These Paint Colors Have the Best Resale Value

Publish Date: June 1, 2017

Last Modified Date: June 7, 2017

Category: Home Decorating, Home Improvement

Tags: Tags: bathrooms, bedroom, buying and selling, can, decorating, diy, diy projects, hgtv, home depot, home projects, house hunting, lowes, money making, paint, paint colors, real estate, realestate, resale, selling homes, wall, zillow

As DIY bloggers, we frequently get questions from our readers about things they see in our homes. But by far the most asked question is, “What is that paint color in your house?” (more…)

How to Use a Moving Dolly Like the Pros

Author: Kevin The Mover

Publish Date: March 21, 2017

Last Modified Date: August 8, 2018

Category: Loading & Unloading Guides

Tags: Tags: dollies, dolly, dollys, Everybody's How-To's, For Moving Companies, hand truck, handtruck, home projects, house hunting, inflatable wheels, lifehacks, mover, moving, moving hacks, moving tips, moving truck, new home, new homeowners, packing tips, professional movers, protecting belongings, protips, selling your house, spring cleaning, storage tips, trucks, u-haul, uhaul, unpacking, wheels, zillow

Moving house without a hand truck – or a moving dolly – is like riding a bicycle without a seat. It’s technically possible, but honestly, who does that?

A sturdy, reliable hand truck is any mover’s best friend. Used properly, it saves you time, rescues your back and it can singlehandedly keep your stuff from getting damaged.

(Thinking of a square furniture dolly?)

But they’re not as easy to use as they look, provided you are using them in the proper way. With that in mind, here are tips compiled by moving pros as to how to optimize that hand truck you found in the back of your moving truck, or that one your friend let you borrow and you don’t want to return broken.

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5 Hidden Benefits to Decorating With Mirrors

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: March 16, 2017

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Home Decorating

Tags: Tags: bed bath and beyond, bedroom, circus, cool mirrors, decorating, entryways, focal point, guestroom, hallways, home projects, light, long mirror, mirror, mirrors, movers, moving, moving tips, natural light, new home, new homeowners, pinterest, square footage

If you’re itching to decorate your rental or your new home, then we urge you to consider using mirrors as your figurative paint brush. Mirrors: they’re not just for the bathroom anymore! As long as you restrain yourself from lining them across every last surface, supplementing mirrors in your living space is a key way to make your place feeling super open.

Knowing that, here are five things that a mirror can do super easily for you!

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The Do’s and Don’ts For Shooting Your Own Real Estate Photos

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: March 2, 2017

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Buying & Selling a Home

Tags: Tags: bedroom, camera, craigslist, DIY Thursday, DIYT, DIYThursday, dos and donts, dslr, home projects, home selling advice, home tips, house shopping, listing, moving tips, Moving To-do List, new home, new homeowners, packing tips, photos, real estate, tips, windows

When it comes to selling your home, it’s all about making that good online impression. The only way to get serious buyers to physically see your home in person is to hook them online. And honestly, the quickest way to do that is with some amazing real estate photography!

But let’s be real – hiring a professional photographer isn’t always in the budget. If you’re looking to save money by snapping your own pics, then we’ve got some great tips for you to keep in mind when you’re roaming your place, camera in hand.

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5 Ways to Show Your Movers Some Love

Author: Kevin The Mover

Publish Date: February 14, 2017

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Moving Checklists & Planning

Tags: Tags: Everybody's How-To's, For Moving Companies, get organized, hireahelper, home projects, labeling, lbaels, movers state to state, Moving Checklist, moving labor, moving tips, Moving To-do List, new home, new homeowners, packing tips, protecting belongings, rental trucks, selling your house, valentine's day

Not many people love to move. But doesn’t it feel good to be moved? To have your entire world hauled safely onto and off of a truck by a crew of quick, efficient, polite movers?

This week in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’d like to share five things you can do to return that love, whatever time of year you move.

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The 5 Hippest DIY Displays for your Holiday Cards

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: December 1, 2016

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Seasonal & Holidays

Tags: Tags: cards, Christmas, crafts, crafty, displays, diy, DIY Thursday, DIYT, DIYThursday, family, frame, glitter, holidays, home projects, Moving To-do List, neat, new home, new homeowners, ornaments, projects, seasons, shutters, tape, tree

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we’re guessing your holiday cards are beginning to roll in. Isn’t receiving snail mail just the best? There’s just something magical about opening up your mailbox to find personalized letters just for you.

But don’t let it be one and done: keep that magical feeling going by displaying your cards in unique ways around your home. If you’re looking for a new way to showcase all of your holiday cards, then today’s post is just for you!

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In What Order Do I Remodel My House? In This Order

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: October 20, 2016

Last Modified Date: May 8, 2017

Category: Home Improvement

Tags: Tags: cool lights, DIY Thursday, DIYT, DIYThursday, Everybody's How-To's, get organized, home project, home projects, lawn furniture, lighting, Moving Checklist, moving tips, Moving To-do List, new home, new homeowners, painting tips, patio, refurnished, remodel, remodeling, selling a home, spring cleaning, wood work

Homeownership can be confusing and comes with a lot of expenses. Even after you write that big check for a down payment, you’re still going to feel like you’re bleeding money. New furniture, DIY updates, fixing this and that…it all adds up! It can be overwhelming.

So today we wanted to give you some tips on how to prioritize all of those early expenses. What should you splurge on right from the start? What should you wait on to help you save some cash? We answer all of those questions…and more!

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8 GENIUS Halloween Costumes That We’ll Teach You To Make From Leftover Boxes

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: October 13, 2016

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Seasonal & Holidays

Tags: Tags: back to school, beyonce, boxes, candy, costumes, DIY Thursday, DIYT, DIYThursday, Everybody's How-To's, free boxes, good neighbors, Halloween, home projects, Humor, kids, new home, new homeowners, painting tips, robot, school, spooky, tetris, witch

Halloween is just around the corner (18 days to be exact…) and if you just moved in or still have a few moving boxes to unpack, this post is for you! Instead of throwing away those last few boxes, we want to challenge you to up-cycle them into the most amazing Halloween costume that your new, impressionable neighborhood has ever seen!

Yep, forget spending big bucks online or at a costume shop. With a little creativity and some leftover boxes, we are confident you can fashion one of these looks. Check out the tutorials below each image! (Except for Beyonce. There’s only one Beyonce.)

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5 Ways to Turn Your Wifi Password into Art

Author: DIY Playbook

Publish Date: August 4, 2016

Last Modified Date: May 5, 2017

Category: Home Decorating

Tags: Tags: computers, diy, DIY Thursday, DIYT, DIYThursday, etsy, home organization, home projects, internet, new homeowners, password, wifi

We both love to entertain, and that means we’re constantly having guests in and out of our homes. We have a list of things we like to do to make people feel welcome in our homes – fresh flowers, water in the guest room, clean towels, etc. – but there’s one thing we’ve done that really takes our “guest services” to the next level.

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These Paint Colors Have the Best Resale Value

How to Use a Moving Dolly Like the Pros

5 Hidden Benefits to Decorating With Mirrors

The Do’s and Don’ts For Shooting Your Own Real Estate Photos

5 Ways to Show Your Movers Some Love

The 5 Hippest DIY Displays for your Holiday Cards

In What Order Do I Remodel My House? In This Order

8 GENIUS Halloween Costumes That We’ll Teach You To Make From Leftover Boxes

5 Ways to Turn Your Wifi Password into Art

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