Hilary W. Foutes REALTOR®'s Blog

Posted on 02/13/2022
How to Grow Night Blooming Jasmine as a Houseplant
The night blooming jasmine vine is a popular addition to summer gardens, but also grows successfully indoors. With the right care and conditions, you can enjoy the climbing vines and flowers this plant has to offer in your own home. Here are some key tips for growing night-blooming jasmine indoors: Light Night blooming jasmine prefers indirect bright light...
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Posted on 02/06/2022
How to Make a Rain Chain for Your Home
Some of the best decor serves a helpful function in addition to providing aesthetic improvement. One example of this is the increasingly popular rain chain. Rain chains hang outdoors to replace a gutter spout. They disperse collected rainwater away from the house while also serving as an eye-catching decorative piece. You can buy rain chains wherever garden decor...
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Posted on 01/30/2022
Top Safety Tips for DIY Construction
DIY construction projects can be an exciting way to put your skills to use and improve your home’s functionality or appearance. Whether you’re new to DIY or have experience with these types of projects, it’s always important to make sure you’re safe. When doing DIY construction projects, keep these safety tips in mind at all times. Get Rid...
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Posted on 01/23/2022
Do Prayer Plants Bloom? A Basic Guide for Plant Owner's
Prayer plants are popular houseplants because of their vividly colored leaves. Like most tropical plants, it's uncommon for prayer plants to bloom when kept as houseplants. However, given the right conditions, you might still notice the pleasant surprise of flowers on your prayer plant. Here is a basic guide to what you should know about prayer plant blooms:...
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Posted on 01/16/2022
New Construction: What Questions Should You Be Asking?
Image by Роман Распутин from Pixabay When you’re going to be purchasing new construction, it’s important to understand as much as possible about this process. Being unfamiliar with certain aspects of new construction could lead to you spending more money than you planned or not getting the exact house you want. When you’re going to be meeting with...
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Posted on 01/09/2022
Avoid Common First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes With These Tips
Photo by William Fortunato from Pexels Buying a home is a big decision made up of dozens of smaller decisions. With so many moving parts in the process it's difficult to know you’re making the best choices. Some of the most important choices in buying a home have to do with finances. Here we will go over some...
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Posted on 01/02/2022
3 Smart Technology Upgrades to Help Sell Your House
If you’re putting your house on the market, you’re likely trying to find every way to increase buyer interest. There are many things you can do to boost home value and attractiveness to potential buyers. One thing that has become increasingly effective in modern home sales is smart technology. If you’re interested in adding some easy smart home...
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Posted on 12/26/2021
4 Ways to Make a Mini Greenhouse
If you’re looking for simple and inexpensive ways to grow plants from seedlings, there are plenty of DIY solutions to consider. You can convert everyday household items into seed starter containers and create microclimates with mini-greenhouses. Here are some ideas for DIY seed starter greenhouses to help your seedlings thrive. Plastic Bottles For single seedlings, try making mini...
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Posted on 12/19/2021
The Basics of Eco Homes
Photo by Cats Coming from Pexels There is a lot of talk these days about eco homes, but it's important to remember that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to creating an eco home. An eco home does not have to have a specific design style or meet certain qualifications in order to be designated as such. Rather, an eco...
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Posted on 01/05/2022
Another Property Sold - 15 Crest Road, Swampscott, MA 01907
Contemporary brick Tudor-style home with wintertime Ocean views. It's hard to decide if you want to host a party or just relax and enjoy your favorite book in front of the sky-lit family room while warming up in front of the magnificent built-in gas burning fireplace. Windows envelope the open concept first floor and bring the outdoors inside with surrounding views of trees & nature. Privately situated and set back from the Oak Road entry. Attached EE garages on both the Crest and Oak entrances.1st floor offers a Granite kitchen that opens up to a large eat-at bar with pendant lighting & dining space. The family room is surrounded...
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Posted on 01/04/2022
Another Property Sold - 45 Pleasant St, Marblehead, MA 01945
Enjoy all that Marblehead has to offer in this lovingly renovated home originally built in 1800. Special attention was paid to restoring period details like wide pine floors and intricate molding, pocket doors and a sweeping staircase with the conveniences of modern day luxury including a new gourmet kitchen, new addition with a souring ceiling, HVAC, generous and private fenced in yard, covered porch and off street parking. The flexible floor plan provides options for a separate entrance Au-Pair, office or multi-generational living. Don't miss out on this...
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Posted on 12/23/2021
Another Property Sold - 11 Lexington Circle, Swampscott, MA 01907
Live on one of the most sought after neighborhoods, the quintessential Center Entrance Colonial has been expanded and renovated. Every room you are looking for in the "live/work-from-home" lifestyle is here.1st floor boasts a large DR, updated kitchen/laundry area, LivRm w FP, large Family room, great home office, half bathroom, & an amazing 3-season enclosed combo deck/porch "2nd" family room. Granite EI kitchen, Stainless Steel appliances, & so much more! 2nd floor boasts 3 Bedrooms and two renovated full bathrooms,3rd Floor has 2 more bedrooms plus a newer half bath. Central Air, Gas Heat, Large grassy yard & patio, outdoor...
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