Infographic: Home Staging 101
Making the decision to put your property up for sale is a huge one. It's a lot of pressure too, as you need to step up and make your property as presentable as possible to the prospective…
Want your kitchen to wow? Consider a clean cabinet treatment like this. Image: André François McKenzie on Unsplash.
Kitchen Cabinet Details That Add Function With Pizzazz
Discovering the ideal kitchen cabinets is like trying to find a white glove in the snow. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to accomplish. This decision can be downright difficult at times if you aren’t…
Common in Texas hill country summers, storm fronts can bring extremes of wind and rain. Image: Digitized House.
Five Natural Threats to Your Home—and How to Thwart Them
Thanks to tropical storms and other severe weather patterns, homeowners have many unique obstacles when it comes to home maintenance. These top five natural threats are the weather-related issues you need to know about—plus how to address them…
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Five Modern Home Design Trends New Homebuyers Need to Know
If you are one of the many who have decided to buy their first home, you may be a bit overwhelmed with everything that goes into it. Certainly, it can be exciting to have a place that…
Ready to cut the cord? Apple TV+ begins streaming in November 2019 at $4.99 per month. Image: Apple.
Streaming Media Services: A Short Guide to Cutting the Cord
If you’re in the middle of modernizing your TV den, consider swapping your cable and satellite providers with a streaming video service. More and more consumers are cutting the cord and going with internet-delivered movies and live…
Where do you start building your connected home? Scroll down for an infographic. Image: MyMemory.
Infographic: Primer to 12 Top Connected Home Accessories
When you walk into a consumer electronics store or do a web search, the number of connected home accessory choices out there can be dizzying. So where do you begin with outfitting your connected home? In this…
Looking to add more organic elements to your kitchen? Read on for our suggestions. Image: Rene Asmussen from Pexels.
How to Incorporate Organic Elements Into Your Kitchen
In most households, the kitchen is the heart and hearth of the home so when the time comes to remodel it, it's imperative you remain guided by your style and convenience. Preparing delicious meals for your family…
Low-maintenance indoor house plants can help to purify the air in your home. Image: Kari Shea on Unsplash.
Best Air-Purifying Indoor Plants for Your Home
Back in the 1980s, a series of studies by NASA found that plants have the potential to purify the air. However, enormous amounts of plants would be needed to rid an average home of mold spores, bacteria,…
By boosting the energy efficiency of your home-based workspace, you can invest more in moving your unique products and services forward. Image: Marek Levak from Pexels.
5 Ways to Boost the Energy Efficiency of a Home-Based Small Business
Small business owners are increasingly choosing to run their companies from the comfort of their homes, as the technological revolution is making it easy and cost-effective to center your operations in your home office, manage a remote…
Are you a freelancer? Getting your at-home workstation just right is key to productivity in the gig economy. Image: Twelve South.
Setting Up a Home Workstation for Freelance Success in the Gig Economy
As a freelancer in today's gig economy, you have the advantage of being able to work from anywhere. Sometimes it's just you and your laptop in your favorite coffee shop, the next day it's on your phone…
Hackers work hard to get around security, but you can thwart them by being smarter with your credentials. Image: Pixabay.
4 Most Common Password Attacks and How to Protect Against Them
Password thieves operate very covertly and most people do not even realize they have been scammed until it’s too late. Being one step ahead of the hackers is the only way you can protect your data from…
Just beginning your smart home journey? A smart speaker is a great place to start. Image: John Tekeridis on Pexels.
How to Choose the Ideal Smart Gadgets for Your House
You’ll be surprised how far technology has come in recent years, and the latest gadgets for the home are slick and super useful. Move over, sandwich toaster, and make way for smarter and more utilitarian devices that…
Amazon Alexa (Echo), Apple Siri (HomePod), and Google Assistant (Google Home Mini) are all vying for a place in your smart home. Images: Apple and Digitized House.
How to Choose the Perfect Smart Home Assistant for You
If you plan to turn your house into a smart home, choosing a digital voice assistant is one of the first steps. On the surface, it seems like a simple decision—pick the one you’re familiar with. But…
Adjusting privacy settings are among the things you can do to recoup privacy on recent tech devices. Image: Digitized House.
7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy on Latest Smart Devices
Smart devices are collecting more personal information than ever before, from what you do on the internet to where you use your phone. It’s not just smartphones, either—that smart device in your kitchen and the smartwatch on…
Apple iPads can be configured to run as a HomeKit Home Hub (iPad Pro 12.9 fitted with a Brydge 12.9 keyboard). Image: Digitized House.
Setting up an Apple HomeKit Home Hub
It seems Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-compatible accessories steal the connected home headlines these days, yet products with Apple HomeKit compatibility are still widely popular and new HomeKit accessories continue to hit the market. But to get…
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How to Restore Old Furniture to Its Former Glory
To a lot of people, the furniture they’ve inherited from someone is usually more than just a piece of furniture—it’s more of a family heirloom. That’s why many decide to do all in their power to restore…
Hunter Douglas Duette Lightlock cellular honeycomb shades. Image: Hunter Douglas.
Window Shades: 6 Solutions to Maximize Natural Lighting
Having plenty of natural light in your living space is not only healthy, but it’s also very beneficial for your overall well-being. What’s more, having adequate daylight streaming into your living space will reduce the need for…
Big Ass Fans Haiku L fan. Image: Digitized House.
Hey Google, Control My Haiku Fan
Haiku Home fans and lights just got smarter. These high-end products from the home division of Big Ass Fans have been uplifted by new integrations with Google Assistant and the Google Home ecosystem. We just tried out…
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How a Smart Home Can Help You Go Green
When talking about smart homes, the main focus is usually the functionality and convenience factor. However, investing in smart home automation technologies can also help you save energy and reduce your carbon footprint. There are myriad ways…
March Madness bliss: Listen to your favorite game on Google Home speakers. Image: Digitized House Media.
How to Use Google Assistant for March Madness Listening
As March Madness rolls into its final days, the drudgery of work can get in the way. But seriously, what's more important than NCAA hoops this time of the year, particularly when your alma mater is still…
