The UK became the first major world economy that took steps to completely end its contribution to global warming by 2050, thus, committing to a ‘net-zero’ target. In its efforts, in January 2021, the Ministry of Housing announced fresh eco-legislation. The law passed sets out plans for all new domestic buildings in the UK to be constructed following strict energy efficient standards. Hopefully, this would result in a plan for all new homes to be 'zero carbon ready’ by 2025. How can you as a homeowner contribute? There are many ways. The viessmann.co.uk points out that by 2050, the average net-zero home could feature the following: 1. Altering the building makeup to have increased levels ...
Create The Look of A Charming Cottage Garden in Your Yard
The efficiency of modern technology requires career driven professionals and business minded individuals to work at a faster pace in order to keep up with the trends. This should not be a problem for a motivated and dedicated worker until the body gives in to stress and results to breakdown. Everybody needs a break from the hustle once in a while and one way to get some peace and quiet is to spend some time in an idyllic place like a charming cottage garden or a nature resort of your choice. Cottage gardens or villas are some of the practical choices for quiet relaxation. These quaint venues exude an atmosphere of leisure where you can leave all your cares away and simply indulge in the ...
Spicing Up Your Yard to Add Curb Appeal to Your Home: 4 Best Tips
You don't have to live in Florida or another area that enjoys tropical temperatures to liven up the outside of your home. Spicing up your yard can achieve both relaxing and beautiful results. The type of investment you put into your home's exterior could do more than add curb appeal to your home. It could increase the overall value of your property. If you're at a loss as to where to get new ideas for your yard and garden, start researching different types of outdoor furniture. A great way to get ideas on the type of outdoor furniture you can add to your yard's appeal is to take pictures of outdoor furniture you see while traveling. For example, if you travel to different regions of the ...
Beautifying The Balcony: 5 Charming Set of Additions
I grew up surrounded by plants and trees, most especially tropical fruit trees which I truly love. Talk about papaya, soursop, avocado, coconut and banana. There are pineapples, mangoes, starfruits and a lot more though I may have forgotten what they are exactly called. Now living in a city, in an apartment high above the ground, there's just no way that I'd be able to have any tree at all. The most I can plant to have some greenery around our simple abode are ornamental plants and to make things smell sweeter, herbs and some smaller vegetables. I've seen a lot of balcony photos on pinterest and pretty ones while out travelling and those have piqued my interest on how others are beautifying ...
6 Things to Consider When Redesigning Your Home
You have some time on your hands. As I do. If you have decided that it is past time to redesign your home, there are a number of things that you will need to consider. Your ideas will depend on a host of many different factors. If you are planning to do the job yourself, there are many guides and tips that can help you. If you are planning to hire a design firm or contractor, there are other things that you will need to consider. Costs The cost of your redesign project will depend on the specific room that you are designing, the size of the space you are working with, and your specific goals for your project. The time required will also depend on these factors. You cannot expect to ...
Remodeling Ideas for Your Garage
What is the easiest way to add more space to your house? Of course, the answer is to remodel your garage. A very cost-effective way to gain more space for your house is to remodel your garage. You can greatly expand your home’s living space especially if you no longer use your garage to park your car (that is, if you park your car on your driveway instead). Remodeling your garage can actually help you become more organized. Obviously, once your garage is spic and span, you would have better judgment and stop storing everything there. Besides, that’s the reason why you probably have a basement – so you’d have a secure place to store the things you don’t need (at the moment). Now the ...
5 Simple Interior Design Tactics for Your Family Home
The interior of your home makes a statement to all who pass through it; a statement about the people who live inside, the way the space is utilized, the love for the home it’s adorning, and the memories that are contained within its walls. Embarking upon an interior design project within your own home is to make a statement about all these things. Your interior design project should be easy and hassle-free, leaving more room for creative expression, so to help you streamline the process we’ve put together our top five interior design tactics. Get Inspired Before you start, you should have a clear and solid vision of what you want your home space to look like. The best way to go about ...
How to Repair Vineyard Trellis
Trellis Maintenance Vineyard trellis is extremely crucial in the success of vineyard farming. Since plants grow on trellises, these structures can be subjected to a lot of elements that could eventually lead trellises to break down. Here are some of the causes of trellis damage: -Weather The extreme temperatures caused by weather changes cause the structural integrity of a trellis to deteriorate. Rain and sun can cause a lot of damage to these structures as well. Sudden changes in temperatures can significantly affect the structure of trellises. -Weight Crawling plants rest on trellises. Vines can get really heavy and could eventually cause trellises to collapse. Even the ...
Creating Beautiful Outdoors with the Able Hands of a Landscaper
Taking care of the surrounding areas of your home is an aspect of home maintenance that can easily be taken for granted. What we don’t realize is that taking care of our yard and including it in our home improvement plans can increase the value of our property and provide extra utility space for our family. A properly landscaped yard can be used by family members to entertain guests, host parties or even serve as an area for rest and relaxation. Landscaping may seem to be a simple project that involves decorating your outdoors with plants and garden accessories. There are even some who venture on doing landscape projects on their own with not so bad results. But if you want landscaping that ...
Fall Cleaning Checklist
Spring cleaning, as we all know, refers to that time of the year (obviously, spring season) when a house or a room undergoes thorough cleaning. Apparently, the first warm days of the year, which typically falls on springtime, is the perfect time to clean a house from top to bottom. It’s something that most countries where winters are known to be very cold (and tend to last longer) religiously do each year. However, just because a house is subjected to a scrupulous cleaning job during spring doesn’t mean the same shouldn’t be done at another time. In fact, there is a variation to spring cleaning that aims to prepare homes for the onslaught of harsh winter months known as “fall ...
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