To get the look of a professionally designed bar incorporate the following into your design. For starters, whether your allocated bar area is big or small, silver trays, tools and accessories are right on the money. The trays can be used to bring the beverages to your guests, or can remain stationary for visual appeal. [...]

I have been the keeper of fish since childhood, and tend to treat those creatures residing in my fish bowl like celebrities do their beloved Chihuahuas and Maltese pups. No matter how small a fish bowl, or fish tank has been, in my role as keeper I have made a point of it to ensure [...]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can take a flea market find, such as a wicker rocking chair or a shabby end table, and make it into a gem with little elbow grease. The key to making it into an eye popping addition is a good scrub down, and a vibrant coat of [...]

Finally, we have gotten around to actually purchasing equipment for our home gym. So, straight to the trusty reviews and product information I went to identify the best treadmill for our purposes, and what a good price for it will be. I must admit to having gotten a tad sidetracked with the stationary bikes and [...]

If you have a room with an unused fireplace in it, do not let the space go to waste. Instead embrace the space and make it the backdrop for live plants.of course, you will need to place the plants so that they can get sunlight, otherwise you will end up with dying, or dead plants, [...]

When you are looking for large kitchen appliances, such as a new refrigerator, dishwasher, or oven the time and energy required to get the best item at the sweetest price can be considerable. I know that I personally spent at least a full workweek on this very subject when we built our home. Since we [...]

Over ten years ago I painted my very first room red, and have loved the wall colour ever since. I have been told that red tones are known to make you think of celebrating, and as such I believe it is perfect for a dinning room. Not to mention what it can do to make [...]

Many people who are renovating, or building a home question what is the right burner and ventilation configuration for their cooktops. So, here is a quick review of what is available. There are the electric coil, sealed gas burner, ceramic glass, magnetic induction, solid disk and the gas burner. As to the ventilation, there is [...]

It will probably come as no surprise that over the top holiday decorations in the dining room are not considered feng shui. While we might love to drape and drench the table in colour and decorative pieces, this is one more case where simple is really better. The focal point is meant to be the [...]

I recently accompanied a friend who is looking at homes for sale in London on a very long day of open house visits. Initially the thought of it was not all that appealing, but in the end I found it quite interesting. The reason is that several of the properties were professionally staged, and as [...]