Are you lucky enough to own a cozy cabin in the mountains or an alpine retreat deep in the forest? Having a holiday home is a wonderful luxury. It can be exciting decorating it and turning it into a winter wonderland to be enjoyed by all of the family during …
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Pin Share Tweet Here we are on the other side of the holiday season and the year 2021. If New Year’s Day didn’t land on a Friday I would have been back posting on January 2nd. The weekend was an added bonus to our holidays. 🙂 Now that it is …
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Dear MarketWatch, I am 68 with $ 1.2 million in savings. I’d like to retire somewhere warm, no snow and near the beach. In January I’d like to be able to have a cup of coffee on my patio and not freeze my butt off. I don’t mind a jacket, …
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Insects, pests, and bugs can be one of the most unwelcome and disgusting problems to deal with in the family home. It is more than simply the ‘yuck factor’, bug infestations that go untreated can have detrimental consequences for human health and also the structure of your building. Keeping to …
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If you’re planning on remodeling your home, you may want to focus your attention on the bathrooms. Buyers pay a lot of attention to bathrooms, and a renovation could significantly increase the value for your home. If you’re trying to find the right bathroom renovators to work with, these are …
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Pendant lights are without a doubt the most overlooked way to completely redo the purpose and feel of an interior space. Most people will first think of putting in new cabinets or switching out their countertops when redoing a room, but those are both going to be much more expensive …
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Renovating a home can be a costly and time-consuming undertaking. But a relative lack of funds doesn’t have to keep you from pursuing the home renovations you have always wanted. With the right approach to your renovations, you can minimize your costs without sacrificing the quality of the end results. …
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One survey some construction firms and those looking to build a new home may overlook is about preservation of nature. Bats are a common theme in the UK, yet most people would not know or think about getting a bat survey until they run into a situation where bats are …
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‘The Big Move’ is a new MarketWatch column seeking to answer questions about navigating the world of real estate. Do you have a question about buying or selling a home? Do you know where your next move should be? Email Jacob Passy at jpassy@marketwatch.com. Dear MarketWatch, My husband and I are …
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