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Are you thinking about turning your garage into a laundry room?  If so, this article will take you through the benefits, costs, and practical steps of installing your washer and dryer in the garage.  It’s packed with tips and design ideas to help you make the most of your new laundry setup.  Let’s get started. Requirements for Installing a Washer Dryer in the Garage Installing a washer and dryer in your garage gets you some immediate benefits.  First, you free up valuable indoor space, which you can repurpose for other uses like expanding your kitchen or adding a guest bathroom. ...

When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners in North Carolina are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner. With millions of homes sold each year, a modest portion of sellers — about 7% in 2021 and 10% in 2022 — choose to list “For Sale By Owner” (or FSBO — pronounced fizz-bow). Of those, 50% already knew the buyer of the home, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In this guide to selling FSBO in North Carolina, we’ll cover what can...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. In Renovator’s Notebook, homeowners open up about the nitty-gritty of their remodels: How long it really took; how much it actually cost; what went horribly wrong; and what went wonderfully, serendipitously, it’s-all-worth-it-in-the-end right. For more tips to nail your next project, follow @reno_notebook. Square footage: 200 Date built: 1980s Top priority: Transform the kitchen and breakfast nook into a space everyone can love and enjoy until the day comes to really renovate it. Wildflower Home blogger and designer Marynn Udvarhelyi has a confession: She’s...

What type of storage solutions do you have or wish you had in your laundry room? For me, it was a laundry room drying rack and storage solutions for my tablecloths. Pant rack to laundry hack! I’ve always folded my tablecloths and stored them in our hallway linen closet. I knew that hanging the tablecloths would help with fewer creases so I created this cabinet for wrinkle-free storage for tablecloths. The last thing I want to do is to iron tablecloths! I placed tablecloths and some lightweight blankets on this rack. I haven’t quite unpacked all my linens yet and...

Do you struggle with keeping your whites white? Do you feel like you need to use bleach to get them back to their original white color? Want to know the secret to the whitest whites? You need a safe swap that works!  Enter: OXYGEN WHITENER What is Oxygen Whitener? It’s a BLEACH ALTERNATIVE. We don’t have any bleach in our home – you don’t need it to clean. Really, you don’t! If you are looking for a safe and natural laundry whitener to replace bleach, Oxygen Whitener is going to be your new best friend. If you aren’t looking for...