About Me

Turning Houses Into Homes: A Home and Garden Blog

Welcome to my blog. My name is Stephanie, and I absolutely love home and gardening projects. Looking for tips on organization? Want to redecorate your living room on a budget? Interesting in landscaping or gardening tips? If you've answered "yes" to any of those questions, my blog is right up your alley. In this space, I'm going to provide ideas, tutorials, and more, and everything is going to be written with the ultimate goal of turning your house (or apartment) into a home. Grab a cup of coffee, look around, and explore these posts. I hope that they inspire your next project.

Search

Categories

Archive

Latest Posts

Sheila Stewart

What Masonry Repair Can Do For Your Brick Home
Bricks are a long-valued building material. Indeed, the National Association of Home Builders conducted a study that showed 34 percent of respondents ranked brick as their top choice for home exteriors. Of course, the value comes from a brick exterior that's well-maintained. Masonry repair involves the upkeep, maintenance, and repair of the bricks and attendant materials related to the structure. If you have brick on your home's exterior, you might benefit from masonry repair.

How To Buy A New Mattress
If you are shopping for a new bed, you might be thinking about an upgrade. A California king mattress can be a great choice for many people looking to boost their lifestyle and give you a much more comfortable sleep each night. Of course, you might also want to know how you can save money when you shop. These tips will help you save cash when you buy a new bed.

Mouse Prevention Tips For Your Garden Shed
Your garden shed can be like an extension of your home during the spring and summer months, especially if you love to work in your yard. A mouse invasion can ruin your garden work station. The best course of action is prevention first. If mice still find their way into your garden shed, you can then work towards elimination. Tip #1: Seal Up Your Seeds The main thing that attracts rodents to a garden shed are seeds.

Don't Forget To Look For These Three Issues When You Rent A Two-Bedroom
A two-bedroom apartment for you and your friend is a great way to cut living costs. While the overall rent of the two-bedroom is more expensive than a one-bedroom, of course, you can get your own room for much less than a one-bedroom once you take the split rent into account. You don't have to share a room, and if you can get a two-bath model, you don't even have to share that room, either.

Could Mold Be Causing Your Illness?
Your home should be the one place in this world where you feel completely at peace -- the one place where you don't have to worry about the air that you breathe containing contaminants that will make you sick. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. If you or your family have been suffering from severe allergies, having difficulty breathing or just not feeling right, there's a possibility that there's something in your home that could be contributing to it: mold!

Tips To Help You Shop For Your New Home's Kitchen
There are a great number of features to consider when you are shopping for your next home. The kitchen and bathroom features and amenities are important when you shop around. And whether you choose to keep the home as it is or upgrade some amenities within the home, you want to make sure you pick what will work for you and will last for many years. Here are some tips to help you choose features in your new home's kitchen that will look great and last.

Benefits Of Staging A Home
Staging is the preparation of a home for sale by adding different furnishings and decorations. The process is often used before an open house. However, the home may remain staged for as long as it is on the market. If the seller continues to reside in the staged space, they may be asked to try to keep the home as tidy as possible to avoid detracting from the staged look. Some sellers may even temporarily avoid the use of certain areas of their home to ensure the space remains ready for showings.

Three Ways To Add Hardscaping To Your Yard With Natural Stone Products
If you're like most people who love to garden, your outdoor living space is undoubtedly brimming with thriving flowers, shrubs, vines, vegetables, herbs, and trees — and you're probably proud of the way it looks. However, you may also feel as if it's somehow missing something but can't quite put your finger on what that might be. A lack of hardscaping elements is the most common reason why an otherwise beautifully landscaped yard nonetheless has an unfinished appearance.

Helping Your Air Conditioner Work Efficiently
When summer comes around, it's time to start thinking about your air conditioner. You want it to work as efficiently as possible so that you and your family stay cool throughout the hot weather and you also want to keep your cooling bills under control. Here are some key tips that will help achieve these objectives. Shade your AC One great idea for keeping your air conditioner working efficiently to provide shade for your outdoor unit, which is known as the condenser.

Is Cable Railing The Finishing Product For Your Deck?
Are you looking for an interesting and unique way to rail the deck on your home? If you're looking for some inspiration that'll not only keep people from falling off of the edge of the deck, but will also create an interesting look, it might be time to think about having a cable railing installed by a company like Tampa Bay Hand Railings. Here, you'll find a few tips that may help you dress up the basic cable railing and finish your deck beautifully.