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White furniture is perfect for contemporary home design. It has a clean look that can go with any home style or décor, and the neutral color serves as the perfect base for building up other décor elements around it. White furniture is flexible and stylish, giving you many options for how you design your living room and for easily changing it when the mood strikes. Living Room Decor Here are a few tips for how to easily use white furniture as a base for your living room decor and create stylish décor: Choose a Centerpiece Image Source: Flickr Typically, the centerpiece of any living room is the sofa. Choose a really great sofa, and you have the core for your design – sort of like how you choose a gorgeous …

HVAC System Faced with getting a new HVAC system installed? Have you asked your friends or coworkers about how their last HVAC installation went? Were you met with glazed eyes and stammers? But choosing the right HVAC system need not be as traumatic as all that. It starts with understanding your property, finances, and needs. Next, you will want to match that up with an HVAC system installation that meets those needs. Here are the areas that you should look into: 1.  Calculate Load and Size Many of the problems that HVAC systems run into is due to load bearing issues. This means that the unit chosen is too small to cool or heat the square footage of the house it was installed in. But there are other considerations outside …

Decorate Your Living Room When you think of refreshing the décor of your living room you may picture yourself buying a new set of furniture, repainting the walls or putting in new carpet. All of these changes can drain your wallet. Fortunately, you can refresh the look of your living room without breaking the bank. Take a look at four simple ideas. Put Up New Curtains Look at the windows in your living room. Do you have curtains? If so, how long have they been there? Sometimes going with a different choice of curtains can instantly increase the appeal of a living room. If your curtains are navy blue or dark green, try going with a pastel color for your new window coverings. The texture, color and style of curtains …

Every parent dreams of their own home with a white picket fence; however, rarely is such a dream a financial reality given the climate of today’s economy. For many families, it flat-out makes sense to rent and that’s nothing to be ashamed of. This is especially true in Canada given the average annual salary required to afford a home. However, this doesn’t stop parents from feeling a bit down in the dumps. After all, how can we give our children the experience of having a place they can truly call their own? The old saying “home is where the heart is” might be corny, but it does ring true for families looking to give their children all the comforts of a traditional “home” without breaking the bank. Creating a “homey” …