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The Happy Home

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

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The Eco-Friendly Home: 8 Natural Cleaning Solution Alternatives

Mark Watson, March 21
As we welcome Spring into our homes this year, it's time to tidy up! Many commercial cleaning products contain harmfulfalse

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

How To Clean Your Fireplace in Just 15 Minutes!

Mark Watson, March 12
If you’re like most homeowners, your fireplace is the centerpiece of your home, the main element for creating a sensefalse

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

How Much Should You Spend On A New Roof?

Mark Watson, February 15
Your house is leaking and you know that this time it’s more than fixing the flashing, or cleaning out the gutters. Itfalse

Picking Sides: Vertical Vs Horizontal Siding Installation

Mark Watson, February 12
If you're considering siding replacement at your home, then you've got a lot of decisions to make. For starters, you'llfalse

Exterior Renovation Theme: The Greek Revival

Mark Watson, January 15
The Greek Revival became an architectural movement in the US in the late nineteenth century. The style's color palettefalse

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

5 Home Improvement Fixes to Fight The Winter Blues

Mark Watson, January 13
Home improvement fixes need not be complicated nor expensive. If you want to spruce up your home a bit without thefalse

9 New Year's Resolutions For The Homeowner

Mark Watson, December 29
Most New Year’s resolutions are optimistic objectives related to weight loss, hitting the gym, quitting that bad habit,false