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What you need to know about Backyard Chickens in the DMV

Recently, I was out shoe shopping — if you know me, you likely know that I have a slight penchant for shoes — and while I was waiting to try on my size of the most perfect nude color shoe with just the right amount of brushed gold, my phone buzzed with the best kind […]
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Adding Organic Elements to the Home

What’s a home without a bit of texture? Incorporating a variety of materials into your space is critical in order to achieve that collected look that we all crave. Texture can be used within a home in a number of ways: It can add artful flair, make a space appear more welcoming and cozy, and […]
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Spring Showers Bring… Stormwater, Bayscapes, and Rain Gardens!

The inevitability of the rainy season is something that most regions are used to. In Alexandria and the rest of the DC-Metro area that rainy season comes in spring. Early spring showers prepare your landscape to thrive throughout the summer months as water percolates deep into the soil. But it’s not all roses and butterflies. […]
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The Art of Adding Wall Decor to Your Home

A house isn’t a home without the presence of art. Prints, paintings, framed photographs, and more are so key to achieving a curated, welcoming space that is full of personality. Many homeowners put off installing art for quite some time—putting nail holes into one’s walls can be daunting after all. But the reward of unwinding […]

Home Inspiration What you need to know about Backyard Chickens in the DMV Recently, I was out shoe shopping — if you know me, you likely know that I have a slight penchant for shoes — and while I was waiting to try on my size of the most perfect nude color shoe with just the right amount of brushed gold, my phone buzzed with the best kind […]

Home Inspiration Adding Organic Elements to the Home What’s a home without a bit of texture? Incorporating a variety of materials into your space is critical in order to achieve that collected look that we all crave. Texture can be used within a home in a number of ways: It can add artful flair, make a space appear more welcoming and cozy, and […]

Home Inspiration Spring Showers Bring… Stormwater, Bayscapes, and Rain Gardens! The inevitability of the rainy season is something that most regions are used to. In Alexandria and the rest of the DC-Metro area that rainy season comes in spring. Early spring showers prepare your landscape to thrive throughout the summer months as water percolates deep into the soil. But it’s not all roses and butterflies. […]

Home Inspiration The Art of Adding Wall Decor to Your Home A house isn’t a home without the presence of art. Prints, paintings, framed photographs, and more are so key to achieving a curated, welcoming space that is full of personality. Many homeowners put off installing art for quite some time—putting nail holes into one’s walls can be daunting after all. But the reward of unwinding […]

Home Inspiration Getting to Know Grandmillennial Style Do you know your Staffordshire dogs from your foo dogs, fall hard floral patterns, and swoon over pleated lampshades? If so, the odds are that your home decorating style leans grandmillennial. Not familiar with this term? Grandmillennial refers to—you guessed it—millennials who are all about home accents that traditionally lean a bit older. In […]

Home Inspiration Spring into Spring Have you noticed the plants in your landscape re-emerging? Spring is an amazing time to watch Mother Nature rise from her slumber. Your landscape comes back to life with foliage emerging, flowers blooming, and warmer temperatures. Sunny days allow us to be outside and enjoy it all. With sustainability in mind, let’s cover a few […]

Home Inspiration Winter Tips For Sustainable Snow Removal It’s cold out there! Winter is here, and with it are freezing temperatures, ice, and snow! How have you managed thus far? If the first big winter storm of the season showed us anything, it’s that we cannot take winter preparedness for granted. With the risk of stronger winter storms in our area forecasted in […]

Featured The Timeless Appeal of Mid-Century Modern Style Today, the mid-century modern look is everywhere. Search the phrase in any furniture retailer, and you’ll likely come up with hundreds of results. The pieces get snapped up in moments when listed for resale online, and it’s a popular style to use when staging homes for sale. In a follow-up to last week’s post […]

Home Inspiration Fall Tips for a Beautiful (and Sustainable) Outdoor Living Space (Part I) This is the first installation of a two-part series where Patrick Moran, CEO of Tactical Land Care, has a conversation about preparing your outdoor living spaces for cooler weather. As temperatures begin to cool, you are going to want to spend time outside in fresh air and a clean environment. The vibrant green of summer […]

Home Inspiration What is Home Staging? Staging is preparing a home for market by furnishing and decorating it specifically to attract potential buyers. Through the use of furniture and accessories, staging helps buyers envision how the space can best be used and makes the property appealing. It puts the home in its best possible light by accenting the home’s positive features […]

Home Inspiration 10 DIY Projects You Can Finish in a Weekend As the school year ends and daylight lingers longer, it is a perfect time to get things done around the house. Here are 10 easy projects…. 1. Bring the outdoors in and freshen up your space with hanging planters. Whether you go for live or fake plants, adding a little green always helps wash away […]

Home Inspiration 8 Native Plant Hybrids for the DMV What does it mean to be ‘native’? Depending on which type of scientist you ask, you are likely to receive any number of responses. The general consensus is that something is native where it has evolved due to natural processes with no foreign influence. In the fields of plant sciences, this means a plant is […]

Home Inspiration 8 Beautiful Homes With Outdoor Living Spaces On The Market Now After being cooped up through the long winter and spring, it is nice to be able to have a home of your own where you can sit and enjoy the outdoors. Below are 8 beautiful homes on the market now where you can have friends and family over to enjoy your outdoor entertainment space! […]

Home Inspiration Great Service for My Sellers Even During Cicada Season By now, you surely have come across at least a couple—or droves—of cicadas in your yard. I will confess that I was horrified, to put it mildly, (yes! I am a drama queen!) *Insert this emoji when I recently went to check on a home under contract and found the front walkway littered with insects […]

Home Inspiration Pest & Plant, The Art of Attraction Author: Matthew Zuccari, TLC Design As we begin to shake off what will hopefully be the last of a wet, snowy season, days are becoming longer and warmer, the buds are breaking on trees, and blooms are unfolding from their winter retreats. Along with all these beautiful natural forerunners of spring come some not-so-welcome changes […]

Home Inspiration Simplify Spring Cleaning: The Marie Kondo Craze After a year of spending more time at home – working, learning, cooking, eating, and entertaining ourselves – this spring may be the perfect time to revisit one of our favorite posts. Read on for more inspiration… Rather than feeling suffocated amongst the heaps of materials we tend to possess these days, why not make […]

Home Inspiration I Want to Remodel My Kitchen… Where Do I Start? Everyone can’t be the star of the show. Just like any good movie or TV series, everyone can’t be the star of the show. Someone has to play a supporting role, which adds depth and texture to the storyline and balances out the heroine or hero. The supporting cast members are important in their own […]

Home Inspiration What Defines an Industrial Style Home? Colonial, split-level, Cape Cod… it’s no surprise that real estate has its own lingo, right down to the style of a home. In an effort to establish a deeper understanding of home styles, both in terms of how they’re built and what they seek to represent, McEnearney presents a series of articles to explore […]

Featured 9 Enviable Fireplaces On the Market Now in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia During cold months, between polar vortexes and “bomb cyclones,” we are always looking for ways to stay warm in style. One sure way to stay happy and beat cabin fever is to light up a fire. Though a fireplace is on the wishlist for many homebuyers, many residents do not actually use them as often […]

Home Inspiration 10 Steps to Keep in Mind if You are Thinking of Renovating / Remodeling According to Merriam-Webster, “remodel” is “to alter the structure of; to remake.” Whereas “renovate” is “to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing or rebuilding).” So, I hear they aren’t making any more land. Maybe that’s why it’s so expensive. It must also be why some people find themselves looking to remodel […]

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