It’s easy to spend most of our lives indoors, especially in recent times, with so many aspects like work and school requiring us to stay inside stuffy or air-conditioned buildings. However, eating outdoors can have hugely positive effects on our health and home life. Read on to see the reasons why you should be enjoying more meals in your garden.
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Nobody likes to think about getting older, however, it’s something that happens to everyone. Whether you are getting older yourself or are looking to update a home for an elderly family member, there are lots of ways to make your home a more comfortable place. As family members get older, there are lots of different needs that they will have, from moving around the house easily to using different places within the house. It’s easy to overlook these changes, but they can really make a house a more comfortable place and make your family members feel better when moving around. Nobody wants to be dependent on others, and making these changes can really give someone independence.
When it comes to using baths or showers to get clean, it can be more challenging for elderly people to navigate. You should consider upgrading a tub to a walk-in tub, so that the tub can be entered easily by those who may struggle to get in and out. There are lots of options for this, from converting your tub to finding a bathtub accessibility kit that can add a step – all it takes is a bit of research to figure out what the best option is for your family. You can even add grab bars inside your shower so that your family member can more easily grab and lift themselves up from a laying down position. If you have a walk-in shower, it might be worth considering purchasing a shower bench. This will allow elderly members of your family to sit in the shower, giving them more time to relax, and can reduce slipping risks.
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Updated on April 11th, 2021.
Now that spring has begun, I bet you are missing your backyard and wondering how you can improve it for the new year! My grass is currently in need of a cut and my backyard could use some planning, so I have gathered a list of the best ways to bring your garden into the new year and get ready for the summer and spring that will be ahead of you. When it comes to planning, there is never a better time to start then right now, so it’s best to start thinking about how you are going to upgrade that space to better use it in the future and beyond.
When it comes to refreshing your garden, adding in some decking so that you can create an area for entertaining is always welcomed. It’s great to have a designated area for a BBQ and outdoor furniture. Black composite decking seems to be the most popular colour choice, as it’s dark enough to not show a lot of wear and tear while complementing all of the green outdoors. If you are putting in some new decking, don’t forget to purchase composite decking clips to fit in your new deck with!
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The newest trend in England seems to be creating more open plan houses! So many houses within this country seem to have been boxed up, to get the most flats out of their limited divided spaces, but as families are growing – they are looking for the more American styled, open-planned houses! There are lots of renovations that can be done to make your home more open planned, provided you have the money and drive to change your home around. The house attached to ours, actually, is currently renovating their house to make it more marketable in this climate! With this in mind, I figured I’d share some tips on making a home more open plan when doing renos!
Often when people think about open plan, they start removing walls. This is a great starting point, however, flow needs to be kept in mind. In the last year, I cannot tell you how many houses had just started destroying walls, creating rooms that had no flow. I went into one house that had you open the front door onto the sit down dining room, as it was just a very long, separated room, with a small archway into the actual living room – as there was no walls left for a TV to fit and a couch! Even if your home is open planned, you will need to actually do the planning of where rooms would be and how the flow from the front of the house into the rest of the house would feel.
More and more, modern living is turning towards minimalism. People have been influenced by things like Marie Kondo’s hugely successful book and series focussed on tidying up, removing what is no longer needed and keeping on that which sparks joy. Some people have resisted this movement, becoming more ‘maximalist’ than ever, but many appear to have embraced the ethos that less truly is more.
With this mindset, we’re going to look at silverware – something which is typically regarded as being out-dated – and explore how it can be utilised in the modern world.
Candles are one thing that definitely hasn’t suffered from the movement towards minimalism. There never seems to be enough candles, in fact. Which makes it reasonable that candlesticks have a long life ahead of them yet. Silver candlesticks are a versatile form of silverware, as they match most styles and colours. Although some people may think that candlesticks are large and intrusive, there is in fact an enormous range of styles and sizes to choose from when it comes to candlesticks. If you like a romantic dinner or a luscious bath time, don’t rule candlesticks out of your life.
