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4 Budget Bathroom Makeover Ideas by rachel Paxton

All it takes is a few changes and updates!

6-7 What to do About Household Ants How to keep these pesky insects out of your house

8 Little Repairs That Give a Big Bang for Your Buck by tonya M. Williams

simple maintenance is one of the most important and financially rewarding activities for a homeowner to perform on their home.

10 4 Ways to Avoid Foreclosure by Neil terc Take your future into your own hands! A foreclosure is a sticky situation you want to avoid at all costs.

11 Grilling Rules to Remember by Jim stevens

Follow these safety rules in order to keep your family and yourself safe from accidents.

14 7 tips to Keep Your Lawn in Tip-Top Condition Make your lawn the envy of the neighborhood.

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Budget Bathroom Makeover IdeasBy Rachel Paxton

I recently gave my bathroom a complete makeover. It was much easier than I expected, and only took a few days to complete. All for less than $200! ThefirstthingIdidwaschoose some paint. I started out with bare white walls. I chose Kilz brand paint. The color is called “Garden Glove” (a cheer-ful spring green), and a gallon cost about $15 at Walmart. One gallon was plenty to paint the entire bathroom. Just painting the bathroom gave it whole new look. I also bought a small can of white paint to touch up the paint around the doorways. Because our master bathroom is not very well lit, we decided to change the light fixture.Foronly$40 (including bulbs) at Home Depot, we in-stalled a vanity lightfixtureoverthe mirror behind the sinks. It only took a few minutes to install, and it looks great. The bathroom is much brighter now than it was before. To gain some

extra storage space, we pur-chased a cabinet that stands over the toilet. It has four shelves and a cupboard and cost about $100 at Home Depot. I recently saw that Walmart had some similar cabinets for between $50 and $75. We have two windows in our bathroom so I thought plants would really brighten up the room. I bought some pretty solid colorflowerpotsfromWalmart

for a couple of dollars and some matching spring primroses (less than $2 each). I set the pots on top of the new cabinet. The finishingtouchwillbeacoupleof ferns to hang above the garden bathtub, in front of the windows.I love my new bathroom. It looks like a completely different room. Just a few simple changes can update and rejuvenate your bath-room too!

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Trying to discourage ants from invading the home can be frustrating. Proper food storage and waste management will reduce the food that often attracts workers indoors. Clean all kitchen surfaces, vacuum daily, and rinse recyclable containers before storage. Ant trails can be temporarily disrupted with a mild solution of vinegar and water. Sticky barriers using commercially available materials, such as Tanglefoot or Stickem, or water moats containing soapy water, can be used to prevent ants from reaching plants or

other items. Caulk cracks that ants are using to enter the home. Many ants enter homes from outside nests as they forage for food. To find their nest, follow the ants. You can encourage foraging by setting out attractive food. Ants usually take regular routes to and from their nest and the food source by establishing a chemical (pheromone) trail. The nest may be found by watching where the ants go; for some ants, such as carpenter ants, this works best at night. If the nest is discovered, it can be treated

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or removed (in the case of rotted wood). In cases where the nest is not found, ants can be kept out of the house by applying an insecticide barrier around the exterior of the building. Careful observation may reveal the ants are entering only through one area of the house; this would allow a spot treatment of that area. If it is not clear where the ants are entering, then treat a 2 4 foot wide area around the entire building. This control method is temporary and retreatments may be necessary.

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Simple Maintenance is one of themostimportantandfinanciallyrewarding activities a homeowner can perform on their home. Simple maintenance consists of completing all minor repairs around the home or yard. Correction of these items, keep the home from being a scratch n’ dent purchase. Potential home buyers view properties with an un-forgiving eye. The more ‘scratches and dents’ a home displays, the deeper the price discount on the bottom line. Remember, simple maintenance items often seem more significanttoprospectivebuyersthan to the homeowner. Every defect a potential home buyer sees, whether real or imagined, becomes a deduc-tion from the sellers’ asking price.

Homeowners reading this article should take a moment to list the simple maintenance tasks around their home. Include the leaky garden hose, the blown bulb and miss-ing light cover in the master bath, missing outlet covers, the unsightly clump of cables --that should be inside the wall-- presently dangling likeatailbelowawallmountedflatscreen TV, any missing or damaged window screens.

Simple maintenance items are minor in nature and have a “20/20 rule”: items take less than 20 min-utes to correct and cost less than 20

dollars total. Homeowners should take a few minutes to decide which items on the list are within their scope of knowledge and which ones will require help to correct. Review the list for ac-curacy and make sure the correct tools are available to perform the repairs. There is a plethora of do-it-yourself information available via the inter-net, local Home Improvement stores and on HGTV. Homeowners who are unfamiliar with the required skill set or tools, it’s a great idea to take the time to investigate.

The question comes to mind wheth-erornotallthisfussingandfixingiswarranted. Does simple maintenance make a difference? Is this a waste of time and money? Remember, the value of addressing simple maintenance items before putting a home on the marketwillbepositivelyreflectedinthe bottom line when the house sells.

Tonya M. Williams is Home & Garden Television’s (HGTV) Real Estate Expert on “Designed to Sell” Atlanta edition; she owns a Décor & Stag-ing Firm and has

been a top producing Realtor in Atlanta for almost 10 years. Visit her online at www.tonyaMwilliams.tv or you can email: tonya5000@gmail.com

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In the foreseeable future, experts estimate nearly three to four million people will be unable to avoid foreclosure and will lose their homes due to the current recession. Could today’s homeowners, if prepared with the right kind of knowledge, avoid foreclosure? Below are four services that home mortgage lenders and in-stitutions routinely offer to their clients.1. Refinance - This is one of the most common activities to avoid foreclosure in the mortgage in-dustry in which the homeowner tries to decrease his interest rate by paying off the actual balance on the mortgage. 2. Loan Modification - This happens when home mortgage lenders change the interest rate or the balance on the mortgage in

order to decrease the amount of the monthly payment. 3. Repayment Plan - This ser-vice is only offered by home mortgage lenders to homeown-ers who are delinquent on their monthly payments. With this process, home mortgage lenders will add a portion of the past due balance on the mortgage to the monthly payment in order to pay off that late balance in a shorter period of time without paying extra interest. 4. Short Sale - With this pro-cess, home mortgage lenders and homeowners agree on selling the house for less than the balance on the mortgage in order to pay off the debt and avoid foreclo-sure.

