Month: August 2011

The ultimate in ‘green’ construction

What’s the greenest way to build? Using natural, renewable  resources? Using salvaged building materials? Or using the same stuff you’ve  always used, but which some corporate PR firm has managed to repackage as  “green”? These are all ways to profess greenness, some effective,  some merely gestural. But by far the greenest way to build is to …

Finding the Right Hot Tub for your Backyard Renovation

When looking to renovate your backyard, one easy way to pull off a new yard that your family and friends will love is by adding a hot tub.  While buying a new hot tub may seem like an easy task, there are several different features to take into account when searching for your perfect hot tub. …

Product Review: Grout Sensation

We were asked to post an article about Grout Sensation on our blog, so we thought we’d go a step further and test this ourselves and write a review about it for our readers.  The company representative was very accommodating and our samples arrived in the mail in no time at all. Grout Sensation is sold as …

How to refresh home decor and be a budget-savvy trendsetter

Many people use just one word to describe lavish, luxurious homes filled with the latest interior design trends: unattainable. These dream homes that appear on television programs and grace the pages of magazines are seen as projects that can only be executed by affluent homeowners who chase trends and change decor with every season. But, according …

Choosing your Ironmongery

The finish touches to a home make a huge difference, not only in its final appearance but also in its functionality. The door furniture or ironmongery is, at times, overlooked at the design phase which can be a costly mistake from the security point of view or result in a finished product that does not meet …

Improve your landscape and lower your water bills at the same time

You turn the faucet off when brushing your teeth and installed low-flow toilets and showerheads – but your outdated irrigation system could be undermining your efforts to save water. The average American household uses 30 percent or more of its water outdoors in landscaping. Bigger users might be closer to 70 percent in some cases, according …