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How to Make Your Luxury Home More Eco-Friendly
Before you have your contractor actually build your new luxury home, you might want to discuss some eco-friendly options with him or her. This will mean options that use less energy and fewer natural resources for the home's construction and beyond. You don't need to sacrifice comfort or luxury to enjoy these options for your home, so note the following suggestions: 1. Low-flow toilets and urinals Low-flow toilets will cut down on your water consumption, as will urinals.

5 ways to cut your heating bill with a greener home
Concerned about the cost of heating your home in winter? It takes time and investment to become completely self-sufficient, but even a quick DIY project will make a dent in your bill. Here are five short- and long-term options for reducing your heating costs. Install an air source heat pump Air source heat pumps draw warmth from outside the home, pump it up and expel it inside. Surprisingly, this system is so efficient it even works in cold weather.

The Hottest Trends in Kitchens That You'll Want in Your Home
Today's kitchen remodels are about more than just repainting. When you want to upgrade your kitchen, you'll want to think about how to make it more functional as well as more inviting, and choose materials that work for you personally. Note a few of the hot trends in kitchens that you'll want to consider for your home and why they're such popular choices: 1. Recycled, reclaimed, and Eco-friendly materials Homeowners are becoming more and more aware of how upgrades and renovations to their home affect the environment, especially when they need to harvest virgin materials for flooring and countertops.

Kitchen Resurfacing Ideas for Those on a Tight Budget
Having a limited budget doesn't mean you need to put off resurfacing your kitchen, as there are many affordable options available to homeowners today. This is true no matter the overall look you want to achieve for your kitchen and no matter the surface that needs redoing. Before you decide that you cannot afford to resurface an area of your kitchen, note a few of those affordable options: 1. Use recycled and reclaimed materials

3 Ways to Shape Your Garden & Ultimately Secure Your Home
It's never a pleasant thought to consider, but without implementation of the necessary precautions and safety measures, your home will always remain at risk of burglary, invasion and vandalism. It's absolutely vital that you do everything in your power to keep your household protected at all costs, and shrewdly landscaping your garden is just one of the many ways to do so. Your garden is what every budding thief is forced to try and conquer first, and by designing and shaping the front of your house in particular way, you can make criminal entry into your home extremely difficult to manage.

Planned Renovations: 3 Checklist Points Before Undergoing Bathroom Renovations
Bathroom renovations are exciting and fun, especially when your older bathrooms are starting to look old and worn out. Not only do well-designed bathrooms help you set the mood for relaxing bath, but they also have a big impact on the resale value of a house. Bathroom renovations can be excruciatingly painful without proper planning, which is why you must prepare well before going ahead with even a small change. Here are some checklist points to take care of in advance before undertaking bathroom renovations.

5 Ways To Turn Your Kitchen From Gloomy To Glamorous
Kitchens receive a lot of attention when it comes to renovations and makeovers. The reason for that is that kitchens are the most functional areas in a home. A glamorous, high-end kitchen forms a focal point in any home. Unfortunately, many people don't get to achieve the high-end look they desire. Why? They simply do not know what decorative aspects to pay attention to. If you're planning to give your kitchen a makeover, the following tips will show you how you can avoid falling into the same trap.

3 Ways Locksmiths Increase the Security of Your Home and Possessions
A locksmith is not a professional that you call only when you've locked yourself out of your house, as he or she can often provide additional services that help to increase the security of your home and your possessions. Note a few of those services and how they can make you feel safer and ensure your most valued possessions are secure as well. 1. Install a home safe Everyone could benefit from having a home safe, as these can keep cash, jewelry, and your important papers secure.

How To Save On Kitchen Remodeling Costs
Changing the design in your kitchen is a major remodelling activity. If you are not careful, changing the kitchen design can drill a hole in your wallet and leave you with nothing to cook in the newly remodelled or redesigned kitchen. Fortunately, there are several practical ways through which you can make substantial savings on the cost of kitchen remodelling. The article below discusses a few of these practical ways.

Benefits Of Installing Built-In Wardrobes
Fitted wardrobes are becoming more popular in the home improvement and renovation market. There is a wide range of products designed for homeowners with different tastes, budgets and varied configurations of property. While freestanding alternatives also have an established customer base, they offer fewer storage options, especially when the room is not spacious and they may interfere with the original aesthetics of the room. If you are considering upgrading your bedroom storage, here are the advantages of choosing built-in wardrobes.

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How I Created a Great Garden and a Dream Home

Welcome! My name is Walter and I would like to pass on all of the great advice and top tips which I have received over the past two years. For two years now, I have been working to transform my worn out garden and tired old home into my dream property. Yes, I will admit, it has been hard and at the beginning, I really didn't have a clue what I was doing. However, with the help of various friends and professional contractors, I have completed the job and I have learnt a lot along the way. I hope you find my blog useful.

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