Trends are unexpectedly shifting in 202o. The shower is starting to become more favorable than the bathtub. However, don’t quickly get rid of your bathtub because experts still claim that it’s difficult to sell a house without a tub. A recent Houzz poll proved that as 58% of the respondents agreed that it’s not worth [...]
For most Americans, coffee is a drink like there is none other. It is as if it has its own league in our minds and simply overrules all attempted comparisons by outsiders. Yet it is also ironically very democratic for it is accessible to all in Alexandria. The plentitude of supply, however, is what muddies [...]
The start of a new decade in 2020 calls for a revival in home design trends. If there had to be one perfect opportunity for you to change things up in your home, it's now. Every year witnesses a change in home trends and 2020 is no different. Want to get a head-start on your [...]
An affordable bathroom remodel sounds too good to be true, right? It’s true that a bathroom remodel is expensive otherwise, but with some tricks and some DIY, you can even bring down the price to as low as $12k-$15k. But before we go further, let’s consider all the things involved in a bathroom remodel. There’s [...]
Covid-19 or coronavirus seems to be the only thing people seem to be talking about everywhere. It's uncanny how this tiny virus has completely taken over our lives. Undoubtedly, as a result, many home remodeling projects have been affected by this too. But it's honestly surprising that the home improvement industry is continuing to thrive [...]
This November, Alexandria residents will experience their annual arts festivals like they have never before. The memories they will take home includes productions of film screenings and live orchestral music showings around the same themes. Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) and Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) have joined hands to create something new. They bring the Homegrown: American Stories [...]
An affordable kitchen remodel sounds too good to be true, right? Let me assure you that it is, in fact, very possible. Obviously, you'd need to adjust your expectations, and you can't be expecting to add the most high-end appliances to the mix. But you can very well get a decent kitchen that functions well [...]
If you’ve been looking for design inspiration to remodel the kitchen on Pinterest, that's great! You deserve to have a kitchen remodel that you can be proud of. But amidst all that, don't forget to take things beyond the aesthetic. A functional kitchen is way more important than just a beautiful kitchen. Why not [...]
Alexandria's water taxis will soon have approval by the Alexandria City Council to increase the frequency of trips in the morning. Following approval by the Alexandria City Council, the Potomac Riverboat Company (PRC) is now making final preparations to advance the workdays' first service to District Wharf from 6:40 a.m. to 6 a.m. And with it, there [...]
Bathrooms are your sanctuary. The only place in the world you can go to be fully alone. Be it a pampering session, a self pep talk session, a mental and physical cleansing ritual -- you find all sort of inspiration in its enclosures. So, it's fair to say that the cozier your bathroom, the [...]
