Erik J. Martin, CTW Features If you want to snazz up your digs, you don’t necessarily have to fork over an arm and a leg and frequent expensive retailers. Especially now, at a time of continued high inflation when home goods, furniture, trinkets, and decor...
Category: Interior Design
How to best store and organize your decor after the holidays
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December 30, 2022
By Erik J. Martin, CTW Features Those stockings you hung by the chimney with care are practically begging to be removed. That tinsel-tinged artificial tree occupying half the living room is getting to be a real eyesore. And the icicle lights dangling from your porch...
Best fireplace maintenance and safety steps
posted by: UtLiving
December 23, 2022
By Erik J. Martin, CTW Features A room with a fireplace can be a wonderful zone for binge-watching your favorite shows, reading a favorite book, or simply warming your feet on a cold winter’s night. But the privileges of ownership also come with caveats, including...
The most popular small kitchen appliances for your Christmas shopping list
posted by: UtLiving
November 23, 2022
By Erik J. Martin, CTW Features It’s that time of year again – when snowflakes start falling, stockings and mistletoe get hung, and Americans start panicking about what to buy their loved ones. Here’s a time-saving idea: If your recipient loves to cook or is...
Preventing and cleaning stains on your light-colored furniture
posted by: UtLiving
November 14, 2022
By Erik J. Martin, CTW Features Got a white sofa or another piece of furniture with light-hued upholstery? Murphy’s Law dictates that darkness is inevitably drawn to these pale surfaces in the form of stains, spills, blemishes, and discolorations that will likely become permanent if...
How to buy the right home-office chair
posted by: UtLiving
October 20, 2022
By Nancy Mattia, CTW Features You’ll work and feel better when you have a comfortable place to sit all day If you’ve been working long hours in your home office, and you’re still sitting on a folding chair or another type of inadequate seating, consider...
Seven smokin’ hot ideas to update your fireplace
posted by: UtLiving
September 12, 2022
By Nancy Mattia, CTW Features When you walk into a room that has a fireplace, it’s often the first thing that you see. It centers the space, drawing attention whether it’s made of weathered wood or elegant porcelain or painted black or white. But some...
Top tips for organizing your closets and cabinets
posted by: UtLiving
August 25, 2022
by Erik J. Martin / CTW Features In the 1930s, two popular radio comedians were Fibber McGee and Molly. The running gag with Fibber was his hall closet – whenever he opened it on his show, a heap of piled-up possessions would come tumbling out...
Cheers! Creating your first home bar
posted by: UtLiving
July 14, 2022
By Nancy Mattia, CTW Features If entertaining family and friends in your home is part of your post-pandemic social plan, serving celebratory drinks from a home bar would be a nice touch. But if you’re more accustomed to buying six packs than spirits, you may...
Fixes for today’s remodeling frustrations
posted by: UtLiving
July 11, 2022
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Dust, delays, cost over-runs. Remodeling is trying under the best of circumstances. Now, with record remodeling projects underway and continued supply snafus, it’s particularly vexing. Homeowners can benefit if they employ strategies for this unique remodeling environment, shares Kurt Clason, owner...