If you've ever tried to sell a house, then you've probably had some issues with the potential buyers who walked through it. Maybe you found mud tracked on your carpet, back doors left unlocked, or things moved around (or ... Keep Reading
Real Estate
Renovating a Small House from the 1920s
If I had seen this house when it was for sale in West Seattle, even with its fabulous city views and reasonable price tag for the area, I probably would have kept on driving. Fortunately, there are people with better imaginations than I ... Keep Reading
It’s a Nationwide Open House Weekend!
I have to say it was awfully nice of them to declare a Nationwide Open House Weekend on my birthday. It's like they know me or something! Ha. My friends at Realtor.com sent me this infographic they made for it, showing stats on things ... Keep Reading
Artist Ayumi Horie’s Old Country Church and House
When the ceramic artist Ayumi Horie told me about the old country church in Cottekill, New York, that she has been living and working in for the past ten years, I was totally enchanted. I love a classic white church with stained glass ... Keep Reading
Newton’s Chapel: Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Stone Cottage
If you lived through the 1990s, then you probably remember Sarah Ban Breathnach's bestselling book with the pink cover called Simple Abundance. She now lives in Newton's Chapel, an historic 900-year-old stone cottage in Lincolnshire ... Keep Reading