Feng Shui has been around for thousands of years in the Far East but it is only over the past few decades that the rest of the world has really taken an interest. Applying its sometimes complicated principles to a large home can be challenging but If you are faced with the challenge of applying … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement, Lighting
A big home improvement or remodeling project can, and usually does disrupt life for everyone in the household for a while and that of course includes your pets. And while you can explain to even the youngest kids just why all the upheaval is necessary, your pets are just not going to understand. All they … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement
Homeowners have good reason to shudder when they are told ‘you’ve got mould’, as far from just being ugly and stinky (which it most certainly is) mould can also cause serious damage to both your home and your health. As most people are beginning to think about the home maintenance tasks they will need to … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement
Window condensation is irritating and ugly to look at (except to kids who like to trace pictures in it) but, as many homeowners already know, it can do its fair share of damage too, both in the short term and over a period of time. From perennially damp drapes and blinds to rotting window sills … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement
Instant, single cup coffee makers like the Keurig machines are hugely popular right now, both as a way to save time and a way to save money at the coffee shop. The little cups – usually referred to as K cups, no matter what brand you actually use – can be a bit of a … Continue Reading
Expert Guide
Giving your bathroom a facelift and staying within a limited budget is not only possible, it is simple if you plan carefully, are willing to shop around and have some time to invest in doing the some of the work on your own. As a matter of fact, you can have the bathroom of your … Continue Reading
Bathrooms, Expert Guide, Home Improvement
We’ve all seen them. Rooms that contain so many dark brown elements in too little space that they seem more like ominous caves than cozy retreats. There are though many ways you can use various shades of brown in your home décor that look stunning and really add to the space’s overall aesthetic appeal. The … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement
The one problem with the overall design of many modern new homes is that they are simply rather plain and somewhat lacking in character. If you are into stark modernism that may be great, but if not, you may be looking for ways to give a newer space a little bit of its own … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Kitchens
Are you gearing up for another great summer around the backyard pool? If so, in addition to the big clean you might want to give your pool pump a second look. A great many pool pumps, however useful they might be are also very wasteful when it comes to energy consumption. In some cases … Continue Reading
Expert Guide, Home Improvement, Swimming Pools & Spas
Every year, when Christmas is coming, we all head up to the loft to retrieve the fairy lights for the Christmas tree, almost without thinking. However, fairy lights are so much more than holiday decorations, especially if you choose eco-friendly, free to run solar fairy lights. The first fairy lights appeared in the mid nineteenth … Continue Reading
Electrical, Expert Guide
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