A Roof and Four Walls

What does a house mean to you? Is it a place to raise your family? Is it a place to decorate and personalize? Is it your private oasis and sanctuary? Is it your palace for entertaining? Or is it just a roof and four walls? Lately I’ve been working with some customers that view houses as a roof and four walls. There isn’t really any emotional attachment. They don’t care about move-in condition, updated kitchens

What is this Room?

If you had to hazard a guess at what this room is supposed to be, what would you say? It’s located to the left of the stairway in a center hall colonial… This room is a Dining Room, living an alternate life as a Billiard Room. And when I listed this home in the West End of Hartford last summer, this room was very confusing to buyers. At the open house I hosted, about 70

No More $280 Burritos in the West End

Kyle and I live near some very good restaurants on Farmington Avenue in the West End of Hartford; Tisane, Ichiban, Abyssinian, and Monte Alban. A few months ago we met some friends for dinner at Monte Alban. Because we were running late and it was cold outside, I whined my way into convincing Kyle to drive us there, rather than making the .4 mile walk. There was no close street parking available, so we parked

Fabulous Friday Finds- First & Last Bakery Cafe

I have a slight addiction to bread. One of my favorite places to visit is the First & Last Bakery Cafe, located in the South End of Hartford at 920 Maple Avenue. Atkins Diet be damned! It’s a very pleasant place to stop in and get your fill of carbohydrates. They’re open Monday through Friday from 7:00am-4:00pm and 8:00am-3:00pm on weekends. In addition to a wide variety of artisan breads, they also offer fantastic sandwiches

Did I Buy the Right House?

Have you ever asked yourself if you bought the right house? Kyle asked me that question this morning. Talk about conversation starters at breakfast! My response was “Well, I don’t know. Which house would we have bought instead?” For background purposes, we looked at a total of 25 houses over 3 days in the towns of Hartford, West Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, and Wethersfield when we relocated from Virginia four years ago. We were not familiar