Month / April 2015

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How to Add Bathroom Equity Without Breaking Your Budget

If you are a homeowner, you understand the miracle of home equity. It’s amazing to go from renting to owning, and know that everything you pay into your house is kept as a form of wealth. This doesn’t just go for mortgage payments, of course. It also applies to upgrades and renovations that you make to your home. Adding something as simple as a bath vanity can make your home a lot more attractive to future buyers or renters, increasing the value of your home. In fact, upgrading your bathroom Read more [...]
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4 Tips for Home Landscaping

Maybe you just purchased a new home, or perhaps you want to add a new twist to your current home.  Whatever the case, landscaping is great way to add curb appeal and value - not to mention it’s lovely to look at and adds a lot of charm!  And to help you get started in the process, here are a few tips. 1. Do Some Research Before you start tearing up the grass and sticking random plants into the ground in a haphazard fashion, read some books or browse some websites or even drive around to check Read more [...]
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Add Curb Appeal for Your Clinic

When it comes to the field of medicine, the majority of new patients come from targeted marketing campaigns and word of mouth. There is definitely something to be said, however, about the business that can be gleaned from people passing by - especially if you're located on a street with a good amount of traffic. Whether you are looking to bring in traffic for your dental veneer practice, chiropractic office, or other medical establishment, the exterior of your facility can play a large role. Here Read more [...]
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5 Ways to Maximize Your Curb Appeal for Potential Tenants

Many homeowners are aware of the need to increase their home’s curb appeal before putting it on the market to sell. What few owners realize is that, in order to attract high-quality renters who will place value in the home, it needs to have curb appeal for the tenant. Many recommend standing across the street from your home and looking at it from all angles to figure out what you have to work with. Making your home beautiful can generate higher revenue from the home as well as create renters Read more [...]
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How to garden organically

One of the main reasons many of us turn to growing our own produce is to control the amount of harmful chemicals and pesticides we expose ourselves to via food. Organic fruit and vegetables used to be something that only hippies and tree huggers would go for, but it’s increasingly becoming a dirty word in the general public. They have been linked to diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, and washing your fruit and vegetables does little to rid them of pesticides. Worse still, commercially Read more [...]
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Renovating Your Home? Questions to Ask Your Flooring Store

Home renovations are becoming increasingly popular as the housing market still hasn’t recovered since it took a hit in the last decade. Instead of moving into bigger homes, more homeowners are simply renovating their current homes, sometimes adding rooms and other times just giving it a whole new appeal. If you are currently renovating your home from the ground up, you will almost certainly be installing new flooring. Photo from freedigitalphotos.net Before beginning your project, there are Read more [...]
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Home Ideas: Polka Dot Decorating With a Tasteful Twist

Many people start to squirm at the mention of polka dots. They simply don't like them or they associate them with little girls and dresses and never think that they could be used in a serious decorating scheme. In recent years, polka dots have made something of a resurgence and are now gracing a variety of walls in homes and businesses around the world. Polka dots can be trendy, sophisticated, and even edgy when done right. Here are some tips for making polka dots work for you. Curtains Polka dot Read more [...]
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Choosing a door that’s right for your home

Interior doors can make or break a room. Choose the right door and it will compliment your décor; the wrong door can outdate a room or create a feeling of inconsistency. There are several things to consider when choosing a door: the existing décor, your personal style, how much space you have… All of these will impact which door will maximise the aesthetics of your room. Choosing a door when you have a small space Glazed Doors are a great way of letting in light into a room and creating a Read more [...]
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The Rise of Faux Wood

Once upon a time, any material that had just been designed to mimic another was immediately cast aside. They were seen as a "poor man's version" to the alternative and generally didn't take to the market at all. In the case of faux wood, at least in the window blinds market, this has proved to be an exception. While it is unlikely to ever dwarf the standard wood market, the popularity of faux wood blinds has risen to an extent that nobody could have ever predicted. They have become one of the most Read more [...]