The Best New Hampshire Towns to Live In – Amherst and Bedford

What are the best towns to live in Southern New Hampshire? Well, this is a relative question. What are you looking for in a town? Are schools important? Is downtown shopping important? What about ease of access to the interstate? It’s best to narrow down your criteria when moving to any new place. If you…

A New Hat for the House

I felt as though we were playing a game of leaky Russian roulette. The roof on the house we had purchased was almost 30 years old by our estimate. The previous homeowner built the house in 1988 and there were no records indicating that he had replaced the roof between then and now. When we…

Renovation: Landscaping Facelift

In New England, you have a fairly short window of time to do anything to the exterior of your home. After living in the South for so many years, you take for granted the short and mild winters. Here, we felt like we were racing against the clock to get several projects done quickly. Once…

Gone Fishing: Be Back Soon

Not really, although in the heat of the summer fishing sounds wonderful. If you are into that sort of thing of course. In the coming months I’ll be transitioning to my own webpage (YAY) and offering more to y’all. Stay tuned as I’m working hard on getting that out to you as quickly as possible! Many…

DIY: Fun with Wallpaper

I hope you all are Big Bang Theory fans like I am. Sheldon Cooper has a segment on YouTube titled “Fun with Flags”. I don’t know many people that find flags to be fun, so I hope the humor isn’t lost on taking my own swing on the usual, not so fun world of wallpaper….

The HGTV Dilemma: The Flipped Home

Last week, I touched on a national news story of a hit HGTV show that came under fire from former participants. See my last article for the breakdown if you are curious. I want to talk about why this lawsuit should be an eye opener for anyone in the market to buy a home. Flipping…

DIY: Updating the Banister

Who needs some Monday motivation to start the week off right? A quick read on how you can change the look of your stairs.