Construction is not a nice sound early in the morning -- or at any time. (Photo: iStockphoto)

There’s nothing like waking up to a noise so loud that your house actually shakes. That happened to me this morning, and it has happened, on and off, for the past three months.

My neighbors across the street, you see, are renovating their house. Scratch that: They aren’t just renovating, they’re tearing it down to the studs and starting over …Full Story

Books are nice, but they do tend to stack up. (Photo: iStockphoto)

An elite prep school in Ashburnham, Mass., has upset bibliophiles everywhere by exchanging its 20,000-volume book collection for a digital database of books that holds millions of titles, says NPR.org …Full Story

A slow economy is making it easier to nail down a contractor for home improvement jobs these days. (Photo: iStockphoto)

If you haven’t done any remodeling yet this year, now may be the time. The Wall Street Journal reports that thanks to the economic downturn and slow housing market, homeowners are paying as much as 20 percent less for home improvement projects, compared to what the same projects would have cost them a few years ago …Full Story

With a simple handshake and an agreement to exchange services, you can improve your home without spending cash. (Photo: iStockphoto)

My fellow blogger, Heather Boerner, recently wrote a story for Cyberhomes about how in today's slow economy, some people are bartering for home services …Full Story

Sunets and beaches invoke some of my most favorite memories. (Photo: iStockphoto.com)

It wasn’t what she thought she’d come up with, but a kitchen with a skylight and a couch under it to stare up at the passing clouds and daydream was exactly what Toby Israel ended up with in her New Jersey home …Full Story

New curtains in my home's living room and family room.

Throughout this week, the Cyberhomes bloggers turned our attention to recent home improvement projects we've accomplished. Read this post and earlier posts in the series, and let us know what you think!

After reading about and seeing the results of the home improvement projects accomplished by my fellow bloggers, I am somewhat hesitant to write about my own -- even though I am very happy with the results …Full Story

A little garden sun to bring into my dark bedroom. (Photo: by Heather Boerner)

Throughout this week, the Cyberhomes bloggers will turn our attention to some recent home improvement projects we've accomplished. Read on and let us know what you think!

My fall improvement: Liven up my space with art …Full Story

My home office before and after I redecorated.

 Throughout this week, the Cyberhomes bloggers will turn our attention to some recent home improvement projects we've accomplished. Read on and let us know what you think!

Once the ceiling and the walls were finished in my home office renovation, it was time to tackle the part of the job I looked forward to and dreaded the most -- ripping out the disgusting carpet …Full Story

My redesigned home office.

 Throughout this week, the Cyberhomes bloggers will turn our attention to some recent home improvement projects we've accomplished. Read on and let us know what you think!

There is no month more manly than October.

Major League Baseball rolls into the playoffs, the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association tip off and the National Football League and NCAA football are in full swing …Full Story

Throughout this week, the Cyberhomes bloggers will turn our attention to some recent home improvement projects we've accomplished. Read on and let us know what you think!

My home office before and after remodeling.

As my younger daughter headed off to college, my response to my impending empty nest was to re-feather it. After redecorating the master bedroom and all the bathrooms, I was ready to tackle my office …Full Story