Choosing the Right Shades When it comes to choosing the right pair of window treatments for our gorgeous windows, we are often at our wit’s end. There are too many choices and too many features to consider and with so much information floating around, it can be a challenging task. You can often get misled, fail to recognize the needs…
It’s the time of year when we begin looking for ways to keep our homes warm. If you live in a cold climate, there are a few options that will help keep the warm air inside where it belongs. In the month of winter, you can keep your home warmer and reduce your energy costs by using the right window…
Best Thermal Insulating Cellular Shades in Canada Cellular shades are considered as the best thermal shades as they provide the insulation from outdoor hazards. Cellular shades are made with some honeycomb structured fabrics. Honeycomb design creates a cell-like structure and forms an air pocket. These air pockets are responsible for the insulation feature. These air pockets permit the cellular shades…
THE “BEST FOR KIDS” CERTIFICATION – NORMAN PRODUCTS CHILD SAFETY AT HOME We would all love to give our best to our kids. They are our responsibility and helping them to adjust to a new environment after nine months of warmth and safety in a mother’s womb is a prime concern. Parents and parents-to-be have so many dreams and plans…
Common Sense Window Shading for Sustainable Living Change takes place over a period of time that we don’t realize that some things have come to stay till we actually think about it. With urbanized overcrowding driving people out of cities to relocate to other less populated areas, with hopefully cheaper real estate, city planners, developers and homeowners have slowly but…
Versatility of Different Types of Window Coverings An incredible range of windows is available in market today, to suit the endless demands. While most of us love windows for the view they provide, their primary purpose is for lighting and ventilation. Increasingly, residential structures are using plate glass, and curtain windows in the interest of energy efficiency and building costs.…
Solving Problems Posed By Unique Windows in Your Home Installation of a window treatment is not a challenge to homeowners anymore. With detailed instructions provided by the manufacturers, customers opt for DIY options to furnish their windows, not just to save some bucks but also for the satisfaction of doing the job perfectly according to one’s need and requirement.…
Sleep Longer for Better Physical and Mental health When our kids were smaller, we would ensure that their daily routine was executed with clockwork precision, making sure they were in bed not later than 8 pm every night, never mind that it was a weekend, or some holiday, not even on Christmas, because we all knew that a well-rested child…
A Studio Apt in Whistler, BC. We’re a youngish couple with our baby on the way. Exciting times ahead, I’m sure! We had a windfall recently when Steve’s elderly aunt died leaving him a sizable inheritance. Her favorite nephew of all time, Steve had had an excellent relationship with Aunt Meredith from the time he was a young boy, growing…
Dress the Windows of Various Rooms Differently. Boredom is a terrible thing! The inertia that makes us incapable of performing tasks with any measure interest, much less perform it well, is mortifying, to say the least. Although boredom is universal, researchers haven’t defined it well enough to give it shape. Psychologist John Eastwood, Ph.D., of York University in Toronto, his…
