Solar Power: Go Green At Home In 2014

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There’s never been a better time to go solar. Electricity prices are going through the roof and further rises are on the way. So why not make 2014 the year to go green at home? How it Works In a nutshell, solar power works by turning sunlight into energy. Solar panels are mounted in a …

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5 Reasons Why a Good Mattress is Worth The Extra Money

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A mattress is essential in any household and has a huge impact on our quality of life, even if we spend most of our time unconscious while using one. With the immense variety of used and second hand mattresses available and the simplistic appearance and function of the mattress, the importance of a good mattress …

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A Safer, Better Bathroom for the Family

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Bathrooms can be a dangerous place, considering that water and soap can easily make areas slippery. Here are some practical tips to make the bathroom safe for everyone in the family. Use Unglazed Tiles Glazed floor tiles should be avoided at all costs because these are already slippery even when not wet. Unglazed ones with …

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Building a Better Workspace or Home Office

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A comfortable work space is essential for you to perform a better job at whatever it is that you are supposed to do – whether it is creative websites or producing art canvases or selling stuff online. The following tips can be quite useful for building a better workspace or office in your home. Install …

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4 Tips That Will Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly

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Walk into your living room and look up at the warm glow radiating from your incandescent light bulb. You know you should be more conscious of the environment, but changing to energy saving CFL bulbs seems like all too much effort; there isn’t room in your budget for expensive save the environment, go-hug-a-tree gadgets. Fortunately …

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5 Tips for DIY Home Renovators

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Renovations are becoming increasingly popular as home owners seek to increase the value of their homes and generate resale profits. One of the surest ways to turn a profit when reselling a house is by increasing the value of the property with renovations. Whether the market is rising or falling, renovations will add value to …

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How To Maintain Your Barbeque

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It’s important to thoroughly clean your barbeque after each use, as well as giving it an annual cleaning. Although it may seem like a lot of work, it really doesn’t take more than 5 minutes before and after your barbeque session. All it requires is a little elbow grease and some effective cleaning solutions. If …

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Five Must Haves for Every Blokes Shed

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All blokes love to disappear into their sheds. They are a wonderland full of gadgets and gizmos that keep their attention for hours on end. Your shed will be full of tools and instruments, but there are certain things that they just have to have. Here are five things that you are missing out on …

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5 Ways To Get The Best Out Of Your Dishwasher

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For all the busy bodies out there, a dishwasher is a miracle worker that takes care of all the mess we’d rather not deal with. However, more often than not, we open the door of steam to realise that the dishwasher hasn’t done anything but cement the food particles even deeper into our dishes. There …

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Building With Ease. Five Tools You Must Have at a Construction Site

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Construction is a gigantic and trying procedure from start to finish. Chaos and effort will run abound no matter what you do. If you do want to make it a little easier for yourself the first step is picking up the correct equipment for the job. Here are some safety, construction, and organisational equipment that …

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3 Neat Hedge Types That Are Easy To Maintain

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A hedge is a one of the most well-known types of topiary – the training of living perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs, to create and to maintain shapes and outlines. Hedges are created for a variety of reasons, such as creating walls, dividers, and to ornament a garden. The types …

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DIY Pond Ideas that will help Improve your Home

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Ponds and water features add a harmonious and relaxing feel to your outdoors. The presence of water will really enhance your yard, so why not create your own pond. It really isn’t that difficult. In fact, you can do it yourself in a weekend. What you do with your pond is only limited by your …

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