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4 Often Overlooked Ways to Improve Your Home
Partnered Post Home renovations can be costly depending on the amount of work you are having done. However, you don’t need to splash out thousands of dollars to improve your lifestyle at home. Even a few simple changes can bring joy into your life and make you fall in love with your home all over again. Here are some simple adjustments that can have a huge impact on your enjoyment of life at home. Water Purifiers & Water Softener A well-functioning water purification system gives you peace of mind and allows you to enjoy your water straight from the tap. Mains water supplies may contain contaminants that are harmful…
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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Investing in Home Impovement
Partnered Post Who doesn’t love home improvements? Even if you’re resistant to changes, improving something in your home is usually filled with benefits and can be a great way to squeeze more functionality out of your home while also making it look great. However, home improvements are an investment much like anything else and it’s a good idea to think twice before you put your money down or hire a contractor. So let’s take a look at some of the important questions that you should be asking yourself before you decide on a home improvement. Photo by Nolan Issac on Unsplash Do you really need a home improvement?…
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5 Things You Need to Know Before Remodeling
Partnered Post Are you looking to spruce up your home to make it more functional, attractive, or for sale? Remodeling projects have their unique twists, even if you do them often. Many homeowners get into the remodeling process without an idea of what to expect. Unlike building a new house where you start afresh, home remodels pose many challenges that can be disappointing if you go in without a plan. To ensure you achieve desirable results, here are a few things you need to know before you start your home remodeling project. Envision the look you want Before you meet with a designer, it is best to envision what you…
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Cost Effective Ways to Decorate Your Home Seasonally
Partnered Post Everyone looks forward to the seasons. Whether it’s Easter, Christmas, Independence Day, or Thanksgiving, such moments are precious as you get to spend time with your loved ones. However, it is impossible to create the perfect celebratory mood without the proper decor to match. Considering you have a lot of shopping, cooking, and cleaning, actively decorating your house becomes a challenge. Incorporate these tips when decorating your home for the holidays to ensure you have a smooth and fun time doing it. Plan Ahead The holidays can be overwhelming. With the many responsibilities demanding your attention, you barely have time for decoration. Avoid the last-minute rush by planning…
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How to Furnish Small or Awkward Spaces in Your Home
When it comes to compact and oddly-shaped rooms, it can sometimes be difficult to find the right furniture and storage solutions to fit. Below is a guide on how you can make good use of these small and awkward spaces in your home. Use the walls If your room doesn’t have much floor space, consider ways in which you can maximize use of the walls. For instance, in a small living, you could mount a TV on a wall and add shelves for consoles and your cable box instead of having to take up room with a TV stand. Meanwhile, in cramped kitchens, it’s even possible to mount microwaves and…
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Ultimate Way to Spend a Quiet Night at Home
Partnered Post These days, many of us are spending more time alone. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Solitude is something that humans have sought out for thousands of years. But it does beg the question: how exactly should you spend your time? In this post, we take a look at some of the things that you can do when spending a quiet night in (which, let’s face it, is most nights nowadays). Get To Know Yourself Great Greek philosophers, such as Socrates, understood the value of “knowin
