Not so long ago, if you wanted to change the lighting profile of your home, you had to be ready to smash your piggy bank and then some.You’d either be forking out for expensive lamps, or paying out the nose for new overhead fixtures and installations.And after all this expense, other than perhaps a dimmer, …
Though essential in every kitchen, your cabinets can cause some serious shadowing issues, usually along your countertop which is where you need light most.The quick fix would be to purchase a few lights, plug them in, and chase the shadows away, but what if you don’t have any outlets nearby?Well, you could always hire a …
Sure, interior decor is important, but switching up the core aesthetic of a room the old-fashioned way is time-consuming and expensive as heck! Besides, there’s only so much you can do with traditional interior design to cultivate mood.You may well find that after spending your life savings, you haven’t quite achieved that perfect vision you …
Don’t get me wrong, closets are awesome, and I always find myself dreaming of just that little extra bit of space to keep my clothes, but once they’re in there, even with my overhead light on, I find it difficult to find what I’m looking for.Closets are exceedingly dark zones, and this sours an otherwise …
The countertops beneath the cabinets in a kitchen can be really dark. Considering this is where you’ll be doing all your slicing and dicing, and letting your culinary creativity run free, it’s not ideal. This is where battery operated under cabinet lighting comes into play. It shines on all our kitchen’s dark spots, giving us …
Autumn may be a stunningly beautiful season where the landscape positively overflows with color and texture and we get a respite from the scorching heat of summer, but it does throw a monkey wrench in the works.Blankets of fallen leaves can block the sunlight from reaching vegetation, causing fungus and rot, and once they get …
Mowing is all about lawn health and preservation, but the emissions of gas lawn mowers are putting unnecessary strain on our environment, making an electrical mower the responsible choice; however, the addition of a cord is problematic.Not only does this electrical lifeline prevent us from wandering too far from our home, which is a huge …
Although it can be quite fun, cutting down trees with a chainsaw is never pleasant. Not only are you destroying the very organism that gives us oxygen to breathe, your saw is spewing out the toxic fumes the tree would use to produce clean, breathable air — the irony is not lost on meConsidering the …
Cords are a nuisance no matter the context, but they’ve never been as much of a drag as they are when you’re trying to trim your hedges. Combine the desire to get the job done quickly, with a blanket of falling debris, and it’s likely that, on top of your hedge, you’ll be giving the cord …
I appreciate a good lawn mower as much as the next green thumb, but sometimes, there are certain aspects of lawn maintenance that these bulky grass-chomping beasts just aren’t capable of.Perhaps you have a lot of obstacles in your yard or you like to trim your borders to perfection. Maybe it’s more of a budgetary …
