Home Improvement Articles (Sorted by date)

Escape to Sunny Mexico - at Home!

Can't get away for a southern vacation this year? Don't despair -- plan a sunny Mexican style refresher for your patio décor and enjoy the festive atmosphere of a hacienda at home this summer.
Debbie RodgersMarch 11, 2004

10 Tips for Working With a Contractor

This is the year you're going all out. You're going to build a deck, add a porch, erect a gazebo or lay a patio. You've done the research.
Debbie RodgersFebruary 27, 2004

Jar Lid and Jar Candle Decoration

Supplies Needed:Most items can be found around the house or in a craft store.Jar Candle with lid – with removable plastic bottomCraft GluePaintScissorsDecorating Candle Jars and Lids is a fun and easy project for all ages.
Michelle GauthierFebruary 20, 2004

Light Up Your Life With Feng Shui

Feng Shui (pronounced Foong Shway or Fung Shoy) is the ancient Chinese art of luck management, which works by maximising the flow of energy (known as ‘Chi’) in your environment.
Jan AndersenFebruary 14, 2004

Seeding Flowers Indoors: An Inexpensive Way to a Beautiful Summer Garden

Every year you plan that THIS will be the year you have pots and pots of lush plants on your balcony or deck. Then you visit your local nursery in the spring and reality hits -– the cost for your fantasy is just outrageous!
Debbie RodgersFebruary 11, 2004

Maximizing Space on a Minimized Budget

Do you often have friends, family, or guests over for the weekends and are in desperate need of a spare bedroom? Are you going nuts trying to figure out how to turn that extra bedroom that’s never used into an office, yet still wondering how...
Travis BoudreauxFebruary 09, 2004

Finding a Color Scheme - Decorating with What you Have

If you feel helpless when it comes to picking and blending colors, your answer could be as far away as your nearest pillow. Check out this quick way to create a color scheme for your home with our PICK - SEE -LMD method.PICK a Pattern: Starting...
Tammy Jo SchoppetFebruary 01, 2004

Set Out a Feast for your Feathered Friends

February is “Feed the Birds” month in much of North America. And what great timing! If you’re going through a cold winter, you can help the wintering birds that are going through it with you.
Debbie RodgersJanuary 22, 2004

Home Audit: Ensure Optimal Insulation Levels For Maximum Energy Savings

(NC)—"Improving your home's insulating system is a speedy and cost-effective way to increase energy-efficiency and comfort in your home, reducing heating costs in winter and cooling costs in summer," says John Peterson,...
News CanadaJanuary 18, 2004

Year-Round Tree House: Attic Renovations Create Fun Space For Play

(NC)—Tree houses are great in theory but pose a number of safety issues and aren't ideally suited to cold weather play," says David Flood, Insulation Expert, Owens Corning.
News CanadaJanuary 18, 2004