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How to Prevent Home Injuries
All kinds of accidents can occur inside and outside your home. From knee scrapes and paper cuts to injuries more serious and requiring medical attention, you and other family members...
Where to Install Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors help save lives – but only if they are installed correctly and in the right locations. In fact, the International Building Code (IBC) requires that homeowners upgrade a...
Fall in Love with Your Home – Again!
Is the thrill gone? Do you not give it fresh flowers anymore? Does one room or another need a good paint job, but you just can’t be bothered? If so,...
Easy Outdoor Home Improvements
People say the kitchen is the heart of the home…who are we to argue? Still, when summer rolls around, it’s time to move beyond the heart to your own great...
How to Add Character to Your Home
Sometimes a home can look a little uninspired or downright bland – especially a new one made from “builder grade” materials. If you’re tired of being bored with your own...
Common Accidents and How to Prevent Them
An accident can happen without warning, anywhere, at any time. After all, that’s what makes them accidents. And while many aren’t entirely preventable, you can help reduce the risk and...
Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Ever notice how a simple jacket or a pair of dangly earrings can pull a look together? The outfit may be fine on its own but adding that little extra...
Back-to-School Preparation Tips for Parents
It’s that time of year again: when pencils, folders, and backpacks line store shelves; teachers prepare their classrooms and lesson plans; and kids everywhere start counting down the last days...
Unplug for a Day
Every March “National Unplug Day” is observed…at least by those aware of it. And yet we’re posting this blog in April. Why? To make the simple point that you don’t...
Common Homeowner Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
Mistakes happen, right? Of course they do. And when are they most likely to happen? When you’re working with little or no knowledge about the matter at hand. With that...
How to Add Character to Your Home
Some homes are blessed with an abundance of decorative details and architectural elements that make exactly the right statement. Others are still in search of that special kind of magic....
How to Recycle Fluorescent & Other Light Bulbs
Fluorescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, but enough to cause mercury poisoning. Mercury, as you may know, has been directly linked to autism, neurological damage,...
Your Spring Home Maintenance To-Do List
During a long, harsh winter like the one we just went through, your home can take quite a beating from the elements, both inside and out. The question is, have...
5 Creative Ways to Brighten a Room
Whether it’s a kitchen, bathroom, craft room, or finished basement, there are times when a room or entire area of your home is lacking in natural light. And while decorating...
How to Create Your Own Personal Space
Creating a special hide-a-way in your home is something everyone is looking for, whether it’s a quiet space in which to read a book and have a cup of tea,...
