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Stories Tagged - home decor
May 02, 2024 | CREB
Design matters: How interior design impacts our health
Our homes are our sanctuaries to unwind, relax and just be. But nowadays, they’ve also become our offices. As we spend more time indoors, how can we stay healthy? Interior design might be the answer.
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July 20, 2023 | CREB
Home makeovers that won't break the bank
Feb. 02, 2023 |
Show your home some love
What better excuse to practice some self-love than Valentine’s Day?
Feb. 07, 2017 | Donna Balzer
Even plants need a spa day
How to freshen up houseplants in the shower
Do you have a layer of dust on your indoor plants from the pre-Obama era?
As the sun shines on my plants, I can see it's been too long. If I can write my name on the leaves in dust, I know it's time to send my greenery to the shower.
Light levels are so low in February in Calgary that any extra interference, like dust, slows houseplants down and blocks the already limited light. If leaf tips are browning or whole leaves yellowing, the plant is probably cutting its losses by getting rid of the lazy leaves that are too shaded to give back.
In nature, regular rains wash leaves clean, but in your apartment or house, plants need a helping hand.
Dec. 16, 2016 | Donna Balzer
Gifts from your garden
Whether you believe in gift giving or not this is the time of year to be thankful for your garden and for nature. And the physical benefits gained aren't limited to things we have to buy.Here is a seasonal selection of garden gifts to ponder:
Winter
Chelsie was at the landfill in late November when she noticed someone else had left large birch branches behind. Knowing these could be striking additions to her seasonal garden containers, she swapped out her waste for someone else's, and happily left with a few striking white branches. Later, she included them in her seasonal outdoor pots and planters.
Nov. 02, 2016 | Giselle Wedemire
Curb your enthusiasm
With the holidays hot on their heels, homeowners will have plenty of opportunities over the next couple of months to indulge in outdoor decorations that range from the gruesome and garish to the feel-good and festive.
Yet housing experts still urge homeowners to keep curb appeal in mind when it comes to going over-the-top this Halloween and Christmas.
Oct. 27, 2016 | Miles Durie
Halloween 2.0
Combine a new technology with the creative mind of a rocket scientist, throw in Halloween and the results are pretty amazing.When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it didn't take long for Mark Rober, a one-time NASA engineer who helped put the Curiosity rover on Mars, to come up with a Halloween costume idea that incorporated it.
For Halloween 2011, Rober showed up to a party wearing a shirt with gaping "bloody" holes ripped into the front and back, and iPads attached to the inside, visible through the holes. By setting up a Facetime video link between the two, he created the illusion of being able to see through his body.
Feb. 26, 2016 | Deborah Harrison
Colour calm to fight the 'winter blues'
There's nothing like a downturn in the economy to make you rethink your priorities.
Yet you don't have to give up on great style. Instead, you just have to find new ways of spending less on great things, as well as you determine what can and cannot live without – in other words, become a creative director of your own fabulous space.
Start with the backdrop. There isn't much that invigorates a room more than a fresh new coat of colour. I have my go-to colours, which are tried and true: timeless shades of whites and grays; greens and blues that evoke serenity, soulfulness and calm.
If you want a hint of glam or mood, be brave choose a saturated palette. Use a rebellious colour, introducing a passionate and romantic mix that will add sophistication and attitude to your room. Paint a master bathroom with deep turquoise blue high gloss so candlelight reflects off the walls, impersonating that of a moonlit ocean.
