Category: Written by Chip Collins

The Art of Hanging Art

Regardless of our individual tastes in art, it seems a fairly universal practice to adorn our walls with our favorites pieces. The notion of displaying art in ones home certainly dates back to the days of cave-dwellers scratching and painting images o...

Thanksgiving Stuff-ing

It’s that special time of year again. Time to take stock of your blessings, to express gratitude for the people in your life, and to give your stuff away…

Sugar(free) Magnolia

I’m not from the South, but I got here as quickly as I could.   And, the South has been really good to me. My list of blessings would take up a year’s worth of blog posts, so just suffice it to say I know that I’m one lucky man, and I’m grateful for all […]

Sheet(rock) Happens!

It happened on a Tuesday.  Before Closing.  And no one breathed a word about it to me until weeks AFTER Closing. Real estate, of course, is all about the properties, but then again it’s equally about the people…and, frankly, that’s what...

Night Crawlers

With pacies and bottles and blankies at feet, The challenging task is long since complete Of getting our daughter to stay in her bed, A process that’s much harder done than is said. But now that at least a half hour has past, We’re proud that our efforts are certain to last. The time-buffer’s gone, […]

Hurricane Insurance Tips Before and After an Evacuation

As we all keep an eye on Hurricane Dorian, I thought I might share some advice on property insurance. Three years ago during Hurricane Matthew, our home suffered both flood…

Empty Nesters

The laundry’s caught up.  The fridge seems bare.  There’s an unusual hush around the house.   It all seems a little bit odd, disorienting, and exciting at the same time.  Yes, I said exciting…   It may seem callous (or even sacrilegious) in today’s society to suggest that excitement should fill some of the newly-vacated […]

Introduction to A Musing Home Blog by Chip Collins

I wanted to do more writing, on various topics, or musings if you will, as they come to mind. If we aren’t already acquainted, I am Chip Collins. I founded a boutique real estate company in 2002. We get Results for our clients, in a different way that is unique to any structure we’ve ever […]

Going to the Mattresses… Store

by Chip Collins “To sleep, perchance to dream,” pondered Hamlet in his time of deep reflection… a thought not uncommon in the wee hours of the night as an entire…