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Author: Carla Labianca

FOUNDER & LEAD CONTENT STRATEGIST This blog is a creative outlet for the love of home design and art, doable DIY, indulging in good eats, and throwing a good party. While I write many of our articles, I’m not the only voice. Interior designers, architects, tradespersons, makers, and good friends with special talents share what they know. I live in a gorgeous 1895 Victorian, No.139, with my husband Gary McDaniel, our three kids, a cranky old cat, and a golden retriver. While only four other families have called this place home, some of them made really bad choices that altered it’s classic design. And there was a cheap flipper in the mix too. Now, we’re cleaning up their messes. My day (and weekend) job as a REALTOR®-Salesperson for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Maplewood, NJ, gives me a unique opportunity to peek inside homes. Whether a it’s a sparkling or still-in-the-rough kind of diamond – all are dream worthy. In 2018, Lisa Danbrot and I co-founded the annual trade show, Resource Home Show.
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Doable DIY, Home Improvement

Preparing for Spring

by Carla Labianca / May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

The weather shifts weekly, even daily, it seems. Only a few weeks ago, Mother Nature showcased no less than three …

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Maplewood Memorial Library Digital Archive SOMa NJ
Doable DIY

Tips on Using the Maplewood Memorial Library Digital Archive

by Carla Labianca / April 18, 2022April 27, 2022

If you are interested in the history of your SOMa NJ home and community, Maplewood Memorial Library has many ways …

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The Real Real

2021/2022 Real Estate Market Outlook

by Carla Labianca / October 14, 2021January 20, 2022

In February 2021, Danbrot+Labianca’s newsletter column, The Real Real (Estate), about the real estate market outlook, started like this: “We …

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Doable DIY

Researching Your Home’s History

by Carla Labianca / February 24, 2021January 20, 2022

Originally published in this blog in December 2017. Ever Wondered Who Died in Your House? AREN’T YOU JUST A BIT …

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Sarah Gee Interiors Living Room Matter Magazine
Home Improvement, Home Style and Design

Modernizing the Present by Honoring the Past

by Carla Labianca / January 13, 2021February 15, 2021

Originally published in the 2020 Matters Magazine, Home & Hearth Edition. Insights from local professionals on doing right by our …

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Home Improvement

Torrential Rainstorm, Flooded Basement & Burned Out Sump Pump

by Carla Labianca / February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

The last week of March brought torrential rain to Maplewood, NJ, so much rain in fact, that at one point …

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Join South Orange resident, artist, and gardener Rossana Martinez in a discussion with Lisa Danbrot on gardening as inspiration for art, growing food and cooking. Rossana will share tips for creating edible and herb gardens using simplicity as a guiding factor and will offer practical info on planting and growing herbs and perennials.

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