As homeowners, real estate agents, and house flippers, we’ve learned plenty over the years about housing renovations. Follow our best tips!

Over our decade of marriage, Ted and I have moved six times and learned to create “home” in each space we called our own. Over time, our style evolved from hand-me-down pieces that worked for a season to a collection of furniture and art that reflects who we are and the life we’ve built together.

When we originally laid out our plans for our house, it certainly didn’t include work-from-home stations for four of us! We’ve learned a lot about creating flexible, inspiring spaces and are sharing our best tips!

As a couch that has been inside countless homes getting ready to be sold, I know my way around a sale. When it comes to selling a home, appearances matter. That’s true even now, when the Pittsburgh real estate market favors sellers.

Moving to a bigger home that accommodates your short-term needs is not realistic for almost anyone, but there are some practical ways you can make your space work for you, while investing in the long term value in your home.

While we’re all safe inside practicing social distancing, your “honey-do” list and project wish-list for home improvements may be growing. Home has never been more important than it is now, and small changes can go a long way to improve your quality of life, especially when you’re spending so much time at home.

With a small army of kids in the house, we love Halloween! It’s always fun to get everyone dressed up and then parade around the neighborhood trick-or-treating. Now that we’re halfway through October, the kids are talking nonstop about their Halloween costumes, and that has us thinking about decorating houses, especially when people want to increase their home value before a sale.

As a couch, I always thought my days would be filled with kids jumping all over me. But when Ted & Julie picked me up from IKEA, they kept talking about a new staging project. Here’s what I’ve learned in my years.

The process of buying a house can be a lot like planning a wedding. Maybe you've spent years dreaming of the perfect decor, flipping through magazines and Pinterest for hours on end, curating your style, and watching all your friends choose their details... thinking about how yours will be so much better. Then you set out to start shopping, and the perfect details are tougher to find than you hoped for, and everything you REALLY want seems out of reach with a hefty price tag.