Our family shops at both Home Depot and Lowes, so which is best? Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the world, with Lowes a close second. At the time of writing, Home Depot has 2312 stores in the US, Canada, and Mexico, while Lowes has 2015 in the US and Canada. So …
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We’ve got three young children and a puppy, so cleaning the carpet can become a daily event. But are household carpet cleaning chemicals actually safe? Many carpet cleaning chemicals are not safe to breathe and can cause skin irritation, especially in babies, young children, and pets. Many of these harmful chemicals can stay in your …
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We’re using a lot of drywall anchors in our new extension, and inevitably holes are drilled in the wrong place. So are they reusable? While drywall anchors don’t have to be permanent, if you change your mind about the location of a picture or want to repaint your wall, you can remove the anchor and …
We’re thinking of putting up some wall decals in our young daughter’s bedroom, but are they tacky? Wall decals and stickers are a popular way of transforming a wall without the hassle of paint or wallpaper, and definitely go in and out of fashion. However, if you personally like them and want to use them …
As our exciting home reno reaches the ‘fitting out’ stage inside, we’re looking at what ceiling fans to install. We’ve recently come across the Harbor Breeze brand, but are they any good? Harbor Breeze ceiling fans are made by Texan importer and manufacturing firm Litex Industries and are a Lowe’s house brand. However, it appears …
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Want to find out more about the Prepac furniture brand (like we did when furnishing our home renovation)? Then this article should help. Prepac was founded in Canada in 1979, and the firm still has its HQ in British Columbia. The company spread south into the US, and in 2021 they opened a large manufacturing …
We’ve got a lovely antique area rug in our living room. It was a gift from my wife’s grandmother but is badly in need of cleaning. Can we use a Bissell carpet cleaner on it without damaging a family heirloom?! You can clean an area rug with a Bissell carpet cleaning machine. The best model …
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We’re on quite a small budget to decorate our new extension (as building it was so costly!), so how can we make our living room feel expensive? You can make your living room look expensive on a budget by decluttering and having a neutral color centerpiece sofa and a minimal design aesthetic. Then as you …
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Furniture placement is causing us more hassle than it should now we’re renovating our house. So where should the couch go in the living room? To find the ideal couch position, consider traffic patterns and the balance of your living room to find a focal point. This will take into account the room size and …
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We’ll be decorating our new extension soon, and painting the older parts of the house to refresh them. One of the main rooms we’ll be doing is the living room – and we’re having a hard time picking colors to go with our couch. Color theory explains how colors can be used in a complementary …
