Kim Bentley Blog
Housings silver lining
Posted by Jason S. Arnold on June 22, 2011 in
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Amid the clouds of gloom hovering over the nation's housing market there is a silver lining. Steven Liberati sees it. The 28-year old heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems salesman and his fiancé are about to purchase their first home -- a co-op apartment in White Plains, New York -- for a fraction of what they thought it would cost just a couple of years ago.
"I'm always trying to take advantage of a situation. I feel like two years ago was a good time to rent,"... read more
How to Use Color to Correct Interiors of Your Home
Posted by Kim Bentley on June 22, 2011 in
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Image courtesy of Flickr user iboy_daniel
When my wife and I bought our current house we knew going that there was a need to correct the interior layout and design of our home. The previous owners weren’t the greatest of decorators which was obvious by the brown and orange floral wallpaper pattern in the master bedroom and the fact that they painted the baseboard heating vents baby blue. No I’m not kidding.
Besides general redecorating there were one or two rooms whose layout just didn’t fit... read more
How to Remodel Your Kitchen
Posted by Jason S. Arnold on June 08, 2011 in
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Every so many months I come across yet another article or report about what home improvement projects add value to a home. Almost every time the list includes upgrading or improving your kitchen as being one of the biggest things that improve your home’s value.
But put the dollars aside for a moment. Not only can it increase the monetary value of a home, but it probably will increase the livability of your home as well. I come from an Italian family and whenever there’s a party at a home, the c... read more
