Source: Heath Owens, Redbook via MSN | Lifestyle - April 2020 We’re all spending a little more time at home than we bargained for this spring. For the first time, you might even be ahead of the game on spring cleaning. If so, now is the perfect time to go the extra mile. These touches will make it a little bit easier to spend all that extra time at home. Move the furniture around Rearranging furniture is the oldest spring-cleaning trick in the book, and for good reason. Moving just a few key … [Read more...]
How to Design Your Garden for More Meaning and Connection
Gardens can connect us to the natural world in meaningful ways, whether we’re plucking the first ripe berries of the season or pausing to watch wild birds flit through foliage. While we most often talk about the nuts and bolts of landscape design — the shrubs, pathways and irrigation systems that make them work — let’s take a moment to explore the less tangible ways we can design our gardens to foster connection with nature. 1. Plant Something From Your Childhood Gardens can be powerful places for connecting … [Read more...]
Expert Roundup: Mortgage Rate Predictions for 2020
Mortgage interest rates dropped lower in 2019 than many experts predicted a year ago. That was welcome news for many borrowers who ended up buying a home and homeowners who decided to refinance. Now that a new year is nearly upon us, it's natural to be curious about 2020 mortgage rate predictions. See today's mortgage rates 2020 mortgage rate predictions Where will mortgage rates in 2020 be? For a forecast, we looked to leading housing organizations and industry authorities. The good news is that all of … [Read more...]