What can you do if your home is looking tired and drab, but you can’t afford to give it a full makeover? Sprucing up your home can be expensive, especially if you are buying all new furniture and décor. However, it doesn’t have to be. When you can get beautiful items for cheap, and use your own creativity and hard work, it is possible to create a beautiful home that looks like a million dollars but doesn’t cost it! Video Decorating Tips from Thom Filicia, host of Style … [Read more...]
Making the Most of Your Home Decorating on a Budget
What can you do if your home is looking tired and drab, but you can’t afford to give it a full makeover? Sprucing up your home can be expensive, especially if you are buying all new furniture and décor. However, it doesn’t have to be. When you can get beautiful items for cheap, and use your own creativity and hard work, it is possible to create a beautiful home that looks like a million dollars but doesn’t cost it! Video Decorating Tips from Thom Filicia, host of Style Network's "Dress My … [Read more...]
The Five Minute Tidy: How to Keep Your House Clean in a Few Stolen Moments per Day
The weekend is finally here and you are exhausted from a busy week. You are looking forward to sleeping late and lounging around the house, enjoying your day off. However, the sink-full of dirty dishes is staring you in the face, the shower is in desperate need of a scrub, and the dust creatures under the couch are starting to growl at you. Oh well, looks like another Sunday will be spent cleaning the house again! So many of us are so busy during the week that we leave our housework until our … [Read more...]
Got Junk? How to Tame an Unruly Cluttered Garage
Your garage seemed innocent enough when you first moved in to your home, but now it has grown into a cluttered jungle of junk which haunts your dreams. It begins as a covered space to park your car, but your garage soon becomes a dumping ground for any odd objects and a place to store the odd few tools and things that didn’t fit in the house. Broken lawn furniture, toys that your kids haven’t played with in years, tangled webs of garden hoses, half-finished DIY projects, garbage bags … [Read more...]
Clever Organization Tips that Will Make a Small Apartment Look Bigger
Organization is very important, and it becomes even more crucial when you live in a small space. If you are a single person or a couple, living in a tiny apartment can be a great option, it just requires a bit more work to ensure that your space is organized well. If you live in a small apartment, whether it is a one bedroom or a studio, you might that you struggle to make all of your possessions fit into your compact space. All of your closets are packed full, and you have to step over your … [Read more...]
Five Things You Can Clean With Simple Baking Soda
What do you get when you dissolve sodium carbonate into a carbon-dioxide-rich solution? The answer is a simple household product that can be not only used in your favorite cooking recipe but can also be used to clean many different things in your home. Using baking soda to clean will also save you a lot of money, because it is much less expensive than brand name cleaning products especially when purchased in bulk. It is also non-toxic and so is a lot healthier for your family and your … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Products
Many cleaning products that you buy in the store are made with harsh chemicals, which are hard on your skin as well as the environment. Did you know that you can make your own homemade versions of essential cleaning products which will be completely non-toxic and environmentally friendly? Try these easy recipes to clean your home in a healthier, and much cheaper, way:Spray CleanerTo create a multi-purpose spray cleaner, simply mix together one part white vinegar with one part water in a spray … [Read more...]
Five Things You Can Clean With Simple Baking Soda
What do you get when you dissolve sodium carbonate into a carbon-dioxide-rich solution? The answer is a simple household product that can be not only used in your favourite cooking recipe but can also be used to clean many different things in your home. Using baking soda to clean will also save you a lot of money, because it is much less expensive than brand name cleaning products especially when purchased in bulk. It is also non-toxic and so is a lot healthier for your family and … [Read more...]