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5 things you should inspect every year to keep your lawn mower in top condition

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Your lawn mower might be one of the machines that you use the most out of all of the machines and appliances that you use in your home, at least during summer. If frequent use is paired with poor maintenance, this could seriously damage your lawn mower and shorten its life length significantly. To make sure you keep your lawn mower in good condition, there are a few things you should consider doing every year before the lawn mowing season begins.

30 November 2015

Built-in Wardrobes | 3 Golden Rules For Choosing Between Hinged and Sliding Wardrobe Doors

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Built-in wardrobes are vital bedroom applications because they serve as storage rooms without cluttering your bedroom floors. These built-in wardrobes will hide your clothes, accessories, ties, bags, bed linen and all other items that you can fit into them. If you have an open bedroom wardrobe and plan to install doors, you will need to decide between hinged and sliding doors. Understanding the basic differences between the two types will help you make a decision that works best for your bedroom.

30 October 2015

3 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Cook With You

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When you have kids, you want to expose them to all of the greatness of the world, but you also need to protect them from its dangers, and this tricky negotiation is why many parents choose not to introduce their children to the kitchen. With bubbling pots and pans, sharp knives, and electronic gadgets running, it can seem like a space that is just too hostile for a kid's presence.

22 October 2015

Swimming Pools | 3 Inspired Tips To Design Your Home's Swimming Pool

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The idea of a swimming pool in a backyard is a dream most homeowners share. If you're one of the lucky few that can turn your dream into a reality, then you've got your work cut out for you to install the best swimming pool you can afford. When planning swimming pools, you'll need to consider everything from size and material to design and depth. This inspired guide is aimed to help you in your endeavour to design your home's swimming pool.

9 October 2015

Cabinet Carpenters | 3 Attentive Strategies For Installing Custom Kitchen Cabinets

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If you have decided to scrap the idea of buying off-the-rack cabinets and have your heart set on installing custom kitchen cabinets, you'll need to consider whether to undertake this as a DIY home improvement task or whether to hire professional carpenters to handle the project for you. Even if you've decided to hire professional carpenters, your job is not yet over. You may not be part of the building process, but you'll certainly need to be more involved in the rest of the decisions that involve material, colour, size and style.

25 September 2015

Tips on Picking the Best Shed for You

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For home owners in need of a new shed for their home, the options can be overwhelming because there are so many material and size options. Choosing the best one can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. To help, here are details on the features of each material type, as well as available sizes so that you may make a more informed buying decision when purchasing from a place like Just Sheds.

10 September 2015

Buying a Custom Designed Home versus a Home on the Market

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Buying a home that's already on the market may seem like the easiest and even cheapest thing to do when you're ready to move, but in truth, it can be a much better choice to have a home custom designed for you. An architect or someone that provides drafting services can work with you to create the home of your dreams, but can also offer many other advantages over buying a home on the market.

27 August 2015

Potted Plants and Interior Decoration: 3 Suggestions to Make Caring for Potted Plants Easier

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Incorporating potted plants in the interior design of a home or office comes with many surprising benefits. Studies have shown that having potted plants in your home can boost mood levels, lower anxiety, lower blood pressure, lower stress, reduce fatigue and even boost pain tolerance. If you don't have much of a green thumb or even time on your hands to care for potted plants, here are 3 suggestions that will make your life a lot easier.

17 August 2015

Five Essential Furniture Items You Need to Hire When Staging a Home

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Staged homes, in many cases, seem to sell faster and for higher prices than their unstaged competition, but if you are hiring furniture to stage a home, you have to choose your items carefully so you stay under budget. If you want to make the biggest impression on prospective buyers, focus on these essential pieces: 1. A Living Room Set The living room is one of the first rooms in the house that prospective buyers see.

31 July 2015

5 Self-Storage Mistakes to Avoid

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Whether you're in the middle of a move or storing your belongings while you're away from home, a self-storage unit is a convenient way to keep your belongings safe. But using a self-storage unit is more than just putting your things in an oversized cupboard. Make some of these simple mistakes and you could find your storage experience more frustrating than convenient: Using newspaper Newspaper seems like a handy material for packing fragile objects, but it can hurt more than it helps.

23 July 2015