Winter Weather Emergency Preparedness
As temperatures drop, the risk of severe winter weather conditions and sudden power outages rise. Preparing your family ahead of time can help minimize the impact of a power loss. Having an emergency preparation plan lets your family immediately shift into a proactive stance when an unexpected event, like power loss, occurs. Your plan may include assembling an emergency kit and talking with your kids about how to respond in certain...
3 Kitchens that Nail Modern Farmhouse Style
When you hear a kitchen or home described as being a modern farmhouse, chances are there’s going to be a big debate over what “modern” means and what constitutes a “farmhouse.” But what follows are three kitchens described by their designers and architects, in one way or another, as embracing modern farmhouse design. For the most part, you’ll find kitchen designs with clean lines, raw materials like stone and reclaimed wood, lots of...
Transform Your Bathroom into the Ultimate Paradise
Many people spend a lot of time in the bathroom. It’s a functional space where you can bathe, get ready for the day and take care of business. However, the bathroom can be so much more than that: it can offer a place to de-stress, relax and recharge before taking on the morning or after conquering a long day. Now you can escape to your own paradise without leaving home. These simple tips and tricks from lifestyle and parenting...
Living in a Tiny House Stinks (Sometimes)
What are the cons of living in a Tiny House? I’m asked this question all of the time, and it has always been a difficult question for me to answer. Is my Tiny House perfect? Of course not! But I do love it and I think I’ve also learned to love my home’s imperfections. Contrary to popular belief (on HGTV anyway), the tiny lifestyle isn’t always butterflies and ice cream. I get frustrated with my home. There have been moments when I...
Must have kitchen remodel features
Homeowners looking to renovate often see room for improvement in their kitchens and bathrooms. The National Association of Home Builder’s Remodeling Market Index Survey, which measures conditions in the remodeling market, indicates that, in 2015, the two most common remodeling jobs were bathroom remodels (81 per cent) and kitchen remodels (79 per cent). According to HGTV and Statistics Brain, a new kitchen remodel for a kitchen...
A Surprising Solution for Stress Relief
From finances and health concerns to lengthy to-do lists, there are numerous sources of strain in the lives of most people. According to a survey conducted by Wakefield Research, 68 per cent of people feel stress on a weekly basis and 32 per cent are stressed every day. Women, in particular, are impacted, as 25 per cent surveyed reported experiencing stress multiple times a day. However, today there is a surprisingly simple way to...
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