Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
These three homes caught my eye because they looked so similar. Not identical, but pretty close. Standard floor plans and cookie cutter homes are not so unusual these days, or even during the post-war build-out of the country’s first suburbs. But it is less common to see three adjacent homes built in the early 1900s look so similar, even down to the same color scheme. It turns out that all three structures are on a
Got a call the other day about a house in Hartford. Because it came through a real estate website as a “buyer lead,” the site made a recording for quality control purposes. So I’ve listened to it a couple times. The call went like this: Caller: Hello, I’m calling about [a house in Hartford], is there any way we could see it tomorrow around 11:30? My sister is actually interested in it, but she lives
Great curb appeal and a classic floor plan make this newer construction home a smart choice. It offers 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 1,534 square feet. The formal living room and dining room flow nicely into each other and both have hardwood floors. A sizable kitchen features plenty of cabinet and counter space, an eat-in area, stainless steel appliances and tile floors. A slider door leads out to the deck and backyard. A half
Stainless appliances are out; at least according to Whirlpool. Instead, we are all hereby instructed to select the new White Ice finish to show our superior taste when designing the ultimate kitchen. It’s been described by one reviewer as employing “Apple’s popular design language.” I have no idea if their bold move will catch on. I guess we’ll find out when buyers featured on House Hunters complain about stainless kitchens. But whether the next new
Unless you are a top notch professional designer, no one should ever paint anything in their house a color called “Nacho Cheese.” This color is reserved only for people who are paid for their advice and are featured in magazines. And even then, I would bet that most of them would not use it.