Perhaps the most DANGEROUS heating appliance is the portable space heater. If you use one, be extra cautious. Look for a safety label on the bottom of the heater that shows its been inspected by the UL, ETL, or CSA. If it doesn't have one, get a new heater ! If using an extension cord, make sur
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12/30/2009
Smell Counts When Selling You Home! Good and Bad!Home staging (or property styling as it's commonly known as on the Australian property scene) is really an art, not a science. One of the many things a professional home stager understands is that it's the house that's up for sale, not the home own
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12/28/2009
Smell Counts When Selling You Home! Good and Bad!Home staging (or property styling as it's commonly known as on the Australian property scene) is really an art, not a science. One of the many things a professional home stager understands is that it's the house that's up for sale, not the home own
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12/28/2009
Vera's Beach Club will close the season down with the best New Years Eve Party in Southern Maryland! Bring the New Year of 2010 in at Vera's Beach Club and then catch you in the spring for the lunch or dinner, Live music and entertainment, at the pier with
12/28/2009
Southern Maryland Kitchens and Baths! Lusby Md 20657! SKD Studios Kitchens Baths and Interiors coming soon to Southern Maryland! Kitchens and bathrooms are critical to value enjoyment of your home. With all the Real Estate Reality shows today, it is quite clear that kitchens and baths are the to
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12/28/2009
Flickr and BigHugeLabs - Here's one for all you folks in the ActiveRainPhotoBloggers Group There are many great photography tools and FREE photo hosting sites on the web. Flickr, Picasa, and Photobucket are just the first few that come to mind. I have used all three but have chosen Flickr for
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12/28/2009
What NOT To Do With Your Fireplace Mantel Whether I'm home staging a home in Atlanta or doing a redesign, one of the most common mistakes I see is the use of a mirror hung above the fireplace. Why is a mirror a bad choice? Let's review the before picture below. Standing at 5' 4" and to the left o
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12/27/2009
I was sent this two Christmas' ago by an old buddy. I laughed so hard I couldn't get rid of it so I saved it to share every Christmas Season with everyone! Enjoy! Diary of a snow shoveler, probable location - North East December 8 - 6:00 PMIt started to snow.The first snow of the season and the w
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12/26/2009
The original tax credit was targeted for first-time home buyers and expired at the end of November. However, the government revised the plan and expanded it to include all buyers of primary homes. Along with the current buyer's market that we are experiencing, this is an added bonus to most home
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12/26/2009
I daily search for new bloggers on Active Rain for Oklahoma. Like most states who have a small group of Realtors who blog, a few mortgage bankers, inspectors, and then brokers. I decided to use the drop down menu to search just for brokers and I know I should not have been surprised, but I was. I
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12/26/2009
