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Here's What to Do if the Home Insurance California Brokers Offer No Longer Covers You

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve seen it’s getting harder to secure California homeowners insurance. Farmers Insurance, the second most popular home insurance California provider, just announced their intentions to place a cap on new policies. This trails even stricter decisions by State Farm and Allstate to completely cease issuing homeowner’s policie...

Best Ice Cream Shops in Palm Springs

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM (especially in Palm Springs)! With Palm Springs weather showing no signs of cooling down, it’s time to treat yourself to some much-needed ice cream. So, where is the best place to go for ice cream in the Coachella Valley? We couldn’t choose just one place! So here’s our list of some of the top places to get ice cream in Palm Sp...

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Narrowing Down the Best Pizza in Los Angeles to 10 Spots

Here we go; narrowing down the best pizza in Los Angeles. Why do we even do this to ourselves? For every joint that makes the list, there are three more we’ll feel remiss to have neglected. But we tried to narrow things down to 10 pizza places, spanning the creative to the classic.  DeSano Pizzeria An authentic taste of Italy is guaranteed when you visit DeSano Pizzeria&nb...

Best Fall Specialty Drinks & Where To Get Them

The fall season comes with a surge of pumpkin, gingerbread, apple crisp, caramel, hot chocolate, and other delicious fall-themed flavored drinks. Here is our list of popular fall drinks and where you can snatch them up for your slurping pleasure. 1) Pumpkin Spice / Pumpkin Fall Specialty Drinks The Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew fall drinks have risen in popularity &n...

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Deep Cleaning Preparation to Sell

Often times potential homeowners are overwhelmed when an agent walks in the door and starts spouting off a laundry list of things to do to get a home ready for sale. I like to provide a practical list, but even this can cause a seller distress. What's essential is to advise the client with a strategy that will work best for them when getting a home ready for market. Not every sell...

Recreate Ru-Paul’s Iconic Kitchen on a Budget with these Luxury Home Decor Dupes

Get luxury home decor for less! Ever fantasized about transforming your home into an exquisite, celebrity enclave? Sure, we’d all love to hire top artists and designers to takeover our space and transform it into the interior design masterpiece of our dreams. But let’s face it; IT’S EXPENSIVE! Rather than keep your head in the clouds, wishing for that day to come, we thought w...

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Palm Springs' Mojave Maxine Gives Groundhog Day a Run for Its Money

Featured image credit: The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Groundhog Day, the annual tradition you sort of forgot was a thing, is coming up on February 2. And while the rest of the U.S. (and, believe it or not, Canada) will have to wait until then for the prophetic Punxsutawney Phil to  predict the coming of spring with his startling shadow, California moves at its own pace. Or, shou...

Modernism Week Returns to Palm Springs on February 15

It’s already that time again. Hordes of architectural aficionados are descending on Palm Springs for 11 days of talks, tours, and revelry all centered around the unifying theme of modernist design. Yes, Thursday, February 15 kicks off Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Where else can you look at the past and dream of the future all in one thought and under the label of “modern”? ...

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Backyard Ideas You Will Love

Photo credit: Envato If you’re ready for winter to end and enjoying the warmer weather recently, chances are that you’re already thinking about spending time in your backyard. Has the cold weather and wind left your backyard in need of some life? Perhaps you are ready for a backyard makeover so by the time summer comes, you can entertain in a great outdoor space. No matter wh...

Garden Tips in Spring

I know if I were to have another profession other than real estate, I would own a nursery and spend my day playing with the plants. I ran across a fantastic site titled Gardening LA. I felt like I had won the lotto on all things gardening. Perhaps I am a little late to the party as Ivonne, the consummate blogger/garden aficionado, has been advising and posting for years. Bel...