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Match exterior colours on your home
April-01-11
How to choose and match exterior colours on your home?
(NC)—The challenge in choosing exterior colour is to find the right balance between standing out and fitting in.
Often the biggest colour decisions have been made by the time you get to choosing exterior paint colours: the brick, the stone elements, and your roof. To help you see these materials as colours, match each of them to a paint chip. This is a quick and effective aid to...
Let your instinct décor your home
April-01-11
Let instinct be your décor guide
(NC)—What makes a room truly beautiful?
Beyond good light and good proportions, what makes the difference between a showstopper and ho–hum?
Designers know that it has nothing to do with its physical attributes or the cost of the décor. The most beautiful rooms are the ones that are used.
This is why – ironically – living rooms are usually dead, and kitchens and...
Exotic wood floors in high demand
May-03-10
Decor trends
(NC)—Exotic wood floors have now emerged as the flooring of choice in many decors across the country as savvy homeowners and decorators express their personal interior decorating tastes with more distinctive wood flooring options.
It is truly remarkable how many new colorations, wood species, and widths of hardwood flooring are available to homeowners today. Besides the common North American hardwoods (oak, maple,...
Holidays
November-19-09
This season's top toys
You don't have to make a list and check it twice – Sears Canada has put together a list of the best and brightest toys this holiday season. These are perfect presents that are sure to delight every kid on your holiday list.
These and other great ideas can be found in the 2009 Sears Christmas Wish Book, in most retail stores nationwide and at www.sears.ca.
This is the green way to play. Using scrap paper...
Finances
November-19-09
Three steps to becoming debt-free in 2010
New Year's has long since past, but you may still be dealing with your financial hangover from the recent holidays. Perhaps you spent too much even though you had a budget. Here are some helpful tips to get you back in control before the next holiday season.
Step 1: Assess how do you spend money
Are you an emotional spender who needs to spend all the time? Or are you a careless spender, who...
Small Business Success
September-23-09
Differentiate Yourself from the Competition!
“A USP can help improve the marketability and positioning of your company. It should be the driving force behind your business and be part of every branding effort you undertake,” says Christine Morris, Vice-President, Business Banking, TD Canada Trust. “A good USP will identify your consumers' pain points and needs, and communicate the solution – your...
Renovations
September-23-09
Laundry rooms are moving up
Like kitchens and washrooms, laundry rooms are now one of a home's prime selling features. Once relegated to basements and garages, hidden away from guests and company, laundry rooms are staking a claim to prime above ground living spaces.
Inspired by the posh laundry suites featured in home magazines and model homes, many homeowners are changing the layout of their houses to create a suitable home for their...
Business Tips
August-26-09
Boost productivity with incentive travel
(NC) Set a business goal with the reward of an all expenses paid group vacation—and watch as the morale and productivity in your workplace soar.
Better still, the returns on this investment are usually immediate, even if the reward is 12 months into the future. Incentive travel starts to pay off from the time you announce it—and from then until the business goal is met, adding a few...