Northern Poconos Real Estate News

According to leading home designers, bathrooms today should be more than utilitarian spaces. They are increasingly treated as cozy oases intended to comfort and pamper.

If that’s your goal, here are a few good ideas for transforming your bathroom:

Enlarge it if you can. A good contractor can steal space you didn’t know you had, taking it from an adjoining room or a seldom-used closet and adding it to your bathroom space.

What words would you use to describe your home? If you said peaceful, clean, inviting, or organized, congratulations—it sounds like you’ve cracked the declutter code. If you said chaotic, overwhelming, or messy, let’s chat. Of course, it’s perfectly natural for your home to alternate through phases of clean and cluttered; we’re human, after all. Here are some strategies for streamlining your space.

Staging your home for an open house is crucial in adding appeal to buyers. However, many are unaware of the difference between full-on redecorating and simply staging a home to be presentable for showings.

Here is a breakdown of what home staging really means and how you can get your interior ready for the market.

Have you ever struggled because of your kitchen lighting? Is it hard to read recipes or do homework at the counter? If so, it might be time to update the lighting in your kitchen space. But what are your options, and do you have to hire an electrician to help? Luckily, there are many great products, including  several you can do yourself.

Replace Your Overhead Lights

Buying an area rug isn't always as simple as choosing a design you like and then buying it. The style, color, size and shape will depend on several factors you will want to consider. So how do you choose an area rug when there are so many options? Here is a quick guide to get you started:

Calculating size

There are many forms you’ll need to fill out when selling your home, and one of the most important is the disclosure statement. Most home buyers will have a home inspection done. However, the disclosure statement provides information beyond an inspector’s findings.

No matter how long you’ve lived in your home, you have insight of your property’s condition that no one else has. You must share that information with the potential buyer, according to state and federal regulations.

Still have that reindeer decoration on the roof? It’s time to get organized and change up how you tidy up for the season ahead. Use these tips to get your home ready for summer!

Clean windows and screens

Pesky allergens can easily get caught in your window screen. Before opening up your window to let the sunshine in, make sure you clean everything in advance so that the allergens don’t make it inside your home.

Adjust to a knew maintenance schedule