Windermere Blog | Category: Living

June 08, 2016

Buying Waterfront Properties – What You Should Know Before You Take the Plunge

Posted in Windermere Premier, Buying, Selling, Premier Events , and Living by Kelly Weisfield

There is a reason that owning a waterfront home is a life-long dream for so many people – it brings an extraordinary lifestyle. As a significant financial investment and very unique type of real estate, it’s especially critical to engage professionals who understand the complex issues inherent in waterfront properties. Equipped with the right expertise, guidance and knowledge...
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May 27, 2016

Weekend Warrior: Quick projects to upgrade your home

Posted in Living by Tara Sharp

Memorial Day traditionally represents the kick-off of summer. Kids are getting out of school, families are making summer vacation plans, and backyard barbecues are on everyone’s minds. This is also a great time of the year to get your house in order and ready for the summer season. The following is a handful of ideas and tips to help you with this process.
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May 13, 2016

What Millennials are Looking for in an Apartment or Condo

Posted in Living by Tiana Baur

LinkedIn recently told us that 4,279 new apartments were added to Seattle’s local inventory last year, and based on the number of cranes you constantly see around the city, we believe them. With so many choices, Millennials are getting really specific about what they want in a living space and the lifestyle it provides them.
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April 27, 2016

Keeping Up with The Joneses: Seven Yard Tools a First-Time Homeowner Needs

Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones

Did you know that gardening tools are really expensive? I didn’t. We even priced out what it would cost to have a landscaper come every two weeks just to mow and edge our front and back yard (which would leave us to the weeding, sweeping, etc.) but alas… that is also expensive (about $100 per month). So… Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to Home Depot we go…
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April 22, 2016

New Home Construction Trends to Watch Out For

Posted in Living by Tiana Baur

Earlier this week, at the Windermere Builder Solutions Breakfast, more than 100 Windermere brokers came together to listen to Windermere President OB Jacobi lead a panel discussion on new home construction trends in the greater Seattle area.
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April 06, 2016

8 DIY Fire Pits to Get Your Yard Ready for Summer

Posted in Porch.com and Living by Porch.com

If you’re thinking about the changing seasons, think about making your own fire pit. This popular backyard feature is surprisingly easy to construct, and will bring your outdoor living to the next level. Make a quick trip to the hardware store, grab the kids to help out, and you can have one of these gorgeous backyard features by this weekend!
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March 24, 2016

Keeping Up with the Joneses: Seven Phases of Home Renovation

Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones

We haven’t blogged in a while . . . and that’s because we’ve put a slightly unintentional pause on our renovation projects. If you’ve ever done a project around the house, you may have found yourselves in one of these seven stages.
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March 16, 2016

Keeping up with the Joneses: Giving Our Fireplace a Facelift

Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones

While we were willing to do some major updates to the bathroom, plumbing and electrical, we decided to pick a few areas of our 1940s fixer to do some smaller, mostly cosmetic updates. One of these projects included giving the fireplace a little facelift to bring it into this century.
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March 09, 2016

Keeping up with the Joneses: The Guest Room, Part I

Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones

Before we started our renovations, we didn't plan to do much to the basement guest room: maybe a little paint, installing some blinds for the window. My wife, Jenn, thought we'd buy a bench to put at the end of the bed for linen storage. Then Demo Day One happened. Within an hour, it was clear we would be a few weeks out from painting. In order to paint, you needed walls.
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March 02, 2016

Keeping up with the Joneses: Would You do a DIY Home Renovation again?

Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones

See what Windermere Real Estate agent, Tyler Davis Jones and his wife Jenn have to say about their do-it-yourself home renovation on the blog today:
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