Guest Blog #217, Entry #711, October 19, 2011 You’ve found the perfect home for you. Everything is all lined up for you to move in, but before you bring your things into your new place, you need to give it a bit of tender love and care. Moving into a new home can feel like…
Entry #711, October 19, 2011 Every year Americans are using more energy than needed, and not taking advantage of energy savings dollars that are available. October is National Energy Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate it, then learn how to get more money back into your pocket? Today, I interview Karl Zellmer as…
Guest Blog #216, Entry #710, October 18, 2011 Celebrate Halloween at your children’s day nursery with these fun ideas for pre-school kids and toddlers. Image via: The Party Dress Crazy costumes Young children love dressing up, so ask them to come in Halloween costumes for the day. For busy parents, there are a range of…
Guest Blog #215, Entry #709, October 18, 2011 So, which house plants are best for poshing the living environment? There are many plants to choose from that will make the homeowner feel posh and cause their visitors to stop and take notice. They can be simple and elegant, with a long and proud history of…
Guest Blog #214, Entry #708, October 17, 2011 Making a small bathroom look bigger and highly functional requires careful planning, but it is not an impossible feat. Below are incredible tips to help you achieve this. Shower baths definitely provide more space in the particular room, saving precious floorspace. An already large bathroom may be…
Guest Blog #213, Entry #707, October 17, 2011 This is essentially the nightmare scenario of the sofa world, you have just bought a new sofa and settled it into your home and somehow you have managed to get a stain on it. Fear not there a few ways in which you can rectify the issue…
Guest Blog #212, Entry #706, October 16, 2011 Wintertime is coming with the cold winter season and high fuel heating bills. Whether you heat your home with natural gas or propane, electrical heat or even wood – we all owe it to ourselves to keep our energy use and heating fuel costs to a minimum….
Entry #705, October 15, 2011 Happy DIY Saturday! We are closing in on Halloween and what better DIY Saturday project than preparing your home for trick or treaters? Today, I will share with you creative outdoor Halloween Decoration ideas to make your home as festive as the neighbors! From outdoor ideas to light your front…
Entry #704, October 14, 2011 October is the perfect time for bringing out the orange decor. From deep pumpkin shades to lighter squash infused color! Bringing in orange to your interiors helps your home feel warm, inviting and ready for crisp, cool fall days. Whether you want to infuse color with an accent wall, or…
Guest Blog #211, Entry #703, October 14, 2011 It has been said that the kitchen is the heart of the home, and you probably know why. Whether you are preparing a family meal or hosting a dinner party, invariably it seems that everyone tends to congregate in the kitchen. It is certainly one of the…
Guest Blog #210, Entry #702, October 14, 2011 Last Christmas I bought my mother-in-law a beautiful chrome kitchen weighing scale set, what my husband failed to mention was despite her already having one even that was rarely used. While this is probably collecting dust it was still a better gift idea than my husband’s lazy…
Guest Blog #209, Entry #701, October 13, 2011 It always seems that there aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything we wish to do, and of those hours, there are only a select number that are set aside for cleaning our homes. Due to this, it makes sense that the bulk of our…