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Home Week in Review: January 21 – 27

Here’s a quick review of this week’s articles:

Redoing the Kitchen

Follow along with Mary Ann and her family on their do it yourself kitchen redo adventure.

Redoing the Kitchen: Flooring Choices

Mary Ann is open to suggestions. Feel free to share your favorite flooring choices or other words of wisdom that those making such choices may find useful.

Travertine Tile FAQ

Travertine is a popular choice in home improvement materials. Learn more about this option.

Decorating for Valentine’s Day

Do you decorate for Valentine’s Day? You can go all out or it can be as simple as adding a red tablecloth and some candles.

Where did all the Recalls go?

2007 was quite a year for recalls. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were some follow ups? When it comes to everyday products, it would be nice to have a little reassurance if the items we use are really safe now…

Be Wary of Trends in Kitchen Renovation

This is good advice. Sometimes, “trendy” simply means it will need to be redone again soon, so decide how willing you are to keep something that is no longer “in” before you spend a lot of time and money making changes. If you love it, go for it, just be aware of how quickly trends can change…

Warning to Kitchen Sink Fashion Victims

Style is great, but practicality is often more important in the kitchen. It also depends on your willingness to express yourself with a style you like, despite the fact that it may go out of style quickly, as noted above.

A Thief in the Garage

Read on to find the culprit behind the missing acorn collection…

Playing House

Playing house with children and/or observing them as they play house can be a great way to get to know children better. Sometimes, they share more than the best pretend meals in town…

A Few Odds and Ends

A few tips that might be useful…

Moving Checklist

Moving can be exciting but it can also challenging. Try these tips and don’t forget to check out part two, Moving Checklist Continued.

Look at all the Birds!

Come on, Spring! Seeing a huge gathering of birds in my yard is making me long for springtime. We have several different varieties that visit us. Read on to learn more and please don’t hesitate to share your bird sightings or stories.

How Did We Ever Live Without a DVR?

Courtney Mroch shares her DVR experience…

Have a great week!