4 Affordable Homeseller Updates

by ryw | Nov 12, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

Thinking of remodeling and on a budget? You’ll need to keep your return on investment in mind, too, when deciding what changes to make. To help, HGTV.com has determined that the four best updates for a homeowner (later to be a homeseller) are: 1. Interior...

New Survey Shows Homeowner Attitudes about Remodeling

by ryw | Nov 9, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

The fall 2008 Remodelormove.com Remodeling Sentiment Report, a semi-annual survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, reveals “that homeowners who have less home equity or who are living in lower-value homes have put their remodeling projects on hold while homeowners with...

Twilight for Twain House?

by ryw | Sep 26, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

The housing market is slumping worse than Alex Rodriguez during the playoffs. It has even begun to drag some of the most historic homes in America down with it. The Mark Twain House and Museum is in jeopardy of being unable to repay bank loans and meet their nearly $3...

Top 5 Tools of Mass Destruction

by ryw | Jun 5, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

One of my favorite blogs is Charles and Hudson. They have some wonderful DIY advice. In a recent blog entitled “The Top 5 Tools of Mass Destruction” they compile their list of the right tools to get the job done quickly so you can begin building. Check it...

Amazing Conversion

by ryw | May 25, 2008 | Blog, Restoring

Hard to believe the house in this photo was once a horse stable. Archer & Buchanan Architecture recently won an award for the conversion of this 1898 William L. Price designed stable into a 4-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath private residence in Wayne, Pa. The Heritage...

6 Deadly Sins of DIY

by ryw | Dec 19, 2007 | Blog, Restoring

HGTV’s has a list of the “Six Deadly Sins of DIY Projects” that really touched a nerve with me. I have to admit my greatest weakness is tackling too many projects without comprehending how much time each one is going to take. They are: Time. Too many...