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With only a little effort, by changing small habits in your day-to-day lifestyle around the home, you can drastically reduce your home’s power consumption over time. This can save you more money than you might think, while reducing your impact on the environment too....

After spending time working from home, you may be looking to upgrade the comfort of your home office. So where should you start? The first addition should be a good desk that’s the right height. Whether you sit or stand, your forearms should be parallel to the ground...

It is a well-known fact that getting up early and leaving a cozy bed isn’t always a great experience. While it can be very hard to wake up, setting up a bedroom that’s energizing and supportive can make it a whole lot easier. The impact of light and color plays a big...

If you have trees in your backyard, you probably enjoy seeing their beautiful fall color, resting in their shade on a warm day, or just listening to the wind rustling their leaves. There are many positive things about trees, but did you know that there are a few...

Living in a noisy environment can have a very negative impact on your life. It makes it hard to concentrate, hard to sleep and it might even cause stress and other issues. While there is a lot of noise in the world around us, our home should be a place where we can...

Have you ever had a fruit fly buzz around your head, driving you nuts? We probably all have experienced that at one time or another, and it is a very unpleasant experience, but did you know that there is another bug that you can find in your home that could easily be...

Watching a woodpecker dig his way through a tree trunk is something truly fascinating, and really shows you how marvelous its design is. If you were to bang your head against a tree as hard as a woodpecker does, you would end up with serious brain injury. On the other...

If you are buying a home, do you expect the seller to be completely upfront with you? While it would be very nice to get to know any quirks and shortcomings of your new home from the horse’s mouth, it is unfortunately much more common for sellers to try to hide and...

While using a dishwasher, you might think that it’s one of the easiest things to do, but if you are dealing with someone who never owned one, mistakes can be made. Take for example the dishwasher detergent you use. While you might be aware that you can’t use anything...

Do you have a shortage of wall receptacles in your home? When you need to plug in a device, do you have to run around looking for an open spot? Maybe it is time for you to get a power strip. These have become invaluable to modern man, since we all have more devices...

One thing that many children have a fear of is lightning. It can be scary when a large, powerful lightning storm is passing over your home, but the good news is that you are very unlikely to actually be struck by lightning. The danger of lightning to your home, on the...

Choosing what type of flooring you install in your home is not an easy decision. There are many different alternatives, and what you choose will be with you for a long time. The most commonly considered factors are price, ease of installation, and appearance, and some...

Do you feel like you have too much stuff in your home? Is cleaning a huge project that takes too much time and energy? If so, you might want to think about living in a tiny house. Tiny homes are usually below 1000 square feet, but in some cases, you can even find them...

Rain has been used for thousands of years as a source of water in large parts of the world, but in modern society, it is not as common as it once was. There are however some that have started looking at the possible use of collected rain-water in their homes. It is...