Did you know leap year takes place every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year? Meaning it takes the earth about 365¼ days to complete its orbit about the sun. As we know, an ordinary year has 365 days and a leap year has 366. With this additional day in…

What’s your approach when it’s time to paint your house? Some people choose to play it safe and go with neutral colors. Other people switch it up a little with an accent wall. What a lot of people don’t consider is the psychology of color and how it can affect your mood when you’re in…

The American Dream began in the 1920′s  as a message of hope for Americans in the Declaration of Independence. It was hope that stated, “all men are created equal” and everyone has a right to, ” life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.”  When you think of the American Dream, what comes to mind? The house…

The big game is right around the corner. Whether or not your favorite team is in the running, it’s always a great time to get together with friends and enjoy each other’s company. It’s the one time of year where the commercials end up meaning more to a lot of people than the actual game. …

Another year has gone by and the holiday season is here again. Time for you and your family to get together and celebrate any way you know how. Whether you’re staying at home or traveling around the globe, there’s no wrong way to celebrate this time of year. We’d like to thank all of our…

Here’s some food for thought. Do you ever wonder who lived in your house before you did? What exciting, or maybe even famous, events may have happened in your home before it was yours?

Here’s something that’s a little out of the ordinary and a fascinating alternate to taking a conventional vacation. The idea behind a home exchange is simple. Put up your home on a site like HomeExchange.com with a few pictures and details (how many rooms, location, accommodations, etc.) and look for interesting places around the world to…

A house is defined as a building in which people live. What one person may see as four walls, you may see as being a world of memories. It’s those memories that can sometimes make it hard for you to pack everything up and move to a new set of four walls. So, while you’re packing for a big…

HOME ALONE: The house we’ve seen millions of times in the Home Alone series is located in the Illinois suburb of Winnetka on Chicago’s North Shore. There are so many memorable scenes in that movie that features the house, but nothing compares to all of the booby traps young Kevin McCAllister set for the burglars trying…

Did you ever know that? September is considered to be Piano Month (among many other things I’m sure). September is usually a hectic month with events like back to school, the last stretch of the busy moving season, making room for fall items while storing the summer things. That’s why I think it’s perfect timing…