There is no more important activity for children at home than reading. Opening a book and reading it aloud allows kids to widen their imagination. It helps with their creativity and creates a bonding experience that no other activities can. Your home is not a supplement to a classroom. Your home is the first classroom …
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Do you want to increase the value of your home to amp up its selling price in the future? Here are some ideas that can help you plan your next remodel. Making renovations in your home will not only benefit you while you’re staying in it, but it can also significantly increase the market value …
Metal fences are great when it comes to securing your home and giving it additional value. They also give off a beautiful and elegant vibe, which is why more and more people are going for this type of fencing material. However, you should always make sure to maintain your metal fence panels so that you …
Living Off-Grid Imagine waking up the next morning without an alarm clock and the city noise. Imagine a life without the daily commutes, air pollution, and wondering what you’ll be wearing the next day. Henry Thoreau spent two years roughing it out on the forests of Walden pond in Massachusetts. He realized that people end …
Home repair and maintenance are every homeowner’s responsibility. It is not enough that you buy a house that is beautiful and well-built. To keep it in excellent condition, you’ll need to do more than just your regular cleaning. When it’s time for home maintenance, some decide to wait it out. This can then lead to …
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If you are a homeowner planning a renovation project, then you have many options. There are many improvements that you can do to your house, but you might just have a limited budget. The key thing here is that you need to make choices that will please you and ensure that you get the best …
The construction industry has seen many advances in material science to enable the design of taller and more elaborate structures. Despite advances in building materials such as glass cladding, high tech concrete and thermos-plastic carbon fibre, much of the building industry still relies on traditional techniques using bricks and mortar, concrete, steel and timber to …
Electricity is somthing we take for granted everyday. We wake up and turn the lights on in the next room and switch on our computers for work everyday. We watch an online series and connect to social media thanks to the presence of electricity. Aside from entertaining ourselves, electricity has made everyday activities easier. We …
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When we talk about jewelry, we usually associate it with women, but jewelry is becoming popular with men as well. In fact, sales of luxury fine jewelry for men reached $5.3 billion around the globe in 2017. This shows a notable 22% increase in sales in this sector after five years. These numbers reveal that the …
Some people find it nearly impossible to calm down when exposed to heights. While it’s natural to feel uneasy in high places, others can’t stand being there for too long, feeling the effects of vertigo and panic setting in. Varying degrees of this fear exist. Some can tolerate a Ferris wheel ride or an aeroplane …