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...
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...
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...
Window Safety and Fall Prevention Week (April 3-9), is a reminder of the importance of keeping children safe year round. Its purpose is to heighten the awareness of what parents and caregivers should do to help keep their homes and families safe in...
Home maintenance in Los Angeles, particularly in the Spring, means replacing worn or damaged window screens when the weather turns warm. As it is now oficially Spring and windows are staying open for most days and many nights, the time is...
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...
Cleaning a bathroom never ranks very high on one’s “must do list!” However, with a little strategy, organization and an essential plastic, carry-all caddy, you can help turn an unpleasant chore into a regular routine that will make your bathroom sparkle and easy to maintain from...