Julie Kheyfets on home renovation trends: Demand is approaching 2022 levels

In this week’s episode of the Top of Mind podcast, host Mike Simonsen is joined by Block Renovation CEO Julie Kheyfets. The duo explore current and upcoming trends in the home renovation market.This interview has been edited for length and clarity. To start the conversation, Simonsen and Kheyfets di

3 Tips for Staging Outdoor Spaces

You’ve cleaned your house and arranged the rooms to showcase the best features. But what about your outdoor spaces? Don’t underestimate the power of highlighting the exterior property to boost the home’s value. Here are three strategies to get your outdoor space looking as impressive as the inside:E

Dreaming of Luxurious Sheets on a Budget!

I have received compensation or product for this review.  However, all opinions are my own.How many sets of sheets do you have?  I don’t know how it happened, I used to have multiple sets, but over the years my collection had dwindled down to one set!  I am not a fan of having to strip the bed then

Mini Office Makeover

 Recently Wayfair contacted me to feature my craft/workbench on their site!  Wayfair is one of my favorite stores, so you can imagine my excitement, I am truly honored to be included in this project!  It was a wonderful opportunity to clean up the office and take some updated photos of my mini offic

XO Valentine Wreaths

I absolutely love these XO Valentines Wreaths!  While I did not invent this wreath, I put my own spin on it!  I had seen a wreath similar to these online using white berry branches for the X and red berry branches for the O, I wanted to make two of these wreaths one for my sister and one a little mo

Simple Valentines Pine Cone Wreath!

Once the Christmas décor comes down the house feels too barren so I tend to put my Valentines décor up the first week of January.  I don’t go overboard with color or decorations for Valentines, just a few pieces to keep the house from feeling so empty!  I made this simple Valentines Pine Cone Wreath