by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 17, 2014 | About Central Oregon, Central Oregon News, Home & Design, Local Resources
Have you heard about the Little Free Library movement? It’s a nationwide campaign to improve literacy and a love of reading one neighborhood at a time, by erecting small book repositories on street corners, filled with books that can be borrowed (and returned) for...
by Lisa Broadwater | Mar 1, 2014 | About Sisters, Oregon, For Buyers, Home & Design, Homeowner Tips, Uncategorized
For many folks, buying a home can be a scary endeavor — the massive expense, the confounding closing process, the litany of potential pitfalls. Then there are those home buyers who actually look forward to taking on the additional challenge of working from...
by Lisa Broadwater | Feb 25, 2014 | Green Building, Home & Design, Homeowner Tips, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
What’s happening on the home design front in 2014? Here’s my take on 10 trends that Realtor Magazine says are noteworthy this year. 1. Reclaimed wood floors & porcelain floors that look like wood. Expect wider floorboards too (up to five and six...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jul 24, 2013 | About Bend, Central Oregon Events, For Buyers, For Sellers, Green Building, Home & Design, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
It’s time once again for the COBA Tour of Homes. Held each year during the last two weekends in July, the tour (which the Central Oregon Builders Association introduced back in 1989) offers a peek at the handiwork of some of the finest builders in Central Oregon...
by Lisa Broadwater | Jan 20, 2013 | Home & Design, Real Estate News, Uncategorized
According to a recent New York Times article, emerald green should be all the rage this year. Actually, it was Pantone — the popular color-matching system — that announced that Oz green (aka PANTONE 17-5641) is the color of the year for 2013. Amazingly, as...