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Whether you’re staying in place or planning to take advantage of an improving real estate market to sell your home, spring and summer are upgrade seasons. From adding a bathroom to creating an outdoor kitchen, certain improvements pay off for both homeowners who are selling and those who are staying.

This week, we'll see the first day of spring and I'm sure I speak for most of my readers when I say hallelujah!
After the cold, wet and frozen start to our year, I think we're all ready for the warm weather. When things begin to warm up, my first thoughts are about spending more time outside.

No matter if you live on a coast or in the Upper Midwest, you can use your outdoor spaces to the fullest in any season by adding a few enhancements. Whether you do it yourself or hire a professional, it’s easy to add features like a seat wall and a fire ring for an outdoor gathering spot, or an outdoor kitchen to create the taste of summer all year.

The winners of the Best in American Living Awards (BALA) demonstrate that they are at the forefront of innovative design and are also a preview of design trends home buyers will see over the next several years, according to the judges who reviewed the entries in the annual competition of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri, known as the Kitchen Cousins, routinely improve people’s lives by improving their homes as hosts of HGTV’s “Cousins Undercover.” But when they helped victims of Hurricane Sandy in the Kitchen Cousins’ native New Jersey, the experience touched Carrino’s heart.