Remodeling for the sheer joy of it
With the cost and competition for home buying at historically high levels, many homeowners are opting to remodel their current home to better meet their needs.
Design Recipes: The beauty of exposed brick
For those looking for an industrial chic vibe, exposed brick is often an attractive architectural element.
How the pandemic has changed new-home design
It goes without saying that the pandemic changed a lot about the way we all live our lives. As homeowners reprioritized their spaces, builders and architects have needed to change the way homes are designed.
“The House That She Built” inspires girls to build
“The House that She Built” is a children’s book that educates young readers about the people and skills that go into building a home. It tells the true story of an inspiring group of women who came together to build a one-of-a-kind house.
Plant sales promote gardening and community
Whether you’re looking for herb and vegetable starts, or annuals and perennials to beautify your yard and create wildlife habitat, you are in luck; it’s plant sale season!
A guide to the basics: Making your evacuation plan
With all of its beauty and wonderful outdoor and cultural activities, Coloradoans need to play defense when it comes to wildfire.
Ask Angi: How to go green in 2022
Whether you’re thinking about a full-scale remodel or just basic maintenance, make 2022 the year you go green for good.
An inviting refuge: How color can make your house a haven
For many people, the home is a personal sanctuary, and through thoughtful color design, you can discover a renewed sense of balance and ease each time you walk through your front door.
Smart ways to use your home equity for remodeling
If your house is worth significantly more than what you still owe on your mortgage, you may be able to use that equity to pay for home improvements or renovations.
Popular trends shape 2022 home design
As we all spent more time in our homes, residential design experienced a shift with new features rising to the top of homeowner’s must-have lists such as healthy home environments, sustainable features, and work-from-home capabilities.
Bring on a kitchen makeover in 2022
Whether fixing up a home, building anew, or preparing to sell, it’s a good time to consider key features and styles homeowners want most in their kitchens.
How to create a home inventory
For those of us fortunate enough to have been out of the path of the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, there’s no time like the present to update – or create – an inventory of personal property.
Lofty Aspirations
As we walk through the architectural history of the loft space, it’s clear that the through line of the loft’s milieu is art. Recognizing its popularity, Boulder
has embraced the loft trend.
Design Recipes: Renovation do’s and don’ts
It’s that time of the year when many homeowners are considering renovating. While sprucing up your home can be exciting, here are some suggestions for prudent ways to approach a renovation, regardless of size.
Style at Home: 2021 trends we want to bring into the new year
There are quite a few things I would like to leave in 2021 as we begin a fresh and exciting 2022, but I can’t help but reflect on a few items I hope to bring with me as well.
Critical guidance on recovering belongings after a fire
Many in our Boulder County community now need to rebuild their beloved home so that their stories can once again be filled with joy. Today we join in that effort by sharing newly released guidance on what to do and what not to do in the days that follow a fire.
Design Recipes: After the holidays, declutter (then re-clutter)
As the winter chill descends upon us, we will be spending a lot more time inside at home (it is hibernation season, after all). What better time for a home makeover than when we are stuck in it?
Ask Angi: Project planning for a new year
Here’s a rundown of some major home projects and their costs, so you can start planning, budgeting and hiring right now.
Boulder County Marshall Fire Recovery
Boulder County and Colorado State University Extension Boulder County are available to help affected homeowners with the recovery process.
10 home trends to look for in 2022
With a new year comes new trends. Here are some of the predictions for what will be on trend for this year.
Decluttering after the holidays
As overwhelming as it may seem, it is possible to declutter your space (and set off a New Year’s resolution to be more organized!)
The long and winding road
The next time you’re cruising down a gently curved suburban road in Colorado, think of the incredible history behind its pleasantly winding shape.
The Lighter Side: Every Christmas tree is the most beautiful one
The lovely thing about Christmas trees: everybody thinks theirs – full of their own memories – is the most beautiful. Obviously, we’re all visual geniuses (or blinded by nostalgia).
Tips for identifying and avoiding holiday scams
With the holidays in full swing, Westerra Credit Union offers these proactive tips in protecting consumers from possible scams that increase during this time.
People who decorate for the holidays appear friendlier, study finds
If you haven’t already started decorating for Christmas, get to it. People who decorate for the holidays are happier and appear friendlier to their neighbors, according to research listed in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
