ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Name: Rachel Brougham
Title: Contributing Writer
Rachel Brougham is a former newspaper editor turned freelance writer who now spends her time writing and editing for a variety of brands, newspapers, and magazines. Rachel started writing for BobVila.com in 2020 and often covers design and trend topics. Her writing (including a syndicated weekly newspaper column) can also be found in several newspapers around the country. Her work appears in Family Handyman, Minnesota Parent, Taste of Home, Yahoo News, University of Minnesota, and Reader’s Digest.
Expertise and Experience
After graduating from college, Rachel spent 5 years at WWTV/WWUP in Northern Michigan, where she oversaw the newsroom and daily news coverage. That was followed by 5 years at the Petoskey News-Review, where she was a reporter before becoming assistant editor. Rachel has covered everything from environmental and education issues to 9/11, local and state politics, and feature stories. Upon moving to Minnesota in 2015, she worked for Brandpoint, a content marketing company where she edited articles that ran on news websites. In 2017, she began freelance writing and editing full-time and became a go-to writer on home design trends for The Family Handyman and BobVila.com. Her first book, a memoir titled Widowland, a Collection of Essays on Grief, was published in February 2022.
When Rachel isn’t reading news headlines, she can be found in local shops looking for interesting decor pieces for her Minneapolis home and keeping up on design and decorating trends to share with readers.
MAY 24, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
10 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places Worth Seeing
You can learn a lot about American history by visiting homes on the National Register of Historic Places. From various styles of architecture and design to how homes were furnished and ho...
MARCH 27, 2023 | MONDAY
20 Landscaping Mistakes That Make Home Buyers Walk the Other Way
If you’re selling your home or planning to sell it soon, you know how important it is to make sure that it looks tidy and well kept, inside and out. You might need to touch up paint, clea...
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 | WEDNESDAY
Can Your Utility Company Control Your Home’s Thermostat?
When temperatures fluctuate, it’s easy to flip on your home’s heating and cooling system and not think much about it. But as we experience more extreme weather in the United States, and a...
NOVEMBER 23, 2022 | WEDNESDAY
With Talk of Nationwide Bans, Are We Saying Goodbye to the Gas Stove?
Indoor air pollution is at the heart of the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposal to ban gas stoves nationwide, according to a Bloomberg interview with an agency commissione...
NOVEMBER 22, 2022 | TUESDAY
The Turkey Shortage and Thanksgiving Meal Staples Low in Stock for 2022
The Cost of Your Thanksgiving Meal in 2022The rush is on. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to finish planning your holiday meal and checking off that list of needed in...
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 | WEDNESDAY
Solved! What to Do If You Can’t (or Don’t Want to) Sell Your Flip House
Welcome to Bob Vila’s Guide to House Flipping, a series dedicated to showing you the best places for house flipping, crucial steps for selecting a property, must-do upgrades and repairs, ...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 | MONDAY
Leave These 9 Things Broken When Selling a Home
If you’re planning to sell your house, you need to make it attractive to buyers, while also weighing what makes the most sense to repair before it hits the market. When it comes to fixes ...
AUGUST 29, 2022 | MONDAY
Paint Brands Are Predicting Next Year’s Hottest Hues—Here’s What We Know So Far
Painting can be one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to update the look of your space, whether it’s inside or out. But choosing a color that brings out the best in your room an...
AUGUST 25, 2022 | THURSDAY
15 Tools Every First-Time Homeowner Needs
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the purchase of a first home. There’s also plenty of projects—jobs to tackle right away, and those that you can take care of at a later date. Wheth...
AUGUST 2, 2022 | TUESDAY
The 8 Best Sunroom Manufacturers of 2023
Sunrooms can be a major plus to your home. Sunny, full of natural light, and often equipped with heating and cooling, they’re a year-round indoor space where you can enjoy relaxing, enter...
