Category Archives: Smart Home Ideas

The Recipe Room: Heating up your Kitchen with innovative space savers. It’s not easy putting together a short article promoting the benefits of a space efficient kitchen or dining area. The task becomes that much more difficult when trying to seek out innovative products that address limited counter surface or the occasional need to squeeze […]

Living in a big city like New York City or Los Angeles is exciting. You feel like you have the world at your fingers. Everywhere you turn, there are world-famous dining establishments, designer shops, and museums that house the art work you learned about in textbooks. You might even bump into a celebrity or two. […]

We are all a little like Goldfish. We grow proportionally to the space available to us. The more room we have, the more things we seem to accumulate. While easier to manage when living in a detached home, those of us residing in smaller condos and apartments need to be a bit more creative when […]

The Windy City may be many wonderful things, but cheap isn’t one of them. If you want to live the high life in Chicago, you’ll have to be a high roller. Even if you make a nice income, you’ll likely still find yourself limited by space. As in any other huge city, real estate in […]

Los Angeles is a siren call for people all around the country wanting to make their dreams come true. Some go to Los Angeles to find fame, while others go to pursue careers in media, technology and other high-profile industries. Thanks to the city’s popularity, real estate sells for top dollar. Even if you have […]

At one time or another, we all catch ourselves with eyes bigger than our stomachs, and invariably, we tend to regret that “extra bit of quiche” or the “decadent looking wedge of tiramisu”. While one can be forgiven for the occasional over indulgence, (bloating aside!) we should never need to apologize for having larger than […]

Boston is a unique city. While there is a large college population, there are also a good mix of working-class families and executives. You can find everything from small, loft apartments to luxury homes in this historic city. Real estate doesn’t come cheap in Boston, but it is a good investment. Choosing the right furniture […]

If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair – and be prepared to downsize. Real estate in the packed city is on the smaller side, which is on par with other major cities. Even a luxury home will be on a smaller scale than what you would find […]

Big city living isn’t known for expansive homes and apartments. You can spend a pretty penny in places like New York City and still wind up with an apartment that’s half the size of most Midwest homes. When you don’t have the floor space you want, taking advantage of vertical space can prove to be […]