Melanie Zoltan writes the Boston Home Improvement Blog for HomeStars.com. She lives in the metroWest Boston area and enjoys the Big Dig, putting a chair on the street to mark her parking spot during snow storms, driving on 128 during rush hour, and rotaries. 
Boston Blogs Worth Reading
This Damn HouseYou've heard of This Old House, of course, but what about This Damn House? Read the long, slow story of a metroWest mother working to renovate her Natick house in preparation to sell it and move into Mosaic Commons Cohousing. Not only does Mrs. TDH nail the experience of home renovation beautifully (no pun intended), she chronicles those unexpected home renos-within-the-expected-reno that are "fun" to discover, like drywall rot in the bathroom that turns a simple project into a complete bathroom overhaul.
She even shows real before pictures, the kind that make me sigh with relief that other people with kids have houses that look like mine. Well, "before" anyway.
This is Framingham
Even if you don't live in Framingham, or view it as one long, sad stretch of mini-mall on Route 9, This is Framingham is worth a read. Written by a Framingham native with deep roots and interest in the town, she highlights little-known restaurants, local shops, local arts and culture events, and writes in a way that is compelling and makes you want to venture into downtown Framingham for a reason other than the library, and makes Framingham worth considering when househunting.
Boston Gal's Open Wallet
She's single. She owns a home in Boston and rents out a basement. She bought a condo for $25K and rents it out. She just passed $500K in net worth. She writes about Boston. She grows tomatoes indoors upside down. She just bought solar panels for her house. What more could you want? Read her.
Boston Herald's Green World
Yeah, yeah, it's an "establishment" blog run by the mainstream media. Doesn't make it any less compelling or interesting. Read up on everything green, from recycling to CO2 widgets and more.
Anyone have suggestions for other interesting blogs? Cool neighborhoods someone is chronicling? A renovation project underway that is blogged and deserves some more readership? Leave your link in the comments.
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