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How To Paint Cabinets

Painting cabinets can give a quick update to a kitchen or bathroom in no time. Before you paint, you will need to prime your cabinet. You can find a video for this at https://www.Lowes.com/Videos and watch “How to Prep for Painting Cabinets “. For this project you will need paint, a paint brush, 5-in-1 tool, stir sticks, tray, painters tray, painters tape, ladder, saw horses and lumber for easy painting and a roller frame. When looking for paint look for a semi gloss or high gloss finish or use a latex, durable and easy cleanup.

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Fifteen Things You Need To Do In 2015

1. Get rid of the beige. It’s been replaced by gray. Really. Do it. Gray isn’t going anywhere

2. Make a big change. Knock down a wall. Change your countertops. Convert the upstairs loft to a full-blown entertainment room. If not now, when?

3. Make a bunch of small changes. Walk through your house and make a list, room by room, of little things that could be updated. Then, start tackling them one at a time. Paint the guest room and change the bedding. Swap out the old art over your fireplace with something new. Take down the unorganized family photos in the hallway and turn the space into a revitalized gallery (here are some ideas to get you started). You’ll feel good about yourself for finishing projects that are probably long overdue, and you’ll also feel better about your refreshed home.

4. Splurge on something you need. The giant old TV that you have to smack on the side to get the channels to turn? Dump it. It’ll only cost you a couple hundred bucks to get a good size flat-screen in there instead.

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Understanding Life Estates

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Question: My wife and I have owned our house for many years. I am several years older and suspect that she will outlive me. I want to make sure that she will be able to stay in the house for the rest of her life, and have heard about a legal concept called “a life estate”. Can you explain how this works?

Answer: This is a complex — obtuse — area of the law, but here’s a general outline.

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Simple Bathroom Makeover

Enjoy Home Depot’s “Start to Finishes” Bathroom Makeover

Find inspiring ideas for beautiful bathroom makeovers.
See the amazing before-and-after video from this bath renovation and get tips on how to complete your bathroom remodel on your time and on your budget.

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Landlords Should Think Like Sellers

Those who make a living buying and selling real estate know some upgrades are more expensive than they are worth, but others deliver a significant return on investment. If you know, for example, that your $5,000 refurbishment budget won’t boost the sale price, you would be foolish to spend it. On the other hand, if you know that same capital can be invested in a way that will bring an additional $20,000 to the property, you would be foolish not to carry through. Here are just a few improvements to consider for your property:

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Party Pinwheels

In this video, you’ll see how to make perfect party pinwheels. Just combine softened cream cheese with ranch mix and chopped green onions, and spread the mixture over tortillas. Then top with your favorite savory treats: chopped black olives, red pepper, salami, turkey, basil, cheese—whatever you like. Pop them in the fridge until the guests arrive.

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Five Things Home Sellers Should Never Do

Five Things Home Sellers Should Never Do
By Blanche Evans

When you prepare to put your home on the market, you hope that everything will go the way you imagine and that is your home will sell for over listing price the very first day it goes on the market.

The reality isn’t so rosy. The market may slow down. Your home may get few showings or no offers. You may have to lower your list price. Or, your home may not sell at all because you made a big mistake.

So if you’re thinking of doing any of the following five no-no’s, stop yourself right now.

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Only Four Reasons to Wait Until Spring

Are you waiting until spring to buy a house even though you could do it now? Rates are low, the economy has improved, and great deals are out there during the holidays. So if you’re waiting it out, it has to be because of one of these four compelling reasons:

1) You like paying more
2) You like competition
3) You hate getting a great deal
4) Interest rates, shminterest rates

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Burglary Statistics and Prevention

By HomeAdvisor

Before you go on vacation this holiday season, have you prepared against burglary? Do you store your valuables, close the blinds, lock the back door and so on? Many homeowners might be unaware of a string of burglaries in their neighborhood and come home to find their house broken into as a result.

Home burglaries account for $4.7 billion in property losses every year in the United States, because burglars find a way in.

According to statistics, a home burglary occurs every 13 seconds because someone forgot to lock a window or door — almost 30% of the time. With you going on holiday, make some home security investments to avoid inclusion in this statistic.

Learn more from this informative infographic on burglary statistics and prevention: