The Dwell blog recently posted about house nutrition labels that would detail a home’s sustainability.

While it seems the amount of paperwork and disclosures for a real estate transaction is always increasing, sustainability reports sound like a good idea, especially if they were able to replace some existing documentation and not just add to the paperwork.

Dwell magazine, which we’ve blogged about a few times, has a cool article on Washington, DC, architecture  in its December/January 2009 issue.

While many of the pictures focus on public spaces in DC, there is a great shot of one of my favorite houses in the District: a house built by Richard Neutra near Rock Creek Park:

Planned renovations to Washington, DC’s libraries have been getting attention on both local and national blogs of late:

DC Metrocentric: Georgetown Library Renovations

Dwell Blog: Adjaye Tapped for Two DC Branch Libraries

A redesigned Georgetown Public Library (which was damaged by a three-alarm fire in April 2007), Washington Highlands branch in in Southwest, and Francis A. Gregory library in Southeast should be good for property values in all three neighborhoods (more so with the last two).

But, as the post on Dwell and comments on DC Metrocentric point out, planned improvements are not the same as actual improvements.

Whether you’re a homeowner looking to improve your living space or a seller looking to improve your home’s appearance, these two blogs are must reads:

• Unclutter –”the blog about getting and staying organized.” This blog has some great tips for organizing your home (and life), whether you’re looking to improve it’s appearance to possible buyers or you just want a nicer place in which to live.
• Dwell–”at home in the modern world.” Like it’s parent magazine, Dwell’s blog offers fantastic ideas for modern renovations and furniture, ways to improve your home’s environmental impact, and beautiful pictures of stylish (and often affordable) homes.