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Plan a Great Guest Room but Watch Out for the Smell of Fish

August 13, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Sleeping overnight in another person’s home can be delightful or a real drag, depending on the planning or lack of it that goes into the guest accommodations. I’ve experienced both situations. The first time I was an

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B-r-r-r-r-r. To Cool Off, Let’s Talk Refrigeration

August 6, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Considering the temperatures of the past few weeks, it’s not a stretch to figure how my thoughts might turn to refrigeration. The refrigerator we so conveniently enjoy today is not all that old a concept. In fact,

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The Story About the Raised Ranch That Never Dies

July 30, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Once again, I hear about an admonition a realtor has received: Show me anything but a raised ranch! Many years ago I wrote a column with the long title, “The Raised Ranch, Love it, Leave it or

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Tales of Fulfilling One’s Wine Dreams

July 23, 2024 Nick Antonaccio

My approach and experiences with the expansive and ever-expanding world of wine have changed over the years. Early on, I drank to fit my budget. My palate was inexperienced and my wallet was thin. The wines I consumed were rather

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Reflecting on the Types of Doormats Homeowners May Consider

July 23, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera In this piece about doormats, I first offer a disclaimer. During the time that I’ve written more than 800 articles as The Home Guru, I believe that almost all, if not all, pieces have been written from

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My Obsession with the Appearance of the Front Door Still Rages

July 16, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Since I started as a realtor, I have suggested to seller clients how they might better improve their home’s appeal to prospective buyers. I have always harped on the importance of first impressions. That can be referred

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Psyching Myself Out with a Large Array of Colors

July 9, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera For a number of years, I have been living in a home environment of off-white (and not that off) painted walls. So if white symbolizes such virtues as purity, innocence, cleanliness and simplicity, I guess I am

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When Man-Made Rules Over Mother Nature Underfoot

July 2, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Whenever I am aware of a new or different kind of flooring, I think nostalgically of my father who was a flooring specialist and installer, working with every kind of material imaginable, from linoleum to concrete. As

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The Fascinating Evolution of Doorknobs in the Home

June 25, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera As a realtor who has shown many homes in my years in the business, I’ve opened a lot of doors and clutched a lot of doorknobs. Except for those dastardly swinging doors, which I never liked and

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Is There a Link Between the Dining Room’s Decline and Loneliness?

June 18, 2024 Examiner Media

By Bill Primavera Sadly, to a gregarious guy like me, statistics show that Americans are experiencing unprecedented levels of loneliness today. This trend may be attributed to a simple assumption: the absence of a once-common feature in many U.S. homes

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