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Accent on Design-For your Home
Mar 9th
When it comes to a more budget conscious, yet highly effective means to re-vamp a home and entice potential buyers, home-staging is a fantastic option. As we will see with this month’s Makeover, Accent on Design Inc. re-styled several utilitarian rooms and transformed them into inviting and luxurious spaces certain to lure hungry home hunters.
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The owners were putting up their one bedroom, downtown condo for sale and wanted to add much needed personality and depth to this large master bedroom. After
Such a cosmopolitan property is likely to appeal to the young professional. With that in mind, a low-key sensibility with More >
Tips-Preventing Mold
Mar 8th
Dealing with mold can be a scary thing, but it doesn’t have to be. Follow the five steps below to eliminate and prevent mold problems, so you and your family can move on to enjoying a healthy home:
Keep it Dry! Maintain indoor relative humidity between 30 and 50 percent, using dehumidifiers as required. New houses require constant dehumidification, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Monitor humidity levels with a hygrometer: an inexpensive device found at many hardware stores.
Circulate, Circulate, Circulate! Nothing helps moisture breed quicker than stale, dead air. Ensure ventilation of humid areas such as bathrooms and attics, and More >
See your Home through your Windows
Mar 6th
New windows may come to mind to be about as exciting as fixing the roof. But the comfort and beauty of a window is as easily taken for granted as having plenty of clean air to breathe — imagine living in a tin can? It’s no surprise that increasing natural light in the home is often one of the most frequent considerations in a home renovation. The new windows however, in this stunning, four bedroom home in Winnipeg, Manitoba are really levels above mere sunlight and efficiency considerations. The question is, how to take full advantage of its on-the-lake local?
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Shine the wood
Mar 5th
Wood finishing is fun and easy. We’ll take you through the wood finishing process including preparing the wood, choosing the proper applicator, and applying traditional and one-step finishes. Whether you’re planning to build or refinish furniture or bookshelves for your room, make gift items for your family, friends or a local charity, or take up woodworking as a profession, you’ll find woodworking to be a rewarding experience.
It’s a practical skill that you’ll take with you throughout life. After all, even novice woodworkers can save money by building or refinishing their own furniture, or by doing their own renovations, making woodworking More >
Eco Friendly Furniture Homes..
Mar 4th
Being eco friendly and living a more sustainable lifestyle is a hot topic these days. As a result eco friendly furniture is hitting the online shopping market with full force. There is a variety of choice already available; so if you are looking to live greener, read on for how to find the hottest eco friendly styles.
You might be asking yourself; just what is eco friendly furniture exactly? Eco means that the furniture is produced in a way that it has the least negative impact on the environment possible. This includes things like when wood is utilized, it is More >