Find Orange County Contractors Easily

When HomeBidsOnline owner John Rowan and his family recently relocated from Portland to So Cal, they realized they needed to make some changes to their new home to make it their own.  Filled with enthusiasm, they began looking for a contractor for their home improvements and searched for ways to find Orange County contractors easily.

Watching his work-from-home wife become extremely frustrated by the stress of meeting with multiple contractors (and often their lack of punctuality) he decided there had to be a better way to find Orange County contractors to bid on their job without the hassle of meeting with each one personally.

With 30 years experience in the construction business, John thought to himself, “What if I could take the measurements and lay out the specs for the job one time, and then take the whole process online where different contractors could submit bids on the job?”

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Easy DIY Holiday Tabletop Decor Ideas

Doing some holiday entertaining this Christmas?  These easy DIY holiday tabletop decor ideas by Meghan Yang Interior Design are something you can do yourself, with items already in your house. Which means it is not only simple, but also free! You can even recruit your kids to help.

Here is a step-by-step on how to create DIY holiday tabletop decor to spruce up your Christmas table!

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My iComfort Motion Perfect Adjustable Base Holiday Retreat

During these busy December days, I use my iComfort Sleep System by Serta and Motion Perfect Adjustable Base as my own holiday retreat to bring me peace and make my spirits bright.

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A Gray and Yellow Guest Room Design

[Photo credit: Tankersley Photography]

Welcome to the third and final reveal post of our bedroom makeovers designed by Shanna at MFE Designs.  I am very excited to share our gray and yellow guest room which I think turned out so lovely. For a complete list of sourcing of where Shanna got things, visit her blog here.

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Decorating Ideas for a 6 Year Old Girl’s Room

[Photo credit: Tankersley Photography]

Welcome to design reveal post 2 of 3 on decorating ideas for a six year old girl’s room ~  or what we now affectionately call the “Pink Palace.” This pink and white girl’s room doesn’t get much girlier. It is so her and she LOVES it. I do too. I almost wish I could move in there!

To get you up to speed on this home design project, last summer we redid three of our bedrooms, which all started with the girls’ new Serta iSeries mattresses and the desire to re-do their rooms for the next phase of their life.

It was too much of a project for me to get my head around, so I called in the help of local…

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