Occupancy sensors are electronic devices set up around your home that detect if someone is there. Motion sensors (one type of occupancy sensor) have been used for AGES outdoors—just think of floodlights in the neighbor’s backyard!! In the home today, though, NEW technology has turned occupancy sensors of all kinds into the linchpin for next-level
Kids just went back to school, and the next looming milestone are the holidays. YES, that will come faster than you think! Preparing for the holidays has started earlier and earlier each year, which means other households have already beaten you to the punch on some stuff. (Hello, Christmas in July…) I’m talking specifically about
January rolls around and you see LOTS of these on Facebook (and take on lots of these, yourself): it’s the vow to lose weight, the oath to save money, or the pledge to spend more time with friends. I’ve GOT to ask, though…what New Year’s resolutions have you EVER set for your home? Your home
Can you remember 1982? (SOME of you might be too young…but a lot of us can remember!) How about those 1980s kitchen and bathroom designs? It’s already been 40 years since those heavy wood cabinets and tile countertops dominated. The country-style kitchen was very, very big. And OH, the enormous ‘80s microwaves! However “unsubdued” kitchen
Home renovation and home improvement investments are booming, and we’re here to answer why. The first thing many industry experts have looked at is the growing trend of “aging in place.” With more Baby Boomers deciding to stay right where they are and improve their homes instead of trading them in for newer ones, home
The numbers might not always sound big at the end of month one, but WOW do they add up…yes, these are the tricks that can end up saving you hundreds—and even thousands—of dollars by the end of the year. These tricks are relatively easy and have measurable results. So keep on reading, because that’s pretty