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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 “knowing thyself.” What they meant by that was having an understanding of what makes you tick – the…
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Time to Make Some Home Improvements
Time Partnered Post: There is no time like the present to make some improvements to your home. We have all spent a lot of time in our homes over the past year or so. After all, social distancing rules and regulations have meant that we have needed to stay at home. If you are tired of the four walls you see every day, why not engage in a bit of home improvement? There are a number of different things you can do to make sure your home looks great and is a joy to live in. Start with your roof – The first place to begin is…
