When it comes to picking between blinds, curtains, drapes, and shutters, many things need to be taken into consideration. Say you love that warm glow during the day and pitch dark when you’re off too bed, then you would choose dark drapes or blinds that cancel out the light. If you’re looking window accents that provide shade and light at…
Cordless Top Down Bottom Up Shades Who doesn’t want privacy in their daily life? Your neighbors can probably see through your windows when your shades or blinds are open. As a result of that, you might be confronting privacy issues. Do you let natural light into your room, and sacrifice your privacy? Or do you shut your windows to have…
THE HOUSE WITH THE BAY WINDOWS “No. 14. Raleigh Street” I replied to the salesman at the hardware store while I re-checked my purchases and prepared to leave. “Oh, the house with the Bay windows”, he exclaimed, very excited now that he had got to meet me. I smiled at his reaction while he continued in the same breath,…
The Different Variants of Cellular Shades The last two decades has seen a huge transformation in home décor and furnishings on a large scale. In recent times, colors have made a huge impact on our lives when it comes to visual appeal. Products like lipsticks, jackets, purses or shoes are available in a lot more colors than before, so too…
Roman Shades to the Rescue Working to supplement tuition is tough, and most students on scholarships or burdened by student loans will testify to this often bleak fact. My parents, both doctors, have moved back east while they’re still young enough to make the transition. My sister and I are both students – she has begun her medical studies while…
Blocking the Sun’s Reflected Heat and Glare All loss is wrenching, part sorrow, part anger, twisting one’s gut, leaving those going through trauma basket cases. Almost everyone I know who’s been through the trials and tribulations of dealing with an alcoholic spouse, one who’s given to unreasonable fits of rage, is prone to panic attacks. A panic attack is defined…
ERGONOMICS: I was glancing through the weekly on a lazy Sunday afternoon, trying to stay in touch with the latest in Science and Technology, and I came across an article on Workplace Ergonomics. This was, for me, an introduction to a new science. No doubt it piqued my curiosity, and as I continued to read and browse, I realized that…
The Importance of Good Indoor Air Quality. Moving to Canada. Having lived in Singapore most of her adult life, my sister found her recent move to Canada a very difficult venture. Don’t rightly know why she’d decided to move back, but here she is, and not happy at all. Always the neatnik in the family, she referred to her husband…
My Home, My Very Own Sweet Home. “The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.” Amelia Earhart A home of my own was not a fundamental requirement for me. For long, I believed that having…