Before you know it, your home will be filled with out-of-town guests — friends and family coming to help you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. You may think you have plenty of time to prepare, but don’t wait till the last minute to start cleaning the house and decorating. Otherwise, you’re [...]

(NC)-Given how much time we spend in the bathroom, it’s no surprise that this space is considered one of the most important rooms to renovate. Rest assured, upgrading your bathroom does not need to be a long and expensive process. Consider the following five simple projects to enhance your bathroom’s look and functionality from the [...]

(NC)-It’s the time of year when college and university students gear up for eight months of dormitory living. Many dorms are far from being cozy coves and students may not have a lot of money to create comfort in this short-term living space. With this in mind, here are some budget friendly ideas from The [...]

(NC)-Painting is one of the easiest ways to change the look of a room. Whether you’re looking to create an old world feel in the dining room or a modern space in the kitchen, colour on the walls helps tie a room together and injects a little personality in to the space we call home. [...]

(NC)-Kitchen remodeling projects continue to provide hefty returns at the time of a home sale. The 2006 Cost vs. Value report, published by Remodeling magazine, shows that home owners recoup 80.4 percent of the average $54,200 they spend on major kitchen projects, and get back 85.2 percent of the average $17,928 spent on minor projects.
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(NC)-When fall comes, the days get shorter and there is a chill in the air. We start decorating our homes again, anticipating the holiday season and the long winter ahead. Sally Morse, Director of Creative Services for Hunter Douglas (1-800-265-1363; www.hunterdouglas.ca) Canada’s leading window fashions manufacturer, offers the following tips for fall decorating:
Layer: Put a [...]

When it’s time to buy a new kitchen, it can be hard to resist the urge to go out and buy the first attractive kitchen we see.  But not every design looks good in every home – even if we fall in love with it in the kitchen showroom.
That’s why a virtual kitchen remodel can [...]

A small kitchen remodeling project is a fairly simply project to undertake. Small kitchens normally do not have a lot of counter space or cabinet space and normally have a very small pantry, if any pantry at all. Wall space is at a minimum and the floor is usually in a straight line and very [...]

If you bought a fixer upper house and need to seriously start remodeling the kitchen or if your kitchen has become dated and you ogle at the state of the art designs shown on TV and in magazines, here are a few steps you should follow.
Chalk Out a Budget
The sky is literally the limit when [...]

They say that the most popular room in the house is the kitchen where you could gather all of your friends and family members to eat, cook, and have a good time and that is why it is the room in our homes that we should always pay attention to and not take for granted.  [...]