Sep

01

Alternative Green Grass at its Finest

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Green Living, Home Improvement

With the drought in full force homeowner’s everywhere are trying to figure out what to do with their grass.  Water it and risk being fined or yelled at by your neighbors?  Pull it out and plant drought-resistant plants?  Let it die?  If you like green grass and want to be environmentally conscious then here are some great options for keeping [...]

Mar

03

Perch’d is on Pinterest!

Posted In: Alameda County, Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Contra Costa County, Creative Reuse Ideas, Food and Dining, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Green Living, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Local Market Statistics, Neighborhoods, Photos, Places, Uncategorized

Perch’d is on Pinterest! Check out some of the fun things we like to do in the Bay Area as well as find out about some of the cool things about your neighborhood! We are busy pinning great things for you to enjoy! Let us know what your favorite pin is! 

Nov

24

Real Estate Monday – Berkeley

Posted In: Alameda County, Architecture, Berkeley, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, General Real Estate News, Investing, Listings, Local Market Statistics, Uncategorized

This Real Estate Monday we will cover Berkeley Statistics.  The average listing price in Berkeley is $948,835, which is down $36K from a high of $948,720 one year ago.   However, the median sales price is $790K, up $40K from same time last year. Berkeley continues to have a robust market. If you are looking to sell or buy – contact me [...]

Nov

08

What does your sink say about you?

Posted In: Architecture, Economy, For Buyers, For the Heck of It, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, General Real Estate News, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Home Improvement, Photos, Uncategorized

Have you ever pondered what your sink says about you? Have you ever walked up to a sink and thought – “Wow, this sink speaks to me?” Is it the shape? Is it the color? Is it nostalgic?  Going out on tour we get to see so many different types of sinks. And let me tell you…sinks make you think! [...]

Oct

02

How to get rid of fruit flies in the home

Posted In: For the Home, Green Living, Home Maintenance

Hard to complain about the beautiful weather we’re experiencing right now– Indian summer in the East Bay is such a lovely thing!– but sometimes there comes a little uninvited visitor every so often.  That’s right.  We’re talking fruit flies.  The tiny plague.  Fruit flies thrive in damp places so you might find them congregating near your trash disposal, or anywhere [...]

Jul

29

My Pinterest Paint Palette Page

Posted In: For the Home, Home Improvement

Have you visited my pinterest page? Yes, I post a lot of stuff about food and such, but there are also some great posts for the house.  I have an awesome collection of color palettes so if you are looking to spruce up the paint in your home or office consider looking at one of the color combinations.

Jul

24

Before and After Kitchen Ideas

Posted In: For the Home, Home Improvement

Ok, one of my favorite sites for kitchen ideas is “the kitchn” – have you checked it out?  One of the great things is that they show a ton of before and after pics, and give inexpensive design solutions.  Many of the remodels are under $5,000.  WHAT???  Yup.  Gotta sell and your kitchen isn’t so hot?  Let’s look at the [...]

Mar

14

Elegant and Stylish Landscaping

Posted In: For the Home, Home Improvement

Ok, saw this on tour and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it.  The space was very small, very modern, very comfortable.  When thinking about small spaces think color, style, height.  

Mar

05

Inexpensive Ways to Spruce Up Your Kitchen

Posted In: For the Home, Home Improvement

Huffington Post recently posted a sa-weet article entitled “19 inexpensive ways to spruce up your kitchen.”  It caught my eye because some of these tips were super easy, such as adding colorful floor mats and using nice jars for organizing. If you aren’t able to get rid of those 70’s cabinets perhaps you can put on new knobs and pulls [...]

Jan

31

Triple Bunk bed!

Posted In: For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids

Maybe you have three kids? And maybe you need to put all three kids in one room?  Or maybe you have two kids but need extra storage and a reading nook.  Whatever the situation, this triple bunk bed could be a really interesting solution.   I know, I know… one of the top bunks doesn’t have a rail but you [...]