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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.

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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.

2 Ways To Make Your House A Home From The Outside
If you are trying to make your house feel like home, there are a lot of things that you can do. One thing that you might not think about doing is to work on the outside of your house. If you work on your yard, you can start to feel like you are home just as soon as you get a glimpse of your yard and the outside of your house, even if you haven't pulled into the driveway yet.

5 Must-Haves For Your New Home That You Don't Even Know You Want Yet
When building a new home, decisions come at you one after another. From floor plans and lot selection to flooring and cabinet finishes, the sheer amount of decisions that you need to make when building from scratch can overwhelm an indecisive person. The more decisions you can make up front, however, the less expensive it is. Change orders and late additions can cost you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars later in the process.

Running Out Of Space? How To Make Room In Your Garage
Winter is coming. Do you have room in your garage for your vehicles? If you don't, it's time to make some adjustments to your storage arrangements. Using your garage for storage can make it difficult to protect your vehicles during the winter. Unfortunately, winter weather can wreak havoc on your vehicles. Here are four steps you can take to provide storage space for your belongings and parking space for your vehicles this winter.

4 Debunked Myths About Metal Roofing
If the time has come to replace your home's roof, you may be investigating all of your options, including having a metal roof installed. However, you may have heard some negative things about this material that has shed doubt on whether it is a good option for a roof. If so, the following debunked myths about metal roofing can help clear up some of these misconceptions. Myth #1:  Metal Roofing Costs Much More Than Shingles

3 Signs Of A Rodent Infestation
Rodents are one of the most common pests that can affect your household, and they can cause a great deal of structural damage while also carrying diseases which can be harmful to you and your family's health. Understanding what some of the most common signs of a rodent presence in your home are can help you spot infestations quickly so that you can contact a pest removal specialist before they can cause real problems in your home.

How To Care For Your Metal Lawn Furniture This Summer
Summer might not officially arrive for a few more weeks, but the warm weather has already arrived. Now that it has, you'll want to start enjoying your yard. You might have already set your lawn furniture out. If you have, you'll want to make sure it's well-taken care of this summer. Constant exposure to extreme heat and other environmental issues can really wreak havoc on your lawn furniture, even your metal garden furniture.