Category: Articles
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Al Fresco Dining Area: A Marriage of Style & Function
There are few pleasures in life as rewarding and enjoyable as dining outside in the cool serenity of your backyard. No matter if you have a backyard patio that boasts an outdoor dining area or you’re a restaurant owner looking to imbue your venue with timeless charm and functionality that will attract new customers, you…
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Improving Energy Efficiency with Window Retrofits
Windows are the weak spot of your house. No matter how efficient the isolation in the walls is, most of the temperature during winter or summer is released via small cracks and fissures in frames of windows. This is without taking into account the fact that, over the summer, the glass heats up when the…
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Shipping Container Homes: A Sustainable Choice
The Earth’s Population is growing rapidly, which raises the question of practicality in regards to living space. People around the world are becoming increasingly aware how their lifestyles affect the planet, and they are mostly ready to jump on the ecological bandwagon.
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Top Tips for 2017 from Interior Design Experts
It’s never easy to define what a modern home looks like. Trends come and go very fast, and we do our best to keep up. A modern home is always stylish, but it’s also always evolving, and today we have lovely, contemporary homes that would probably look futuristic and crazy to our grandparents. If you’re…
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3 Simple Ways You Can Add More Privacy to Your Backyard
People who live in moderate climates consider their backyards an extension of the house. You can lounge and relax with friends, set up a deck chair and work on your tan or simply grab a morning cup of Joe without anyone distracting you. However, all these activates become virtually impossible to do when you’re surrounded…
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Summer Yard Preparations Start in Summer
If the spring is the time for a garden to blossom, summer is the time for it to shine. In order for your yard to achieve that summer shine, the spring needs to become cleaning time, too. It is said that a healthy summer lawn actually starts in the season of flowers and its early…
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10 Brilliant Home Hacks That Will Make You an Organization Genius
You do not have to be a genius to have an organized living space no matter its size. These brilliant hacks will definitely nudge you towards becoming and organization genius: Closet organizers Instead of wasting time in the morning trying to find items in the closet, why not invest in a closet organizer. This is…
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The Importance of Proper Plumbing Maintenance
Every homeowner knows just how important it is that we all try to reduce our footprint on the environment. There are many different ways you can do this – installing solar panels, improving your insulation, using smart thermostat etc. But did you ever stop to think about what kind of effect your plumbing has regarding…
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3 Rules to Follow When Designing Your Home Office
Working from home is not a new concept by any means. Throughout history, some professions like writing and tutoring did this, but for the most part, people tried to separate their home and working environment. Today, things are quite different. Sure, a vast majority of jobs still require you to show up in the office,…
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Refreshingly Simple Ideas for a Truly Contemporary Bathroom
Some people decide to revamp their bathroom when they really have no other option, because the bathroom is a mess following major repair works, while others are more interested in increasing the value of their property since they wish to sell their home. Whatever the reason, it’s clear that modernizing the bathroom in your home…