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Outdoor Home Enhancements For Your Christmas Party

December 2, 2013/0 Comments/in Feature, News, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

So you’re planning a Christmas party at your home this year. As you already know very well, there are lots of stuff to be concerned about, from the food and drinks to serve right down to the people you want to invite. Of all these things, however, what you need to work on ahead of anything else are the Christmas decorations, which we all understand to be the single most effective way of spreading holiday cheer and making people really feel that it’s that wonderful time of the year once again.

So you already have a Christmas tree inside your home, and all sorts of Christmas decorations all over the place. How about the outside of your home? If you plan on making your home as Christmassy as it can get, here are some outdoor home enhancements for your Christmas party that you might want to try.

7 Scents to Boost Productivity

November 29, 2013/0 Comments/in Feature, Staying Safe, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

More often than not, we associate aromatherapy with stress management or creating an environment that is soothing and relaxing. While true, aromatherapy can also be used to enhance one’s productivity level at home or in business. Our sense of smell, after all, is the strongest of all our senses and is therefore the one that influences brain activity best.

One scent can easily trigger a memory, while another can increase your alertness, and both of which can help you become more productive. Here are the scents that do just that, and more.

Choosing the Right Windows For Your Home

November 15, 2013/0 Comments/in Feature, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

So you’re changing your windows, and you would want them to look great not only from the inside, but also from the outside. As much as possible, you would want everything about them to be just right, from their intended functions to their exterior styles.

To help you achieve that, here are some things to think about when you’re choosing the right windows for your home.

Make a Room Easier on the Eyes With These Tips

November 6, 2013/0 Comments/in Renovating or Building, Staying Safe, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

With all the stress that our eyes go through every single minute of every single day at work or anywhere else, there is nothing more refreshing than to go home to a place where our eyes won’t have to work that much. That, however, isn’t really the case with many of us.

More often than not, our homes are also loaded with visual stimuli that further stress our eyes out. Clutter, see-through cabinets, differently-coloured walls—all these are visual stimuli that overwork our eyes and cause us stress.

The typical knee-jerk reaction to this is to want to get rid of visual stimuli that overwork our eyes at home altogether. However, aside from not being possible, too little visual stimuli can still stress us out. The best way to not overwork the eyes is to strike a visual balance for any room within your home. In short, you should make a room easier on the eyes, and here are some tips on how to do just that.

6 Simple Home Makeover Ideas For Spring

November 5, 2013/0 Comments/in Feature, Renovating or Building, Staying Safe, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

Spring is a great time for giving your home a makeover. When the first signs of this lovely time of the year begin to appear, you can start with these simple home makeover ideas for spring and make your home look as fresh and as stunning as it was the first day you moved in.

Why Choose a Fiber Glass Shower Base When Renovating

October 28, 2013/0 Comments/in Renovating or Building, Staying Safe, Tips /by Valerie, The Editor

Today’s article comes from Tim, one of our terrific Sydney bathroom renovators in the Tradebusters network and is all about the benefits of fiber glass as your material of choice for your shower base.