Posts Tagged“home”

The Dos And Don’ts Of Maintaining Your Glass Furniture

Decking out the home with glass furniture has always been a popular option. Having some furniture about the place that features glass adds a touch of class to any home, whether it be a coffee table, dining table, a cabinet in the living room, mirrors and more. Glass is classic and timeless in its appearance and it’s generally quite easy to maintain to keep it looking beautiful. With this in mind, let’s look at a few dos and don’ts when it comes to looking after, cleaning and maintaining your glass furniture. Do Always Clean Your Glass Surfaces Regularly Most of…

How to Choose Your Flooring?

In today’s ever-changing world, fashion often takes a backseat to function when it comes to home design. And while this is a positive step towards practicality, it can make choosing flooring a bit of a challenge. With so many different textures, colours, and patterns available, it can be hard to find something that works with your current decor and still fits the bill when it comes to functionality. But the good news is that there is a solution! With a little bit of research and planning, you can choose the flooring that will look great with your home and still…

Paulette Chaffee Reflects on the 2020-2021 School Year and How Educators Stepped Up to the Challenge

Due to the uncertainty and quickly changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-2021 school year was challenging for everyone, including students, parents, administration, and teachers. Even as 2022 approaches, schools are still evaluating whether to return to in-person learning or to continue to use a hybrid model for the upcoming school year. Here, Paulette Chaffee, attorney, educator, and Ambassador for Orange County 4th District, dives deeper into this topic below, highlighting how teachers rose to the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year. Schools Response to the Pandemic   The first confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States were on January…

Why Would You Become a Video Gamer?

Has the thought of introducing yourself to video gaming crossed your mind a time or two? In the event it has, how close are you to making video games become a reality in your life? By taking up video gaming, you can find an activity that can provide you with years of fun and excitement. So, will you be putting your game face on anytime soon? What Will You Need to Get Started? As you get into the world of video gaming, the equipment you select will of course play an important role. Items like a controller, headset, gaming microphone…

Do You Save Money When You Leave Home?

Saving money is something many folks strive for in their buying goods and services. That said are you a consumer who comes up with savings more times than not? If you said no, you can be overspending all too often and hurting your financial outlook. So, what will it take for you to save more money when leaving home and feeling good about it? Find Discounts Whenever You Get the Chance How good of a job are you doing as it relates to finding discounts? Yes, discounts are out there if you take the time to look for them. Such…

How to Keep Your Aging Parent at Home

As your elderly parents age, you’ll find yourself faced with numerous difficult questions. One of the more challenging ones is in relation to whether or not you should allow them to continue aging at home. The Benefits of Aging in Place According to this AARP survey, 90 percent of American seniors have a desire to live at home for as long as possible. They overwhelmingly prefer aging in place to moving into a care facility. And who can blame them? Aging in place offers a number of benefits, including: Maintain independence. The desire for independence doesn’t disappear as you get…

A Double Storey House Design Right For You?

Are you looking at building a home? Whether you’re going for something simple, or something luxurious, you’ll still need to make a choice between single or double storey house designs. If you’ve never lived in a double storey, this could be something that you have dreamt of. Although double storey living offers some immense benefits, it may not be ideal for every homeowner. If you are someone that is looking at getting house plans made soon and can’t decide whether to incorporate a double storey or not, this article is definitely for you! As experts in double storey house designs…

Discover the Broombi, a Revolutionary Cleaning Device

There is a broom that is recording huge funding amount right now on Kickstarter. Broombi is designed quite differently from other brooms currently sold in the market. Its’ unique blade design allows users to clean liquid substances and pick up dust particles without the hassle of them flying around the broom. Broombi cleans any mess perfectly and efficiently with a single sweep. This genius item is extremely effective in sweeping up various debris, fine dust, liquids, human hair, pet hair, and broken glass pieces. If you imagine using brooms, it always leaves dust unswept even after several times of sweeping.…

When It Comes To Building an ADU Los Angeles Requirements Are Far From Tight

For people who wish to build their own accessory dwelling unit there can be some concerns around the planning permissions and the tight restrictions which you are going to need to meet. The reality however is that when it comes to building an ADU Los Angeles requirements are really not as tight as you may be aware of. This city has been leading the charge of the construction of beautifully designed ADUs, and the ideas which are implemented here in particular have been amazing. If this is something which you are thinking about, here is what to expect from the…

How To Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

In this day and age, after the many recent pledges from the likes of world-famous climate change activists such as Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough, one thing has been made abundantly clear to us: we need to do more to save our planet. This ever-growing concern, combined with many of us turning our hands to DIY to spruce up our homes during lockdown, has led us to wonder how we can make our households more environmentally friendly from outside and within. In this article, we explore the different ways in which you can make your home eco-friendly. So without…