Wood Finishes 101
Wood is a very complex material, and the products we use to treat wood are even more complex. To the untrained eye some wood finishes look the same, but in actual fact they are completely different products, with different...
5 Tips To Cure A Renovation Cleanup Hangover
Renovations can get crazy, fast. Nothing is in its usual place; life feels chaotic; and, no matter how small or large the project, it always requires a big cleanup operation. But don’t let cleaning turn you off your dream...
Soundproofing Your Home – Reducing Inside and Outside Noise
Some people are not fortunate to live in peaceful, quite suburbia. Maybe instead you have neighbors who often shout or blast loud music. Maybe you simply live below another family and you can hear them walking about throughout the...
Buying a Stove – Should it be Gas or Electric
Whenever you are playing the role of a consumer, it's a good idea to be as informed as possible. That can't be more true than when it comes to buying a stove. Surprisingly, a stove is one of the...
The Cost of Furnishing a Home from Scratch
Regardless of whether your home is a 4000 square foot dream home or an 800 square foot condominium, furnishing a home from scratch can be a daunting task. To create a lovely and comfortable home you will want to...
How to Make your Home Suitable for the Elderly
Living with elderly people often comes with a lot of change. Getting old takes its toll on the body, and the average elderly citizen has different needs and limitations. As such, it’s important to meet these needs and ensure...
Surviving a Home Renovation
Trying to save money and believing that your love could withstand any storm – you bought the fixer upper. At first, the one tiny bathroom nestled right off the living room and the lack of good insulation was cute....
Who Invented the Light Bulb
One of the great myths in the history of scientific innovation is that the man who invented the light bulb was Thomas Edison. However, this is simply not true. Although Edison did register a patent 1879 for improvements made...
Home Design Trends from Australia
As we are heading into summer in Australia our outdoor spaces become even more important to our homes. Being a country known for the outdoor lifestyle it’s no surprise that Australians do anything they can to make the most...
Interior Design With Pets in Mind
Interior design and pets – two topics you will rarely see together in the same sentence, never mind with just one word dividing them. But, awkward and demanding as we are, we humans sometimes love both. And don’t think...
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Buying Seeds Online – Planting a Garden
One of the biggest temptations for an avid gardener is browsing online. And not just browsing anywhere, but on gardening websites and heirloom seed dealer pages. How can one resist all of those alluring descriptions and promises of great growth?
It’s not easy. But before you go and blow your...
Selling Your Home Yourself – Pros and Cons
People have been known to sell their homes themselves for a variety of reasons: they want to save on commission fees, want to meet the future owner of their house personally, they want to personalize the selling and negotiating process, and don’t want to be # 2 or #...
Eco Friendly Windows – Pros and Cons
There is no doubt that a growing number of people worldwide are striving to make buildings considerably more environmentally friendly than ever before. For new home builders, essentially this means constructing houses using eco friendly materials in a way that makes them energy efficient.
When it comes to eco friendly...
