Do you feel like your home is overwhelmed with clutter? Work to declutter your home this spring! The Houzz article “Decluttering Help: What to Do When Too Many Things ‘Spark Joy’” by Patricia Lee has easy steps you can take to make your home cleaner and feel clutter free. This season is a great time to go…
Looking for a unique pasta to make? Amanda has a recipe for Baked Sausage, Mushroom & Spinach Pasta this month. Try it out for dinner soon! Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes salt & pepper to taste 3 diced garlic cloves 5 sausage links, cut into small circles…
Sandmark Custom Homes works with many fine subcontractors on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We are pleased to highlight them each month in our newsletter. April’s Contractor Spotlight is Jason Conley from Soundside Pools. The company was founded by Jason and Claire Conley in 2005 and is located in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Soundside specializes…
Ever dream of mixing beachy and rustic together? Check out this article that highlights the beautiful features of the styled Vancouver home. Our favorite aspect is how the owners decided to mix a rustic theme with some beachy decorations making for a perfect combination in the cottage. Can we get one too? Check…
Heaven gained an angel in the early hours of Monday, February 19th, 2018, Shirley Venente. She loved living here on the Outer Banks and all the friends she made here, and the volunteer work she did at Hotline, The Baum Center, and many other places. She will be missed by so many. When we moved…
Calendar of Events March 4, 2018, Succulent Container Gardening, Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo, NC March 5, 2018, Dare County Commissioners Meeting, 9:00 am March 5, 2018, Currituck County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 6:00 pm March 5, 2018, Kitty Hawk Town Council Meeting, 6:00 pm March 6, 2018, Southern Shores Town Council Meeting, 5:30 pm March 7, 2018,…
NC Department of Transportation began construction on the new Bonner Bridge on March 8, 2016, and reports from the contractor PCL Construction are that construction will be complete by the end of 2018. Then, in 2019, they will be demolishing the old bridge. See more about this timeline here. Over the next few months, there…
In early January, Sandy and I attended the International Builders Show and the Kitchen and Bath Show in Orlando, Florida. This weeklong event starts off with the National Association of Home Builders committee and caucus meetings and ends with 3 days of exhibits in over a million square feet of floor space. There were over…
What a night it was 2018 Outer Banks Hospital Gala New York New York A Night on the Town. The Trademark Bank from Richmond, Virginia was amazing, and the dance floor was full all night. The silent and live auction had something for everyone. The food was great, everyone dressed for a night on the town,…
We are so excited to be remodeling the house next door to us and make it a home for Sam and Teri Howell. We are taking this old saltbox home that they have owned since 2011 and remodeling the entire inside with a new master suite, new kitchen and eating area, new guest bedroom and…