Home Care

You Ask, We Answer: What Are the Top Remodeling Trends this Summer? Your Calcagni Real Estate agent found the perfect Connecticut house for you and your family–but now, you want to personalize it to really make it feel like home. If your thoughts keep coming back to remodeling your kitchen, you’re in luck: This summer has some remodeling trends for every budget–and they’re trends that are...

You Ask, We Answer: How Can I Manage Home Renovation Anxiety? If you’re in the midst of renovating your Connecticut home, you may be feeling the all-too-common stress and anxiety that comes with such a huge lifestyle disruption. In fact, renovating a home is a major life stressor–so take heart; you’re not alone! While you’re creating your dream house, why not try these simple tips to manage your...

You Ask, We Answer: What Should I Grow This Month? We’re ringing in June with our tips for what to plant–veggies and flowers!--in your Connecticut garden this month. From homegrown salad greens to beautifully colored flowers, we’ve curated some of our favorite plantings to get you going and get gardening. And with a little care and the right amount of sun, water, and luck, you’ll not only have...

Top 5 Ways To Decorate Your Front Porch This Summer With temps expected to soar any day now, we’re turning our thoughts to summer decor—and where better to celebrate one of Connecticut’s best seasons than your own front porch? As a Connecticut real estate company, we love nothing more than seeing Connecticut homes dressed in their summer best. If you’re seeking inspiration for how to make...

You Ask, We Answer: What Are the Best Deer-Resistant Plants? Gardening season in Connecticut is finally here, and we at Calcagni Real Estate couldn’t be happier about it. But if you’re already dismayed by the breakfast buffet your garden has become for neighborhood deer, fear not: There are plants you can incorporate into your garden that may help to deter the deer from feasting on your flowers....

You Ask, We Answer: How Can I Organize My Messy Pantry? Bags of lentils. Cans of beans. Random sauces and far too many flours. If this sounds like a familiar pantry scenario, you’re not alone. Many of us stocked up in the early days of the pandemic and today, those items are still taking up precious shelf space from the things we actually use on a regular basis. But your pantry doesn’t have to be a...

Our Favorite Garden Trends for 2022 With the spring season in full swing, many of us are looking for gardening inspiration to get us excited about more time outdoors. These garden trends for 2022 have it all: From eco-friendly forethought and garden-as-supermarket to elevating the work-from-home lifestyle, there’s something for everyone this year. Grab your shovel and get ready to be inspired, because...

You Ask, We Answer: How Do I Pick Paint Colors for a Cohesive Look? Painting your walls can be one of the most rewarding home improvement projects, but it can also be the one of the most daunting—even for Calcagni Real Estate agents who see countless home interiors every week! If you’re considering indoor paint colors but aren’t sure how to create a cohesive palette that works from room to room,...

You Ask, We Answer: What Are the Ceiling Trends for 2022? Flat, popcorn, skip trowel: Whatever you think you know about ceiling textures, 2022 is taking ceiling decor to new heights, making them a surprise focal point of different rooms in the house. If you love your home but just feel like it needs a little design shakeup, keep reading. Ceilings are having a design moment in 2022, and with a little...

You Ask, We Answer: What Paint Colors Are Most Popular with Homebuyers? You may have heard that Connecticut homebuyers want to be able to picture themselves in the home you’ve just listed for sale. It’s one of the reasons your Calcagni Real Estate agent may have encouraged you to streamline or hide the amount of personal touches and photos you have around the house. But homebuyers are also...