A vacation home is a santuary, a place of peace and rest (or endless recreation).  Sometimes the second home ends up as the catch all for things you no longer want at your primary home.  After a number of years it can be such an easy update – with a little paint and new furniture.  Home Fridays just managed an update one of our owner’s homes and the results are amazing!  New paint, furniture and window coverings and the interior looks brand new!  They also had the cabinets, counter-tops, and appliances replaced.  It was a fun job to manage – such dramatic changes every day as each step was completed.  I am so amazed at the improvement and can hardly remember what the old kitchen looked like.  A couple of local companies provided excellent service and superior products to finish it all.  Ed at  www.pgcbuilding.com   performed all the construction.  Pamela, a senior designer at www.norwalkfurniture.com  provided amazing furniture for the new improved rooms.   And while we wanted to have a burning party for the old couch, we refrained and donated it to someone in need.   Carrie at Classic Window Coverings www.hdwfg.com   provided some great windows coverings that are a huge improvement over the old drapes.   This summer is going to be busy as many of our owners are taking on some great improvement projects.  Building or improving what you have is an easy and quick way to improve your enjoyment.  And with Home Fridays here to manage the project, you can simple go away and come back when the job is finished.  What could be easier?       

Home Fridays is in the press this month – both Oregon Home Magazine and Cascade Business News.  Cascade Business News was a story about spring clean up similar to my posts.  Oregon Home Magazine did a multi page spread on 2nd home owners and one of our great clients mentioned us.  So we were included in a subsequent article about myths.  Our myth busted was about 2nd homes staying maintenance free.  Yeah, that doesn’t happen.  The 2nd home needs care and feeding just as the primary home.  Not exactly a big surprise.  So pick up a copy and check it out.   www.oregonhomemagazine.com  and www.cascadebusnews.com