Everyone knows that Salt Lake’s housing market is hotter than a two-dollar pistol. Home values have gone up 24.7% over the past year, with median home prices hovering around $485,000. Even so, buyers are lined up to purchase homes while interest rates are low — even if it means overpaying for a home — which many people are willing to do. In fact, more than 55% of … [Read more...]
Estate Sales Sell it All
All in the Family "Let's price this at twenty."Twenty it is because Sue Molitoris knows her stuff. Lots of stuff. Beaucoup stuff. Stuff. Stuff. Stuff. Sue owns All in the Family, an estate sale firm that oversees 95 estate sales a year in the Salt Lake area. An estate sale is more than a garage sale. It is the department store of one's life. On a recent weekend, Sue oversaw … [Read more...]
Self-Built Man Cave
When construction first started, the room was nothing but cement, sheets of insulation and plastic, and some ductwork and pipes for the upstairs. I only had a vague concept of what I wanted in a home theater, but there were a few things I knew would be necessary. Functionality Usually, when people think of a home theater, they imagine built-in stadium seating with six or … [Read more...]
Get Rid of the Stuff! Magical Studio Created from Cleared Out Garage
“It was a junk trap,” says Kate Jarvik Birch, of the detached one-car garage on her family’s Sugar House property that had gradually been packed to the rafters with everything but an automobile. But in 2015, Kate’s husband Bryan Birch completely gutted the space, resulting in the bright, airy and cozy studio that the entire family now uses on a daily basis for their many … [Read more...]
A Well-Designed Kitchen is the Soul of a Home
A kitchen is both the soul and nerve center of a house. It connects the family through cords of communication and cuisine. The Doyle family home in Holladay makes it a centerpiece as well. The house’s open floor plan draws you toward the large space with its expansive center island, open shelves, and abundance of natural light. It is hard to imagine the house without this … [Read more...]