What Does Your Home Say About You?

by Matthew Rathbun | Jun 2, 2010 | All Posts, decorating, For Fun, Organization

Most people have a favorite style of home. What’s yours? Mine is a cottage! I think I want it to look old fashioned, but I want it to be new because I want it to be low maintenance. I also have a list with about 28 mist-haves thus far. But tonight I saw an article...

Just heard about a sale

by Matthew Rathbun | Mar 12, 2010 | All Posts, decorating, maintenance, Planning

I was talking to a girlfriend that’s doing a bit of remodeling in preparation of listing her home. She mentioned that Lowes is having a SALE on a few of their granite counter colors. $44 per square foot for the month of March! I could not find it online to send a link...

Moving or Just Plain De-Cluttering

by Matthew Rathbun | Mar 3, 2010 | All Posts, decorating, Organization, Selling

It’s always easier to get rid of other people’s “stuff” than our own. If I had to sell my house right now, the hardest things for me to downsize would be my books and toys I want to keep for my grandchildren. My youngest is 7, so I’ll be storing them for quite a...

Winter Shut-Ins

by Matthew Rathbun | Feb 1, 2010 | All Posts, decorating, Family, For Fun

Kids going stir crazy with the snow? Are you waiting for their clothes to dry so they can go back outside and play? DollarStoreCrafts.com has lots of great ideas and most of the stuff you probably have at home already. Here’s an example for Valentine’s Day: Make a...

Videos for Inspiration (Or Laughter)

by Matthew Rathbun | Jan 12, 2010 | All Posts, decorating, Family, Organization, Planning, Real Estate

Here are some great videos from the Colwell Banker YouTube Channel… New Videos from coldwell banker Tips for Staging Your Home Top 10 Home Repair Tips How to Make Moving Fun Finding the Right Contractor Packing Tips: Color Coding   Coldwell Banker Elite also has...

Recipe for the Outside of Your Home

by Matthew Rathbun | Aug 10, 2009 | decorating

Good morning Ladies and Gents! We’re back from our vacation from Nags Head, NC. It was very nice! I had not been there in almost 10 years! And I’m thankful that the trip did not seem as long this time – especially since I thought we were going to Sandbridge outside of...