Have a Plan in Place! Take your future into your own hands! A foreclosure is a sticky situation you want to avoid at all costs. It remains on your credit report years down theroadandcansignificantlyharm your credit score to the pointwhereitmaybedifficulttopurchase a house ever again. Your lending institution wants to help you avoid foreclosure, keep your home, and for you to stay in it. Be proactive and, above all, be armed with the nec-essary knowledge to save your home and property!

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Negligence of many people working over barbeque grills has led to many grill accidents. Leav-ing a grill idle for a long period of time is not recommended as it has much possibilities of caus-ing a grill accident. There are some cases where a grill accident has taken place when a person refilledorreattachedagascon-tainer of a barbeque grill. This may result in property damage or loss of life. Important things to remem-ber when grilling this season: Checking the air tubes and food Greece blockage is im-portant, especially when cook outdoors on a deck or on your

Warmerweatherisfinallyhere and it is barbecue season. Unfortunately, most of us forget the safety rules when it comes to grilling. Many people are more concerned about preparations and inviting guest more than anything else. Even though it is nice to have a BBQ Grill on a spring or summer day, it is highly recom-mended to follow the safety rules in order to keep your family and yourself safe from any sort of accidents which may happen. Gases such as Liquid Petroleum and propane are used it is highly inflammable.Asmallcarelesslittle mistake could end up with a huge loss or severe injury.

lawn. Checking the hoses of the grill and searching for cracks, brittle surfaces or cracks within the grills is also very important. Remember, placing spare gas containersorotherinflammablesubstances can cause grill acci-dents – so, be aware of that. With charcoal grilling, burn-ing charcoal is considered a poisonous gas which is known as Carbon Monoxide. So, to reduce the risk of CO poisoning - avoid burning charcoal inside close places like indoors. Don’t forget to replace barbecue grill parts when needed. For further information on buying barbeque grill parts and supplies, visit www.IBuyGrillParts.com.

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Summers in Atlanta may be renowned for ther-mometer melting temperatures but locals know that it is also a time when ceaseless options for indoor and out-door activities are atourfingertips.Among the most anticipated activi-ties this summer, is the brand new, fully operational “Solar D House” exhibit, at Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum, in Cartersville, GA. The house was originally designed and built by Engineer-ing and Architecture students at GA Tech for an international competition, in which it placed sixth. Green Habitats Founda-tion (www.GreenHabitats.org) took over stewardship of the House in December 2008, and decided Tellus museum was an ideal location because of its estimatedhighvolumesoftrafficand heavy focus on the sciences. The 120,000 sq ft museum has already experienced upwards of 70,000 visitors since opening in January of this year and is ex-pected to see up to 180,000 more before 2010 is upon us. With Green Habitats Founda-tion as its steward, the EarthCraft

CertifiedSolarDHouseemployssome of the most advanced sustainable technology and re-sources available on the market today. Aside from its modern aesthetic and livable design ele-ments, the real educational value is in the technology it utilizes, which virtually any homeowner can install in their own home to save precious resources and substantial money on utility bills. A few energy saving highlights include: 39 solar panels, insulat-ing polyurethane base, and water capture and reclamation system. The exhibit is intended to fulfillGreenHabitats’ultimatemission of promoting sustainable building, supporting research and educational programs to design

and build housing that conserves water and energy. “If we can implement eco-consciousness at the design stage,” Green Habitats founder, John Lie-Nielsen ex-plains, “the builders will follow these designs.” With exhibits like the Solar D House educating and inspiring people of all ages on how easy and stylish sustain-able living really can be, Green Habitats believes that builders and engineers will follow suit to meet that demand. To learn more about Green Habitats Foundation, visit: www.GreenHabitats.org. For hours and admission prices to Tellus Museum, visit www.TellusMuse-um.org or call: (770) 606-5700.

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A healthy and attractive lawn is one feature of a home that most people value almost as much as the house itself. Let us take a look at seven helpful lawn-care tips to keeping your yard in immaculate condition throughout the year.

Tip #1: Mow the grass properly.Thefirstitemoflawncareis,of course, the grass. Try not to cut more that one-third of the blade during a mowing. It is also important to mow grass when it is dry as opposed to wet.

Tip #2 Give your grass adequate water. During the hot summer months, watering is obviously more important than the winter-time. Choose the early morning for watering if possible, as this will minimize wasting water and evaporation. Try not to water your lawn at night, as this pro-motes fungus and insect prob-lems.

Tip #3 Use the right fertilizers.Weed killer should be used in lawn care, especially during ear-ly spring and fall. Weeds are an unavoidable part of maintaining your lawn, so choosing a good weed product is very important to the health and beauty of your yard.

Tip #4 Aerate your lawn for renewed vigor. Machine aera-tion can be done annually in the spring and fall to let your lawn breath. When aerating, you do not want your soil to be too wet

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Tip #5 Rake your lawn.Raking your lawn also allows you to feel the crisp grass underneath the thatch that accumulates on top.

Tip #6 Trim the edges of your yard. Lawn care involves trim-ming around the edges and corners of your yard gives it a clean and well-kept appearance year-round.

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