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Make no mistake, housekeeping is a skill. In all of the hustle and bustle of daily life, it can be difficult to find time to maintain your home. While it may look fine now, clutter can quickly accumulate in the home and strike all at once. Other issues like certain items breaking or parts of your house requiring maintenance can be something that seems to appear at the worst possible times as well. That said, creating a regular schedule and detailed plan of how you can best care for your home now will save you plenty of time in the future. To get you started, here are four ways to keep your house in tip-top shape that you should observe regularly. 1. Clean all of the main areas in your home on a regular basis Cleaning is, quite literally, a chore. While there are some people who find ...

If food feeds the soul, then your kitchen is truly the heart of your home. Whether you're having a few friends over or you're hosting a family dinner, kitchens are the ultimate gathering place. Sometimes, the kitchen acts as a study hall or a snacking space between meals. The kitchen is where busy lives finally intersect. No doubt, a lot could be said about sitting down altogether as a family for a hot meal. As such, your kitchen should be one of the family's favorite rooms. If it's not, maybe your kitchen is in need of a little sprucing up. Here are a few tips for transforming your seemingly bland kitchen into the busiest room in the house. Don't just dream it—do it! If you’ve ever had an idea of what your dream kitchen would look like—quartz countertops, lots of surface space for co...

Your home is one of the most expensive and important investments you will make in your adult life. However, your investment should go well beyond the down payment and the monthly payments you make for the next 30 years. Before you take on becoming a homeowner, it's important to realize that it takes a lot of work to keep up a home, at least to make the house the home you want it to be. You have to be willing to invest both money and time into your new home to avoid costly repairs down the line. Of course, if you're like other homeowners in America, you're on a budget and trying to determine where to spend those repair dollars. In this article, you'll find a few household repairs that you never want to put off. Refrigerator Repair Your Refrigerator is one of the most important applianc...

Sometimes even the best homes need some extra love. If you’ve been feeling like your home needs a little bit of a facelift, a great place to start is on the inside. Having curb appeal is certainly great when selling a home, but if you’re not looking to sell, why start there? You probably spend the majority of your time inside, so to improve the way you feel about your house, don’t be afraid to put a little money into sprucing up the interior. If your home hasn’t quite caught up with your design taste, here are a few tips to help you make your home even homier. Home Is Where The Art Is Each one of your family members is a work of art. Your family and friends all weave together to make the tapestry of you. That being said, you probably love having photos of your favorite moments and memo...