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The Happy Home

An inspirational home improvement blog for building and maintaining a lovely dwelling.

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Black Algae And Northern Virginia Roofing: What You Need To Know

Joe LeVecchi, January 13
If you drive around neighborhoods in Virginia, you will probably notice a number of roofs with black stains runningfalse

4 Exterior Cleaning Musts Before The Weather Gets Colder!

Joe LeVecchi, November 10
As the weather becomes cooler, it is time once again for a full cleanup around the exterior of your home. The weatherfalse

6 Best Indoor Herbs To Grow In Your Garden Window

Joe LeVecchi, March 31
Bring the beauty of the outside in, with beautiful and fragrant herbs that will brighten your home and make fresh, homefalse

8 Spring Cleaning Checklist For The Spring-Ready Home

Joe LeVecchi, March 18
Starting the spring season out with a clean home is inspiring and refreshing, but spring cleaning chores themselves canfalse

10 Tricks To Make Your Ceiling Look Higher

Joe LeVecchi, March 10
When you're considering major home improvements such as a roofing installation or roof repair, you might be consideringfalse

Brighter Winter: Add Light, Color and Whimsy to Your Home

Joe LeVecchi, January 14
Let's face it, we don't usually get a break from Old Man Winter during the days of cold and darkness that stretch fromfalse

6 Trending Colors For The Winter

Joe LeVecchi, December 21
Winters in Northern Virginia can be brutally cold and depressingly gray. One creative way to fight the blues whilefalse

Fall Back! 14 Home Improvement Tips To Get Your House Ready This Fall

Joe LeVecchi, November 7
Fall is the perfect time to undertake exterior remodeling and interior renovations for improved comfort in the winter.

6 Quick and Easy Exterior Fixes

Joe LeVecchi, August 7
If you want to give your home a new refreshing look this summer, but don’t have the luxury of time to undertake bigfalse

6 Home Improvement Projects To Increase Your Home Resale Value

Joe LeVecchi, July 23
July and August are two of the best times of the year for buying a home in Northern Virginia. While these months arefalse