Patricia Taylor

Starting a work at home business is the same as starting any other business. Good business practices will build customer confidence, truthful advertising improves profits, top quality products at a fair prices improve sales, and networking improves stability. However, there are some important differences, and some substantial benefits, to a...

The theory works. Many novice investors have turned $20 000 to $50 000 into a $1 000 000 property portfolio. In today's market, a portfolio of this size rarely requires more than six properties, an easily manageable investment portfolio by any standards. The question should not be...

Improving the value of your home goes deeper than decorating ideas. Many homeowners believe that installing new floors, faucets, and repainting will increase the value of their homes. However, they overlook the big picture. As governments are forced to improve emissions and environmental waste, municipalities are forcing new home builders to...

Many of today's larger homes have wide expanses of white and off white ceilings that overwhelm the room and destroy the decorating style. This is most apparent in homes with ten-foot ceilings, and cathedral ceilings. Most home decorators are unable to see beyond the smooth white or stucco decorated ceiling....

When do-it-yourself home decorators start their projects they think of fabrics and paint colors, furniture and flooring, texture and lighting. They head to a home decorating store and look at carpet samples, compare flooring prices, study the specs on faucets, and borrow wallpaper sample books. Very rarely do do-it-yourself decorators...

Close your eyes and you'll picture an ugly grey slab of concrete and wonder how you could use it when decorating the home. However, concrete is becoming a valuable home decorating medium for everything from countertops to flooring. Concrete can be pigmented, stained, etched, molded, and scored. It can be made...

Most people cannot tell you what the most valuable commodity on earth is. When asked, many people mention precious minerals, jewels, land, and other tangible products. Very few people come up with the right answer, water. Two-thirds of the planet's surface is covered with water. Salt water comprises 97% of the...

Blank walls are a source of frustration for most do-it-yourself home decorators. Blank walls say 'you are lacking as a decorator,' and haunt us for years. The adventurous home decorators may experiment with texturing stucco, a stucco and sand and paste, grass paper, and stenciling. Most home decorators...

Improving the value of a home is easy, and sometimes cheap. The most important thing you need to understand is where the home's value is located. The kitchen is the heart of the home. Just watch a few potential home buyers in an open house. They make a beeline...

Wrought iron has a beautiful, almost ethereal, element that transcends home décor styles and environments, time and tradition. Today's manufacturers have listened to public demand, hired artists, and created furniture and accents that lets homeowners seamlessly weave wrought iron through any home, any color scheme, and any price range. Unlike...