Many a kitchen is bespeckled with out dated, less than attractive elements. Items such as faded cabinets, deeply scratched sinks, broken drawers, countertops with nicks and stains, oh I could go on with this list for another couple of pages. And while the overall design might be practical, these other things take away from those [...]
I am headed out to the garden this weekend with the intention of completing a self-imposed mission. While many garden owners try to hide their sheds in a corner, I plan to do the opposite. Though I can see why others might choose to quarantine off an uninteresting structure in order to keep it out [...]
We do a lot of talking about creating an outdoor room from scratch, with hedges, purgolas, giant umbrellas, even carpets for the garden. But we here spend much less time thinking about putting an actual structure with walls out in that space. Now that my daughter has really taken a shine to painting, I have [...]
For years I travelled around so much for work I did not have an actual place to call home. I had belongings in my parents attic, more in a friends closet, and then there was the stuff I schlepped around with me. During that time I made a vow to myself that once I was [...]
When buying a new carpet; fitting is the last piece in the jigsaw. For many of us we may think that once we’ve chosen our preferred design, the hardest part is over, but in reality that’s just the beginning. Often homeowners will have little knowledge about what actually constitutes a good carpet fitter and indeed [...]
Ok, so you are aware of the fact that you are supposed to be flipping and rotating your mattresses. You get the message that this is what will produce the most even wear out of it. But, do you really know how often you are supposed to be doing this chore? And have you any [...]
Man’s love affair with noisy, destructive power tools came about when the first electric hand drill made its loud entrance to the world in 1895. Not only are they loved for their power and ability to wreak havoc on anything in their path but, more importantly, the way they make building structures and home improvements [...]
One way to bring in a real decorative feature to a space is through the use of colourful curtains. While some choose to put up curtains that blend with the overall design, others make them dominant. It is easy to make curtains fuse with the wall colour, just select fabric in the same tone, but [...]
Understandably, because they are called outdoor rooms, we do not instinctually prepare floral arrangements. However, within those so called rooms, we add tables and chairs that we entertain at, and they too would benefit from floral décor. In fact, they probably are the most deserving of all places to get such additions. There is no [...]
As we try to savour the last good days in the garden, we need to find shortcuts for getting the indoor chores out of the way. You may be surprised to learn how many different things you can accomplish with the aid if your dishwasher, thus cutting down the time you spend mulling about inside, [...]