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These articles and links will help you renovate, decorate, and maintain the main living space of your home. Sometimes it's a family room, sometimes a showpiece.
Either way, it is the room that reflects your personality the most.
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Our world has evolved since the creation of the electric baseboard heater. Today, there are many choices when it comes to efficient heating solutions that increase your comfort. more
Is electric heating a thing of the past?
I bought my first batch of window blinds from a big-name franchise more than 10 years ago, and the experience left me with the same feeling I got after wandering into the back alley of a Jamaican street market, where I met a big, loud huckster extremely eager to sell me a hand-carved mahogany horse. more
Online Blinds
by Andrew Beattie, Forbes
by Steve Maxwell, Home Envy Inc.
Hanging Artwork
by Kimberley Sheldon
You've collected artwork from every vacation you've ever been on, but you have no idea where or how to hang it. Or, you've decorated your home beautifully, but choosing artwork? That's for experts. Rest assured, the sight of blank walls can undo even consummate décor experts so where do the uninitiated begin? more
Colour Confidence
Colour schemes for the whole home.
by Kimberley Seldon, Home Envy Inc., Posted Sept 13/07
Hang-ups
Where and how to hang all those pictures you've been collecting
by Kimberley Seldon, Home Envy Inc.,
Posted October 25/07
Buying a Sofa
Buying the right sofa for the living room takes thought.
by Cheryll Gillespie, Canoe Inc.
Posted November 2/07
Easy Shelves for Corners
Building shelves that fill corners but leave workable space beneath.
by Mag Ruffman, Home Envy Inc.
Posted November 14/07
Mix not match
Consistency is boring. Shake things up with changing styles
by Cheryll Gillespie, Canoe Inc.,
Posted November 14, 2007
Holiday proof your home
Change for the season can make everything fresh and gay.
by Cheryll Gillespie, Canoe Inc.,
Posted November 20, 2007
Creating Holiday Glamour
What's hot for the season, and what's not.
by Cheryll Gillespie, Canoe Inc.,
Posted November 20, 2007
Travel inspired decorating
Armchair travellers or adventurers alike-bring home the style of other countries.
by Kimberley Seldon, Home Envy Inc.,
Posted December 14, 2007
Pre-finished or Traditional wood flooring?
Style, taste and timing are all factors
by Steve Maxwell,
Posted November 26, 2007
Victorian Christmas Stockings
Less than $3 and everyone will love them
by Madelaine Langlois, Home Envy Inc.,
Posted December 14, 2007
How not to make a mess of Crown Mouldings
You can buy it ready-made, painted, ready to go...
by Mag Ruffman, Home Envy Inc.,
Posted January 15, 2008
Decorative Snowballs
Accent snowballs can more up the inside..
by Madeleine Langlois, Home Envy Inc.,
Posted January 15, 2008
Coffee Table Talk
The rules for coffee tables
by Kimberly Seldon, Home Envy Inc.,
Flea Market Finds (part 1)
Transform "old" into "chic"
by Madeleine Langlois, Home Envy Inc.,
The easiest DIY project that adds value
Mouldings and trims can make a blah room a rah room quickly
by Cheryl Gillespie, Canoe Inc.
Top tips on framing art
The framing process can bring life to otherwise ordinary decorative pictures and prints
by Cheryl Gillespie, Canoe Inc.
The NEW trend toward carpet
Hardwood's out, soft carpet is in!
by Kimberly Seldon, Home Envy Inc.,
Jewellery for window treatments
Unique ideas for classing up windows.
by Madeleine Langlois, Home Envy Inc.,
Buying drapes on the internet
by Mag Ruffman
By the time you've lived in a place for 3 years, it's time to add curtains. This is just my personal timetable; you may need longer.
You can't rush curtains. Well, you can, but then people ask awkward questions like, "What were you using for taste the day you picked that fabric?" more