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The movers are gone, your furniture is unpacked, and your boxes are broken down. Now, it's time to turn your attention to those blank walls. Hanging art is a wonderful way to put the perfect finishing touch on your home.  Putting up paintings, photographs, mirrors, and tapestries can help you show off your personality, embrace all things Chicago, and finalize that home office, living room, or entryway. If you're getting ready to sell, choosing the right art is a key component of staging a property for sale. If you're settling into your home for the long haul, adding new artwork can be an easy way to revitalize your space, helping you see familiar rooms in a whole new light.  However, while putting up decorations can add that perfect finish to your walls, it can also be intimidating. What if you hang that picture crooked? Do those frames look good together? Can this type of mount go with that type of wall? It's enough to cause you to put off hanging up your treasures for weeks or months on end! We're here to help make settling in and creating your perfect space easier. Here are some big steps you can take to hang art with confidence in your Chicagoland home: 

We've all heard about New Year's resolutions — but what about springtime resolutions? After all, this season brings warm, sunny weather and longer days back to Chicagoland after the dark, frosty winter. What better time to really invest in refreshing your home and your daily routines?  Spring can present a great opportunity to refresh your mindset and your most-used spaces at the same time. Looking to get out of that winter rut, shake things up, and develop a new routine? Making some little changes can have a big impact. Here are 12 ways to hit "restart" and make the most of the start of springtime in Chicagoland: 

April showers bring May flowers… and plenty of days stuck inside along the way.  Here in Chicagoland, spring weather is always-changing and unpredictable. One day it can be warm and sunny, the next cool and dark, the next it's pouring buckets of rain. Sometimes, rain can upend your plans and force you to spend the day indoors, even when you're itching to get out and about.  So, what can you do to make the most of a rainy day at home in Chicagoland? Here are a few rainproof activities and ideas to try out this spring: 

The legendary American author Stephen King once said that, "books are a uniquely portable magic." A good read can transport you to a different time or place, or help you rediscover the wonder in the spot that you call home.  Chicagoland is one of the best places to be for serious book lovers. Our area has been home to countless writers, poets, scholars, and critics over the years. In fact, at one point, Chicago was the center of the Midwest's publishing industry. Today, you'll find amazing independent book shops and impressive libraries in nearly every neighborhood, from the city to the suburbs.  But which neighborhoods should passionate lovers of literature seek out? Here are seven of the best Chicagoland neighborhoods for book lovers to explore: 

The kitchen has always been one of the hardest working rooms in any home. It's where we cook, where we gather, and where we work on homework or pay bills. In short, the kitchen really is the heart of the household! And after a year spent close to home, it's no surprise that people are starting to think about the kitchen in a whole new way.  In a 2020 poll, 13 percent of people said that updating or expanding their kitchen was a post-COVID priority; another 13 percent said that an updated kitchen was high on their list of "must-haves" in their next home. But what kitchen design trends should buyers and sellers be looking for in 2021? Here are just a few of the big things that designers and home experts predict will be coming to kitchens here in Chicagoland and across the country in the year ahead:
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