5 Ideas To Improve Your Home

Are you looking to give your property a revamp? Improving your home can be an incredibly fun project. Renovating your home allows you to express your style and use your creative skills. Here are a few ideas to kickstart the new year.

Creating A Relaxing Spot In Your Garden

Gardens are one of the most relaxing places you can go to on any day. They provide a place for us to unwind and enjoy nature's beauty. Winter is the perfect time to dream of the garden and plan the projects you want to do when the weather gets warmer. Here are a few ideas to think of when you are planning to create a retreat in your garden.

Ways to Make The Inside and Outside of Your Home Look New

Home renovations are a great way to make your home look new and improved. But, there is more than what meets the eye to make sure your home is as beautiful as possible. There are many simple things that can be done to the inside and outside of the home to increase its appeal. Here are a few things you can do with minimal effort to improve the appearance of your house.

How to Have a Well Functioning Home

Making sure that are home is well-functioning from top to bottom is important. This will help us make the most out of all the spaces in our home and enjoy it. Here are a few ideas on how you can ensure that your home is well-functioning to meet your needs. 

Ways To Add Quality of Life and Financial Value to Your Home

If you are looking to sell your property, then you are probably looking for maximum value. A bit of investment such as a finished basement, patio, decking, or a home spa could lead to a potentially significant return on investment. These additions can not only have a financial gain but also contribute to quality of life.

Tips For Improving The Curb Appeal of Your Home

There are many reasons why people plan on improving the curb appeal of their home. Either because they have just moved in and want it to suit their own liking, or to make the home more attractive to buyers, or simply for a change. No matter the reason, there are a few simple ways the curb appeal can be improved without costing much. 

How To Keep Healthy and Warm During Winter

The winter season is a tough time for families to be healthy and warm. The cold temperatures make it hard to get out of bed in the morning or stay active during the day. It is also easy to catch a cold that can lead to a week's bed rest.

However, there are several ways you can keep your family healthy and happy through these long winter months. 

Steps To Follow When Renovating Your Home

Renovation is all about change to upgrade. With that in mind, here are some steps you could follow to renovate your house - the right way.

Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Home's Exterior

A home's exterior is just as important as the interior. When people say that someone's home is beautiful, they often refer to both the outside and the inside. If your home's exterior doesn’t look as great right now, there are things that you can do to upgrade the looks to make it more appealing. These projects won't cost you a ton of money. Here are some easy, affordable ideas to upgrade a home's exterior.

Getting The Control You Deserve Over Your Home

Sometimes, our homes can feel out of our hands. Even though you own your home, and live in it 24/7, you can still feel a bit like a tenant who expects the landlord to come round any minute. And this is especially true for first time home owners!

Tips for Creating a Work-Life Balance

Juggling work, family, and social life can be challenging at times, but there are few ways we can find a balance. If you learn to prioritize, you can successfully divide your time between your job, socializing, and spending time with your kids. It is also essential to remember to schedule in self-care. Make time to do activities that make you feel better, and do not be afraid to ask for help when you need. Here are five tips for creating a perfect work-life balance.

Creating a Relaxing Environment in Your Home

Once in a while, most of us just want to escape from the regular humdrum routine and spend some time away. While we may have life setup like we've wanted, it is human nature to want to get out there and explore what else is on the horizon from time to time, or, more commonly we want to come home, relax, and take a load off, restoring ourselves as necessary.

Preparing Your Home For Sale

When it comes to selling your house, a lot of it rides on how it presents itself in pictures on the listing and when viewed. If you do not prepare your home properly, it will not be valued highly and will attract less attention, meaning you could end up waiting a while for it to sell or sell it under the price you wanted. It can be tough to know what to look out for when preparing your home but there are a few things to increase the likelihood of selling.

Moving House Checklist

It has been said that during the course of being an adult getting a divorce, changing career, and moving house are the top 3 stress creators that anyone will experience. So to make moving day a little less stressful, here’s a quick checklist to keep you on top of things.

Giving a Sleek Modern Look to our Front Door with Schlage Encode

We recently upgraded our front door hardware to make it modern, simple and functional. The Schlage Encode Smart WiFi deadbolt and the Century Trim handleset worked out well for the look we were going for. The Century trim has straight edges with a minimalistic design which makes it look sleek and elegant against the colour of the door we chose to keep.

Benefits of Using Self Storage Units

When it comes to organizing your home, if you have too much "stuff," chances are you won't feel as organized or as clutter-free as you are aiming for. That is unless you discard items you do not frequently use, only to repurchase them, and the cycle repeats.

Changing Home Trends

These days home trends are constantly and rapidly changing. For a long time neutral colours have dominated the home. Usually, modern homes are showered with wall colours such as white, beige, grey, and cream. Although it may make the home look sophisticated, it's been overdone. With many people being indoors due to the pandemic, paint colours in earth tones such as brown, orange, red and yellows have made a come back. 

How to Attract Buyers When Selling Your Property

One of the most frustrating elements of selling a property is having it on the market and not having any viewers through the door. There are several things that can be done to avoid this frustration, and have more people view the property in the hopes to attract the correct buyer. 

Simple Effective Ways to Cut Costs and Save Money

If you are a parent looking for new ways to cut costs in your household, then you are not alone. With the rising cost of life and increasing needs, it’s a tough balancing act to run a household. This post suggests simple but effective ways to save money and cut costs to run the household smoothly. 

Things To Check After Storm Damage

After a storm has passed, the first thing you should do is inspect the interior of your home to see if there is any damage after the storm. Then, go around the outside of the house looking for indications of storm damage. Of course, it might take more than a quick tour all around to uncover some less obvious storm damage issues, but it's an excellent place to start. Read on to find out where some of the worst damage could be and what to look out for.