Home Guru

By Bill Primavera If your house is on sewer, you may think that this piece about septic systems has no application to you. But as I understand it, as many as one-third of us within the reach of this newspaper

By Bill Primavera As I write this piece, I have just returned from a fundraising event in which my adult daughter was deeply involved: an initiative to feed the hungry of her community. While sitting enjoying the food and the

By Bill Primavera When it comes time to sell a house, there are many issues to be addressed to make it attractive to prospective buyers, from curb appeal to functionality of all systems, and realtors are eager to provide advice

By Bill Primavera     As a realtor, I am frequently asked by clients, both sellers and buyers alike, how best to enhance a home, from interior décor to outdoor paint colors. Judging from my own experience and what I’ve recommended to

By Bill Primavera While I no longer garden, thanks to the fantastic outdoor crew where I live, I reminisce each fall about my many autumns on a large property, preparing for winter weather.  For me, autumn in the garden was

By Bill Primavera When I was a younger homeowner, I was probably an old-fashioned kind of guy when it came to my preferences for a home floor plan. In the first home I remember as a child, the kitchen was

By Bill Primavera When I lived in a two-family townhouse in Brooklyn Heights, I had absolutely no storage space. There was no attic or basement or even so much as a big walk-in closet.  But that was okay because being

By Bill Primavera Have you been feeling as oppressed by the heat as I have during this exceptionally hot summer? Whether you have central air or window units, the unusually high temperatures reached during a heat wave are often a

By Bill Primavera There is a Chippendale-style settee in my living room which serves not only as a comfortable place to plop down, but also as a vivid reminder of the day I walked over to the old B. Altman’s