How to Sell Your Home Fast
Continue ReadingSelling your home fast for the highest price possible is our bread and butter at LystHouse. Here are a few quick tips on how you can make sure your home sells quickly, easily, and for the highest price you can get.
Keeping Cool and Saving Money This Summer by Summer-Proofing Your Home
Continue ReadingSummer is heating up about as fast as the real estate market is here in Texas! But just because it is scorching outside doesn’t mean you need to let your electric bill skyrocket. Here are a few ways you can save money with your energy bill during these sizzling hot months.
Take a Quick Look Inside President Obama’s New Home!
Continue ReadingPresident Obama and his family are moving into a swanky tudor mansion along the picturesque Belmont road in the upscale Kalorama neighborhood just 2 miles from the White House. This posh neighborhood is already home to many diplomats
10 Cost-Effective Steps to Winterizing Your Home On a Budget
Continue ReadingAt LystHouse, we LOVE saving you money. And you can save a lot of it, all while staying cozy and warm throughout this winter, if you act now and take these 10 simple and cost-effective steps to winterizing your home before the cold arrives.
Top 5 Tips for Selling Your House During the Holidays
Continue ReadingThinking about Selling your home during the holidays? November to January is considered by many to be one of the worst times to sell your home. However; there are some great advantages for serious home sellers. Less competition and serious home hunters means more attention for your home by motivated home buyers. And because emotions play such a huge role in buying a home, you can capitalize on the holiday season by helping buyers see themselves celebrating next year in your home. Check out these Top 5 Tips to Selling Your House During the Holidays!
5 Easy and Spooky Halloween Decorating Ideas
Continue ReadingIf you love decorating for Halloween, don’t wait until the last minute. Halloween is coming up soon! Give your guests the creeps with these quick DIY Halloween home decor and and Halloween decorating ideas.
Painting to Sell Your House Fast – Home Staging
Continue ReadingIf you are thinking about selling your home, you should know that first impressions are everything to home buyers. One quick home improvement you can make to sell your home faster is to paint the interiors. Whether you need to remove old wallpaper or just update your walls with a fresh and current look, a little fresh paint is sometimes all it takes to woo over a home buyer and take that home from “for sale” to “sold”.
10 Fall Porch Decorating Ideas
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of the year again! Happy Fall y’all! Pumpkin spice lattes are in full swing. Autumn is typically the slow season in real estate, so whether you’re thinking about selling your home, or just want to get a little festive, it’s time to give that porch a makeover and plenty of curb appeal! Take a gander at these 10 fall porch decorating ideas to welcome the harvest season. Take notes home sellers and use these tips to take home staging to the next level to help sell your home fast!
This couple built the most incredible floating home!
Continue ReadingWe’ve all fantasized about selling our home and living off the grid at one point or another.
If I had the money, I’d sell my home and live on my own private island. I never thought about building it myself though… until I saw this video. What this couple has done is incredible!
Artists Wayne Adams and Catherine King built a sustainable island home just off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. They’ve spent 24 years working diligently and named their floating home Freedom Cove. Check out these cool photos and be sure to watch the video below!
Their home is floating!
Floating Greenhouses and Gardens to Grow their Own Food!
What a Great View!
Would you live on a floating home like this? Let us know in the comments below!
(via MindBodyGreen)
8 Space-Saving Bathroom Ideas
Continue ReadingAt LystHouse, we’re all about making things as efficient as possible. From our time and money saving technology solutions to these 8 bathroom space savers, we’ve got you covered. When deciding on bathroom space savers, smart design must be considered paramount to maximize bathroom space. Here are eight bathroom space saving tips to help you accommodate everything you need in a compact bathroom while still making it feel more roomy, open, and larger.
