more homes remaining out on the market for longer periods of time, desperate homeowners who want to move are looking into alternatives to getting their home sold the traditional way. One of these way is through home swapping, trading an existing home for someone else’s existing home. Even developers and real estate agencies are looking into home swapping in order to get their new homes sold. In the case of developers, the home swap is more like a trade in, just as if you were trading in an old car for a new one. While home swapping … Continue reading →

Trading Spaces

You don’t have to go on the hit TV show to trade spaces. This idea is a little different. For this project, you won’t need to leave home. You’ll just trade furnishings and accessories from one space to another. This is a really great way to get more bang for your buck, especially when decorating kids’ spaces. Your children can literally trade rooms if they like (and if it’s okay with you of course) or they can just trade stuff. The idea is to get an entirely different look and feel in the other child’s space. For example, if one … Continue reading →

Home Depot

Self described as the “World’s largest home improvement retailer, operating more than 1500 stores across North America,” Home Depot is one of my favorite home centers. Not only do they have stores all over, they also have nearly everything you need for do-it-yourself projects. Home Depot has a website, with over 30,000 items you can shop for from the comfort of your home. Visit Home Depot online, and check the top right-hand corner of the site for the store finder, type in your zip code, and locate the store closest to you. You can order things from the online store, … Continue reading →

Review: Trading Spaces

Trading Spaces used to be my favorite show. I watched it faithfully every week, and if I had to miss it, I recorded it. I started watching when Paige Davis was the host and the format was a little different. These days, the show has no host. The couples trade keys and then trade spaces on their own. At some point during the adventure, they are told which designer is in their home. Instead of knowing in advance, which of the rooms will be made over, the couple doing the work in their friends’ home gets to choose one space … Continue reading →