Archive for February, 2008
Get a good nights rest
I wake up sometimes and feel like I just slept on a brick, usually it’s when I am at my sisters house and sleep on her 12 year old mattress she has in the guest room. I keep telling her she needs to buy a new mattress but she doesn’t see why.
When your mattress feels good and looks good, that makes you enjoy your home and life more. You get better sleep and are able to wake up easier. I know that sounds silly as a comfortable mattress makes me want to sleep more, but you tend to wake up ready for the world. There are many types of mattresses available. There are traditional mattresses, pillow top mattresses and the new foam mattress. I personally have a pillow top mattress as I tried the foam and I really didn’t like it. I do know many people who have the foam and love it so I still recommend it to people.
When you are looking for a mattress try it out for a while, sit on it, lay on it and roll around on it for at least 30 minuets before you buy. This makes sure that the fit is right for you, you don’t want to buy a mattress that when you get home you hate right?
Almost time to move outdoors
If your tired of being inside all day it may be time to plan an outdoor remodel. Outdoor kitchens are a hot thing right now and they really come in handy for the outdoor lifestyle. Just think about it, you won’t have to be inside while everyone else is out enjoying the pool or the sunshine. You can be right out there with them cooking dinner or a lunch on the weekend.
A nice picture isn’t it? Outdoor kitchens do require some work and set up, but even a good do it yourselfer can handle setting one up. I usually recommend hiring someone to do this as it’s easer and they can really give you a nice set up. If you already have an interior designer you should talk to them to see if they do outdoor spaces, many do.
Do it yourself bathroom
Many of you who read my blog are not designers, architects or in any type of construction business. I hope though that you have learned something from this blog and that is good design can be done by yourself. You just have to know where to get the right tips and ideas for your project and how to put all that information together into a good design.
Bathrooms are the most likely room to be remodeled by a do it yourself. Bathrooms can be easy to fix up because there is a lot of work, but if you have to you can usually keep the fixtures in the same place. Most people replace the shower, the toilet and the vanities.
Bathroom vanities come in many shapes colors and sizes. Some hold 2 sinks some just one. You can get them to match almost any shower you decide to use and of course they need to work with your lifestyle. If you have 5 kids you need 2 sinks in the kids bathroom. If you only have 2 one sink may work just fine. A good rule when doing a children’s bath is to take them along and let them pick out the shower and Bathroom vanity. This way they get something they like too. You will have to guide them but it should turn out okay. If you don’t want to take them shopping check out some websites online that have a huge selection of bathroom fixtures, one I like is Premeirvanities.com.
The biggest thing to remember when redoing a bathroom or any room in your home is to not do anything you can’t do. Really think before you start a project because most of the time a DIY ends up spending more doing a project then they would have if they had hired someone.
Find cool products for your home
While checking out the shopping section of my Get paid to sites I found an interesting company that sells some great gadgets for your home. The company is called Smart Home and they have everything you could ever need to make your home secure, green and fun to be in.
I really like their energy saving section they have solar lights and remote control window coverings. I think though what I like the most is the power monitoring products. You can use these products to find out how much electricity you are using in areas of your home and cut back in those areas. I know my computer probably uses the most in my home as it’s on all day and a good amount of the night too. but I do work and homework so I really can’t cut back on that. But even right now as I’m typing this I have all of the lights in my room on. I think I need to turn those off!
If your looking to save money on more decorative items Smart Home has those too! I love the real wax candles that are actually lights inside of real wax. These are great for dorms or apartments where you really worry about setting something on fire. A more useful form of lighting would be there power out night light, it has rechargeable batteries that will power the night light if the electricity fails. Very helpful when you can’t find that flashlight.
I’m sure you will find something you like here. I’m still looking through the LED lights to find one for some lamps and ceiling fixtures I have. They just don’t sell these things near me so now that I have found a place to buy them I’m going to look into it.
Feng Shui Friday: Cleanse your home 1
With spring on the way many people are thinking about spring cleaning. I was just reading a blog about spring cleaning, it was for your blog, but it got me thinking about home spring cleaning.
In fung shui a clean home is a huge advantage to a not so clean home, but when you do spring cleaning you can also help make your chi even better by doing a cleaning ritual. The one I have chosen to talk about today is the use of incense. After you have cleaned your home use incense to cleans the chi. You can do this by lighting the incense and walking around the room clockwise three times. This helps to burn off the bad chi. There are two more steps to this process, check back next week for the second one.
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