When you want to improve the value of your home, get the most out of the money you spend on renovations with a few easy remodeling tips from Sally Morse, director of creative services for window fashions company Hunter Douglas: An Updated Kitchen - Gone are the days of the purely utilitarian kitchen. Today, [...]
(BPT) - It's a sobering truth of real estate that sellers often have to spend money to make money. Even if your home is relatively new, you still face costs associated with getting it ready to show, such as repainting interior rooms or hiring professional cleaners and stagers. If your home could use some TLC [...]
As every parent knows, the dinner hour can be fraught with friction and frustration - how can you get your picky eater to abandon his "no green foods" rule or make your chatterbox stop talking long enough to take a bite? Relax, says mother of three, parenting expert and author of "The Big Book of [...]
Garden furniture, also popularly known as outdoor furniture and patio furniture, is perfect for your outdoor settings. They are also very useful for seating arrangements in gardens, lawns, hotels, and restaurants. A patio set consists of a table, chairs (four to six), and an umbrella or parasol. These can be customized according to the need [...]
(BPT) - Warm weather has arrived, and with it comes the need for new spring and summer fashions. By now you've already gone through your closet and have determined you have absolutely nothing to wear. For this reason, the changing season means it's time to go shopping and update your wardrobe with this spring and [...]
With one in eight women projected to be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, understanding what affects your risk and how to catch any warning signs early - not only for your own sake, but for the sakes of your loved ones- is more important than ever. There may not be [...]
If you are like millions of Canadians, giving to charity is important to you, but choosing the right charity is not always easy. With the launch of the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Charity Quick View and Imagine Canada's Charity Focus, researching information on more than 85,000 registered charities has become much easier. Charity Quick View [...]
For small businesses, technology is like the windows in a home. It's an essential component of your overall operation, one of the important ways in which you see and interact with the world, and, like windows in a home, you probably don't think about cleaning it that often. Yet your technology needs care and maintenance, [...]
Running a home based business offers many advantages such as saving money on gas and tax breaks, among other benefits. However, the success of a home based business is pegged on several important aspects. 1.) Website - Invest in a domain name and website for your home business. A website is just like a physical [...]
What to expect when you're expecting... house guests. The key to making a lasting impression on your guests is to provide all the comforts you would expect to find at home, but with a personal touch. As the proverb goes, "a home without guests is a home without soul", so as the host, return the [...]