Living In Storage

For this project, Self Storage Finders takes a look at how innovative thinkers around the world are using some of the 300 million shipping containers that currently sit empty and unused. While most people think of obvious solutions like recycling the raw materials, a few architects have used these storage containers to construct modern buildings.

Remodeling While Adding Value to Your Home

Remodeling your home is a terrific way to achieve the house you’ve always dreamed of. It allows you to customize your space and tailor it toward your needs and the needs of your family. While some improvements may offer a positive impact on your home’s value or utility bill, not all improvements offer positive results.

Interior Design 101 – A Beginner’s Guide to Home Decorating

Balance, harmony, rhythm, emphasis and proportion are the basic elements to consider when interior designing. Not so familiar with these terms? Don’t worry. This exciting and informative infographic outlines the basic concepts and other principles of home decorating to help even the beginner execute the design vision they’ve always dreamed of.

Duct Cleaning Services: What’s Hiding in Your Air Ducts?

You might be surprised over time how much dust and debris can build up in your duct work. This infographic highlights common contaminants found in air ducts. These same contaminants can greatly reduce your indoor air quality, and ultimately harm your health. Follow these tips to improve your indoor air quality and reduce the debris in your air ducts between servicing.

Furniture Origami

Wholesale Furniture Brokers presents a number of facts and figures about the growing usage of micro dwellings as homes. They start by offering information about the people who own micro dwellings. Next, they introduce a few famous micro dwelling owners and provide a few facts about their homes. Finally, they outline a number of helpful tips and recommendations to help you make the most of the space you have in your current home.

Patio Covers: Choosing The Right One

Consumers have options when it comes to choosing patio covers as well as deck covers. One primary decision that has to be made first is a more natural wood patio cover or an aluminum patio cover that requires very little maintenance. Before a trip to the local lumber store is made, consumers should have access to more information about the many benefits of patio covers for their homes, and even more information about the advantages and differences of wood and aluminum patio covers.

Spiders of the Pacific Northwest

The first thing that pest control experts will tell you is that spiders are largely harmless. There are two medically significant species in the Pacific Northwest (the Black Widow and the Hobo Spider), but those species are unlikely to attack unless provoked. Still, spiders make it to the top of peoples’ lists of pests to get rid of.

What Is a BTU?

If you’re finding it difficult enough getting through those howls of the blistery winds this winter, along with the grey skies and frosty chills, the only solution is to turn your heating up a notch. However, this may bring you concern if you’re someone who worries about soaring electricity bills.

How To Save Energy On Lighting

It is very important to choose the right lighting for your house if you want to cut on your cost as well as save energy by choosing energy saving lighting fixtures. Beautiful Things Lighting takes a closer look at how to save energy on lighting in this infographic.