Maria Powell

7 Creative Ways to Repurpose a Fireplace

What do you do when you’ve got an old wood-burning fireplace that hasn’t been living up to its true purpose in years? Why, repurpose it, of course! Lots of older homes come with non-functional yet gorgeous old fireplaces that haven’t heard the cackle of burning wood in forever. Instead of letting that thing just distribute […]

5 Reasons Why You Should Buy Your Next Home in 2016

Still got cold feet about buying a home? Wait ’till 2016 rolls around! With the new year upon us, now’s the time for all you renters and first-time buyers out there to start organizing your finances and jump on the homeownership bandwagon. Of course, it’s totally understandable for it to be overwhelming and even intimidating […]

Here’s How Millennials Are Getting Mortgages These Days

You’d be hard-pressed to come across a 20-something who doesn’t use a smartphone for just about everything. From paying for a latte at Starbucks, to depositing a check right into a bank account, Generation Y’ers sure are savvy when it comes to digital technology. And these days, that’s exactly how they’re getting mortgages, too. Acute […]

Infographic: 15 Ways to Conserve Water at Home

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent List Their Greenwich Village Pad For $10.5M

Design guru Nate Berkus and his equally design-savvy hubby Jeremiah Brent just listed their hoity toity Greenwich Village apartment for a cool $10.5 million. It was only two short years ago that the design couple settled into this Lower Fifth Avenue apartment with their daughter Poppy after Oprah’s fave designer sold his 9th Street crib […]

Here’s the Scoop on High-Efficiency LED Lighting For Your Home

Remember back in the day when LED lights first came out on the market? People were slow to adopt them because they gave off sort of a bluish-white tint, which didn’t exactly match the bright-light incandescent lightbulb variations. So unless homeowners were willing to replace every bulb in the house, LED lights were sort of […]

Investing Locally Vs. Long-Distance: What’s Better?

Investing in real estate – it’s been done forever, and it’s one of the tried-and-true ways of building sustainable wealth over the long term. But the property you invest in can make or break any profits you make. It’ll also play a key role in the amount of hassle you have to endure to manage […]

5 Affordable Decor Ideas that Always Impress

You might be taking the holiday season as an opportunity to add some ‘cheer’ to your interior decor. But the truth is, revamping your interior could probably use some refreshment at any point throughout the year. And who says you need to blow the budget in the name of a decor facelift? With these affordable […]