Category: Tips for Home

11 Breakfast In Bed Ideas for Valentine’s Day




Whether you love or despise Valentine’s day truth is breakfast is “the most important” meal of the day, so why not make breakfast on February 14th special for a loved one in your life.

Home Traditions for Chinese New Year




To all of our friends celebrating Chinese New Year Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Conserving Energy, One Appliance at a Time




Appliances account for nearly 13 percent of a household’s energy costs, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, with refrigeration, cooking and laundry at the top of the list.

How to Grow Flowers for Your Home in the Winter




Here in the Northeast, the days are getting kind of dreary. It gets dark early. It’s getting a bit chilly and we’re constantly checking our Weather Channel app to see if snow is in the forecast. Sure our friends in Southern California, Texas and Florida are enjoying spring-like weather, but during the winter our homes could use a little something extra to brighten the place now that the holiday decor is gone.

January 16 / 2013

Dealing with Winter Weather Damage




While the best way to deal with damage resulting from winter weather conditions is to protect and prepare a home beforehand, that may not be possible. If it is too late to get ready and a home is damaged in some way, homeowners will likely want and need to take steps to remedy the situation.

The Magic of Christmas at Home




I travel a lot. I have family in different parts of the country that we visit over the holidays, but to me there is nothing quite like being home for Christmas morning.

December 25 / 2012

Home Alone – The Best Home in a Holiday Movie?




In a perfect confluence of events, I ended up working on a project last year that would have made 6 year old me extremely proud. Below is an edited version of a blog I wrote about the home from “Home Alone” and how holiday films like it remind us of childhood.

Is There Mistletoe Hanging in Your Home?




As we head into the holiday weekend, I thought we should tackle one of the more pressing questions of our time: Where has all the mistletoe in our homes gone?

December 21 / 2012

The Most Festive Town in America – Santa Claus, Indiana




As magical and lovely as the Christmas season is, it passes as quickly as it comes. But for one small town in Indiana, Christmas never ends!

The Story of I’ll Be Home for Christmas and the Battleship North Carolina




Bing Crosby crooning the holiday classic, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, is a tune echoed through many a home this time of year. First released around Christmas in 1943, the song is written from the perspective of a soldier serving over seas during World War 2. While the melody is one that lingers in our minds, the meaning of the song is actually quite somber as the closing line reveals that being home for Christmas isn’t quite a reality just yet.