While the ceilings you see in most homes are white, that’s not the only paint color or specialty finish you can use. The following will give you some guidelines to follow when considering what is best.

With eight-foot ceilings, your goal should be to add the illusion of height to the room, which is best achieved with a light, neutral ceiling. Therefore, if all your ceilings are 8 feet in height keep them a very light color because doing otherwise will draw attention to your ceiling height. Continue Reading

Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 01/30/12 through 02/05/12 in Cornelius. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Cornelius Zip code

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Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 01/30/12 through 02/05/12 in Davidson. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Davidson Zip code that may be in Iredell or Cabarrus counties.

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Like many newer developments, Antiquity Cornelius is governed by a homeowners association, as well as local laws. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By CHIP DAWSON
DavidsonNews.net

Jim Lane once faced foreclosure on his Huntersville town home, after a dispute with his homeowners association over a flower-bed full of pansies. Now he is on a mission to change North Carolina law and limit the powers of homeowners associations (HOAs).

Mr. Lane manages a website at NCHOAlaws.org for a group called the North Carolina Coalition for Homeowner Rights. The coalition is a loose-knit group representing thousands of homeowners in HOA communities across the state. Their objective: To change what they see as the excess powers of HOA boards and management companies. The website is filled with graphic stories of HOA power run amok. Continue Reading

Based on information from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. for the period 01/24/12 through 01/29/12 in Cornelius. Properties reported can be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS. Listings include properties in the Cornelius Zip code

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Homeowners and supporters of homeowners associations (HOAs) from around the state went at it in Raleigh Monday at a public hearing called to gather input for possible changes in the state laws governing HOAs. Continue Reading