Fall is an active time in Southern California gardens! Keeping up with all the chores that need to be done and plants that need to be planted can be a challenge. Here are some of the most important tasks...
6 Tips to Increase Your Home’s Value Is your home’s public face in need of a little “TLC”? Or are you considering putting your home on the market this summer? If it’s the second, the LA Times reports that real estate market is...
As an 18 acre brush fire consumes what lies beneath the Hollywood sign, area residents are reminded that the land around us is wild, untamed and unpredictable. If you own a home or live in an area where there’s even the slightest...
Your home’s lighting is serious business. The type of lighting you select can affect your mood, impact your home’s resale value and alter the functionality of your property. The following 8 suggestions can help you take your current lighting plan and...
While your home may be your castle, we don’t live behind moats and battlements any more. So how do you keep you, your family and your castle safe in these uncertain and turbulent times without the security measures of ole?...
At 7769 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood on May 17th 2016, balloons floated about Tashman Home Center’s new logo and sign as people streamed into the store to celebrate its 55th Anniversary. The West Hollywood City Council also...
Spring is in full blossom and, in addition to the urge to spring clean, there is also that nagging feeling that a little home improvement might go a long way to brighten things up. But you’re not Bob Vila...
National Electrical Fire Safety Month According to the National Fire Protection Association, 47,700 home fires in the U.S. are caused by electrical failures or malfunctions each year. These fires result in 418 deaths, 1,570 injuries, and $1.4 billion in...
Is the Zika virus a threat to Southern California? While this devastating illness has had the biggest effect on people living in South America, those of us living in Southern California may not be completely immune to its effects. Knowing...
Window screens and doors are one of those great modern conveniences that people rarely think about. They enable us to keep our windows open all hours of the day and night allowing those gentle ocean breezes to keep us cool...