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.
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...
JULY 22, 2022 | FRIDAY
Lumber Prices Are Lower, but Here's Why Your Home Projects Could Still Cost More
The skyrocketing price of lumber has dominated headlines in the residential construction world over the past couple of years. However, the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report shows t...
JUNE 28, 2022 | TUESDAY
Tim Allen and Richard Karn’s Show is Back With a New Name—and Home Improvement Fans Will Love It
It’s Tool Time… again!It’s been more than two decades since the television series “Home Improvement” left the airwaves, but fans of the popular sitcom will be able to see two of the show...
JUNE 17, 2022 | FRIDAY
The 12 Best Places to Buy Sustainable Furniture
Choosing the right furniture for your home can be a daunting task. Where is it made? What materials were used? Will it hold up to wear and tear? How much pollution did it generate between...
MAY 9, 2022 | MONDAY
These Are the 10 Best Cities for Downsizing in 2022
If your home feels empty now that your children are grown, if you have high mortgage payments, or if you're looking to sell your home and retire somewhere warm, downsizing may be your ans...
MAY 6, 2022 | FRIDAY
Everything You Need To Start Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Backyard
There are nearly 340 species of hummingbirds throughout the world, found everywhere from far northern climates to tropical forests to hot deserts. In the United States alone, you’ll find ...
