Tag: home

Coming Home for the First Time




Coming home. It’s a feeling we can all relate to. That phrase probably conjures up a specific moment or memory in your mind. Maybe it was coming home from college. Or maybe it was coming home from military service overseas. Or maybe it’s just coming home after being away for a while. Regardless of what it is, the fact of the matter is coming home is associated with joy.

April 09 / 2013

The Perfect Home for MLB Opening Day




Welcome to baseball season. Sure March Madness has its Final Four still to come and the NBA is winding down its regular season, but this time of year is special for baseball. The Major League Baseball season has begun. Stadium across the country today are filled with hope and wonder as every team starts their season with the goal of winning a championship. While the outfield grass is trimmed and watered, as homeowners we’re doing much of the same as we’re prepping our lawns for mowing.

Fort Myers: Home to the Ultimate Cinderella




OK America. It’s officially time to focus on Florida Gulf Coast University and their amazing, incredible and fun-filled rise in the NCAA Tournament. They have so many storylines. A former Wall Street hotshot turned coach who married a supermodel. Players no one wanted or knew about. A 22-year-old school with dorm rooms overlooking a beach. And, let’s face it, until this weekend the school had about as much public awareness as the migration patterns of pelicans.

A Father’s Guide to Getting a Room Ready for Baby




Ladies, this is not for you. This is just between us dads. This is not a post with affordable tips on baby-proofing a room nor is it a guide to color schemes and themes. This is a post of practical wisdom for father’s who are about to undertake what can be a fairly laborious process: getting a room ready for that first baby.

A Home Built Out of Katrina




It’s hard to visit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast without thinking about Hurricane Katrina. I was in the region last week for a Coldwell Banker event and was reminded of storm’s fury by watching Channel 1 in my Gulfport hotel room, the “Katrina” channel.

That Room in Your Home Nobody Is Allowed to Go In




You know exactly what room I’m talking about. Almost every single-family home owner has one. Growing up chances are you had one as well. It was the room reserved for “company.” I own a home today that has one. In fact, I’m sitting in that very room right now just out of principle.

March 13 / 2013

Inside the Home of Downton Abbey: Highclere Castle




Our friends over at Coldwell Banker Previews Inside Out got the chance to sit down with Lady Carnarvon and discuss the place she’s called home and get some insight into how true to life the stories in Downton Abbey are to what occurred in real life at Highclere Castle

A Serbian Home That Stands on a Rock




There’s a children’s song that’s called “The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock” and it seems very appropriate for this incredible home located in the middle of the Drina River in Serbia that has weathered the elements for 45 years but still stands firm.

March 08 / 2013
Author David Marine
Category General
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5 Innovative Kitchen Shortcuts




The folks at eHow have put together 5 pretty awesome kitchen shortcuts to make your life at home just a little bit easier. And the best part is they did it in under 90 seconds.

March 06 / 2013

The Story Behind the Michael Bublé Song “Home”




I just wanna go home. It’s a phrase we’ve all uttered at some point in our lives. Maybe as a bratty 6 six year old or maybe as a wearisome traveler in your 30′s, but the feeling in each instance is the same. Home is a place we long for. Having traveled some 50,000 miles last year I can relate to that concept and so the lyrics of Michael Bublé’s hit Home are of special interest to me.

March 05 / 2013