Home Guru

  By Bill Primavera Whether you’re planning a simple home improvement job or adding an entire wing to your house, obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy can be a daunting experience. There’s now a local firm that can ease the pain

By Bill Primavera As a thankfully busy realtor, I operate best with a good night’s sleep. Sometimes that can be elusive. Some years ago, there was a television commercial for Sealy, the world’s largest mattress manufacturer that made me smile

By Bill Primavera At the expense of giving away my age, I remember when a television set was a novelty. I clearly remember the times when, as a child, my family would gather around our console radio set listening to

By Bill Primavera As a realtor, I’m always conscious of creating the look of greater, more open space with my listings and in my own home. The most accommodating vehicle to accomplish this is through the strategic placement of mirrors.

By Bill Primavera In the weeks ahead, the leaves of our maples, oaks and ash trees will be turning colors through the miracle of photosynthesis and falling to the ground. You can actually hear them as they hit and cover

By Bill Primavera When you’re at the kitchen sink cleaning lettuce or rinsing dishes in preparation for the dishwasher, do you ever wonder about the origins of this trusty staple in the heart of your home? Or did you ever

By Bill Primavera Autumn in the garden and yard can be the most gratifying time of year. Deciduous trees and perennials start to yawn, preparing for a long winter’s sleep, accompanied by that sweet smell that comes from plants releasing

By Bill Primavera As a teenager just beginning to form preferences in style and substance, I told anyone who asked to know my favorite color that it was green because it was the color of nature. But that was a

By Bill Primavera As you read this column, my wife and I are away on vacation, but we come home each night to sleep in our own bed. The reason: We are taking a week to enjoy some of the

By Bill Primavera Borrowing from the age-old question of whether women dress for themselves, for men or other women (it seems that other women is their primary focus), I pose the question: Do we decorate our homes for ourselves or