3 Ways to ‘Go Green’ at Home on St. Patrick’s Day

By |2018-02-25T20:39:14-06:00February 28th, 2018|Around the House, Design, Midland 1st Choice|

Any time is a great time to practice "green" principles in your home. Here are a few ways to incorporate some of those concepts. Buy Products with Less Packaging, Create a Compost Bin You might already recycle at home, but you can be even more proactive by purchasing fewer items that you can't recycle or [...]

Can Ceiling Paint Make a Room Appear Bigger or Smaller?

By |2018-02-19T21:26:41-06:00February 21st, 2018|Around the House, Creative, Design, Midland Texas, Uncategorized|

The color of your ceiling can totally affect the appearance of the size of your room. Here's how: Using Dark Colors If you have a room that's large with high ceilings it can sometimes feel cold or disproportionate because furniture and flooring take up less than half of the space in the room, leaving the [...]

Selena Gomez Lists $3M Texas Estate, Again

By |2018-02-15T22:14:10-06:00February 17th, 2018|Around the House, Home Selling, Latest News, Midland 1st Choice, Real Estate, The Underwood Group|

For the second time, pop star Selena Gomez has put her 10,000 square-foot Fort Worth mansion on the market. Gomez, a 25-year-old native of North Texas, purchased the luxury home in 2015 as a residence for when she visited family. In 2016, however, she had a change of heart, putting the five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom home on [...]

3 Great Restaurants for Valentine’s Day in Midland

By |2018-02-13T00:46:52-06:00February 14th, 2018|Midland Texas, Uncategorized|

Whether you're planning an evening out with that special someone, or having a fun night out with your gal pals or best buds, here are three great restaurants in Midland where you can enjoy a tasty meal on Valentine's Day. The Garlic Press Since opening its doors in 1999, The Garlic Press has been a [...]

Be a Design Star With Horizontal Stripes

By |2018-02-10T16:34:18-06:00February 10th, 2018|Around the House, Creative, Design, Midland 1st Choice, Midland Texas, Uncategorized|

Using horizontal stripes on walls can not only add visual interest to a room, but create optical illusions that can alter the perception of its dimensions, making it appear larger, or smaller. Here are a few ways to do that. Using One Stripe A single horizontal stripe running from side to side on a wall [...]

Exxon Mobil to Increase Oil Production in West Texas Permian Basin

By |2018-02-06T02:43:12-06:00February 6th, 2018|Latest News, Midland 1st Choice, Midland Texas|

Exxon Mobil plans to increase its oil production in the Permian Basin to reach 600,000 barrels a day by 2025. The energy giant also plans to spend over $2 billion on transportation and terminal upgrades in west Texas, the Houston Chronicle reported last week. Over the next five years, Exxon intends to invest $50 billion [...]

Midland Among Top 10 U.S. Cities for Millennial Homeownership

By |2018-02-02T16:33:54-06:00February 2nd, 2018|Uncategorized|

Among Millennials, the "Tall City" has no shortage of appeal. Generation Y has made Midland one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. where they are purchasing homes, according to a recent report. The scope of the study considered the Millennial homeownership rate and the change in that rate over the past nine years [...]

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