by Megan Morris | Jul 3, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
If the idea of getting up early on Saturday morning to commune with your landscape is an idea that you cherish, but don’t dare pursue because of the high level of maintenance required, you may be surprised to find out that a perfect garden doesn’t always require...
by Megan Morris | Jun 5, 2019 | CoVA Tips, For Sale
Awww, summertime. It’s a great time to go through the closets and find anything you’re not using. But what do you do with all that junk that’s no longer in your trunk? For lots of homeowners, the choice is clear: it’s garage sale time. Or it’s yard sale time. A garage...
by Megan Morris | May 22, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
With the sunny days of summer just around the corner, it’s hard to not let your thoughts turn to the cool, refreshing blue waters of a backyard pool. Maybe you’ve been considering putting a pool in for years or maybe it was just how hot it was last summer that has...
by Megan Morris | May 1, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s officially spring again, everybody and their great aunt Erma are abuzz with cleaning and organizing advice. We’re not sheep at HomeKeepr, but we figured it was important to throw our voice into the ether, just in case you needed a different perspective. After...
by Megan Morris | Apr 17, 2019 | Coastal Virginia Community, First Time Home Buyers, Home Improvement
One of the best parts of owning your own home is that you can do pretty much whatever you want when it comes to hanging things on the wall. No landlord will charge you $5 per hole you poke through the sheetrock. It’s kind of nice. You can let your creative side have a...
by Megan Morris | Apr 3, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s finally spring! Time to break out the grill and the patio set and spend your evenings cooking out under the stars. Except, you don’t have a patio, you have a backyard that’s currently a soppy, muddy mess from spring rainstorms. You’d love to get outside, but it’s...
by Megan Morris | Mar 20, 2019 | CoVA Tips, For Sale
As the snow starts to melt, revealing the brightly colored flowers of crocus, and robins bop merrily around the yard, another cycle of the real estate market begins. If you’re considering listing your home this year, it’s definitely not too late to get started....
by Megan Morris | Mar 6, 2019 | CoVA Tips, For Sale
The day is not that far away when you’ll hear a tippity tap at the front door and open it to find your friendly neighborhood pizza drone just waiting for you to collect your order (pineapple optional…). After all, it’s already happening in Australia. As it turns out,...
by Megan Morris | Feb 20, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
You knew the moment you walked through the perfectly preserved arch-topped doors that this was one very special house. As your real estate agent guided you from room to room, all you could think was that there had to be a catch to this house. Something had to be...
by Megan Morris | Feb 6, 2019 | CoVA Tips, Home Improvement
It’s amazing how much a pet can give you just by simply existing. According to the Centers for Disease Control, owning a pet can help increase your fitness level, lower stress, help improve your health and generally make you happier. And, although not specifically...
