• 7 Safety Tips to Observe During Home Renovations

    Are you planning a home renovation soon? Home renovation is one of the fastest ways of revitalizing the appearance of your home. However, this may be a risky endeavor, especially if you have an insufficient background in construction. Safety should be your main priority. The following are some safety tips to observe during home renovations.  Understand Your Home When installing a new fixture at your home, it is essential to familiarize yourself with your home’s layout structure. These structures include electrical wiring, plumbing pipes, gas valves, water lines, and among others. For instance, applying a sledgehammer to a wall that contains water pipes may turn a simple renovation into a mess. You can determine the location of your electricity and plumbing connections by referring to the blueprints of your home. Proper Ventilation Indoor air pollution is one of the environmental concerns. However, renovation may worsen the quality of your air pollution. Therefore, it is essential to make sure your home is ventilated properly before, during, and after the renovation process. Keeping the window open and setting up oscillating fans may enhance flushing airborne particles from your house. Additionally, it is important to wear a respirator or a dust mask.   Wear…

  • Pictures On Gold Forever In My Heart #Giveaway

    Forever In My Heart giveaway

    Here is my public service reminder for my little Peanuts.  Valentine’s Day is only 25 days away. It’s okay, I have The Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift For Her AND a giveaway for you! You KNOW how this Head Peanut loves her jewelry! Almost as much as I love the opportunity to host a giveaway! (Almost, let’s not get crazy here!) I’m so honored that PicturesOnGold offered me a chance to cooperate with them again this year! I get to host a giveaway for this beautiful Sterling Silver Forever In My Heart locket valued at $135.90!! Can I get a Whoop-Whoop here?? I personally can’t wait to share my Valentine’s Day locket with you…. My locket is a Valentine’s Day gift for Alice. I can’t WAIT to see her face!  Alice definitely inherited her bling addiction from me. She is my little fasionista mini me! This locket is so stunning and so shiny that it was near impossible to get a good picture that didn’t have the camera lens or my finger in the photo. The front of the locket has “Forever In my Heart” etched in a very pretty, delicate script font. Inside is a picture of The Non (like Alice…

  • 5 Bathroom Renovation Ideas You Can Accomplish in Less than 72 Hours

    Next to the kitchen, the bathroom just might qualify as the most important room in your house. It’s certainly one of the most utilized. Everything from taking a long hot shower, to brushing your teeth, to trimming your hair is accomplished there, plus a whole lot more. It only stands to reason then, that your bathroom should reflect the love you have for it. Interior designer and writer Brandon Kleinman states that a bathroom isn’t just a room, it is your sanctuary. A place where you get away for some peace, quiet, and yes, relief. He also has some terrific design ideas that can transform your old and outdated bathroom into what he calls 5-Star Hotel status.  From shower reglazing to brand new light fixture installation, here are five-bathroom renovation ideas that can be accomplished in less than 72 hours. Oh, and they are also budget friendly.  Reglaze your Shower   A brand-new shower can cost more than $2,000 when you add in the cost of demolishing and removing the old and installing the new. It can also take a while since building a brand-new shower requires carpentry, plumbing, and finishing work. But by reglazing your old shower, you not only…

  • 4 Home Renovations You’ll Get Your Money Back On!!

    Home Renovations Move? Front of green house

    There are a variety of reasons why you may wish to undertake home renovations. All of them will make you consider the current layout and how to adjust what you have to suit your lifestyle. Some of the most popular reasons are to add value, to increase space and simply to restore a new or tired home. But, unless you have exceptionally deep pockets you should consider balancing your renovations against the returns you are likely to get. The fact is that house prices are rising; if your renovation can increase the value of your home this may help you move in the future; if you decide that you want to. Here are 4 renovations That Will Increase The Value Of Your Home: The Stairs This is one area that is often overlooked despite generally being the first thing that people see when they step into your home. You don’t need to rip out the stairs! You can opt for stainless steel balustrades. These can be purchased in a variety of styles and fitted quickly to transform the look of your stairs and entrance hall. It will also add appeal which adds value to your home. The Kitchen This is…