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• The most efficient ways to save energy in your home
• 6 Amazing Ways You Can Transform A Spare Room Into Something Special
• Guidelines to give a winter makeover for your home

The most efficient ways to save energy in your home Posted: 11 Dec 2013 11:34 AM PST As the population of this beautiful blue planet is getting closer to the number of 7 billion people, we have to start rethinking and reshaping the organization of the world we live in. The Earth can handle even more inhabitants, but only if it is nurtured with care and taken care of. That has not been the case over the last few centuries. With the industrial revolution and the development of machines and different technologies, we started polluting our home and we have not stopped doing that since then. When the world population was half of today's population, it was not so obvious that we were cutting the branch we were sitting on. However, nowadays it is clear to everyone who wants to see that we must change our attitude towards the place that gives us life and everything nice that goes with it. Because of that, the new home strategy revolves around the simple premise of ecology, just like the Earth does around the Sun, giving us enough energy and conditions to survive and live here. This premise of ecology and eco-friendly homes relies on the fact that energy cannot be produced out of nothing, neither it can be completely destroyed or lost. The feature of energy that it endlessly transforms and changes shapes enables us, its users and spenders, to produce it on our own and utilize all its shapes. 1. Start from small investments Apart from the global need for preservation of energy, there are also some personal advantages of such a handling. If your make your home well-insulated with new windows and doors, you will not waste that much warmth in the days of cold and that will be visible on your monthly home budget. Although the initial investment requires a little bit more money at once, its effects are long-lasting and it will start paying off in a couple of years' time. 2. Long-term investments that will surely pay-off Beside the insulation process, you should think about some further steps for saving energy. Solar panels are an utterly useful device if you want to save energy, warm up your home and become ecologically friendly. They are a more practical solution if you own a house. The panels can be installed on the roof and the complete bathroom water heating process can be done by them. In financial terms, the same goes for them as for insulation – it is a larger amount of money at the beginning of the story, but later savings are significant. Also, there come periods when the local authorities or even the state government give subsidies for energy-saving projects, which usually lead either to discounts or lower interest rates on loans for solar panels. 3. Little steps mean a lot Now that your home is insulated and solar panels heat up your bathroom water, you can do some other things. If your vacuum cleaner has a lot of power and it is almost at the death bed, opt for one with less Watts, but with a shorter and narrower suck-up tube. Namely, vacuum cleaners with shorter tubes waste less energy and they are more efficient than the old ones. Also, the washing machine can also be a great saver. Although people mostly like to buy a spectacularly well-equipped high-tech washing machine, try to choose ones that are eco-friendly and always fill them up with clothes. If they are half-empty, they waste more energy and that way you only have higher expenses. When it comes to homes and energy-saving strategies, we have to get educated about some new and practical methods on how to save energy. This planet and its energy can help us in making life easier and cosier but first we must help it stand on its feet once again. Author Sophie Andersen is an architect, currently working on modern home solutions. Love nature and always give her best to promote eco-friendly living.

6 Amazing Ways You Can Transform A Spare Room Into Something Special Posted: 10 Dec 2013 11:34 PM PST Do you have any rooms inside your home that you do nothing with? Lots of people usually have one that they go into a few times per week. It maybe gets used as storage space and nothing else. This is one of the biggest mistakes you can ever make because you’re throwing away a chance to make your life better. Do you have any idea how much people wish they had a spare room to do something amazing with? It’s probably more than you can ever imagine and they’d be cursing you if they knew you were wasting a whole room. Why don’t you do something amazing with it? The reason I said you were throwing away a chance to make your life better is because you can turn the room into anything your heart desires. It’s your home and it means you can do whatever you want with it. The only thing stopping you from turning it into something amazing is your imagination. If you don’t believe me then let’s look at some of the things that are possible. You could choose to use one of these ideas or you could come up with your own, but you must do something. Your very own gym If you want to start turning your life around in the health department your very own gym is going to be perfect. You can crawl down the stairs and soon as you get out of bed in the morning and you don’t even need to get dressed before you start exercising. Most people don’t have the motivation to go to the gym because they are preoccupied with other things, but having a gym inside your home means you have no excuses. If your room is big enough you will have room for any piece of equipment you need. A games room If you want to bring a bit of excitement back into your life then having your own games room will be great. Instead of hogging the television to play your computer games you can take yourself into a separate room. It doesn’t just have to be for the computer and there will be enough room for a pool table or ping pong table too. Maybe you can even get one of those old arcade machines to add a touch of style to the room. All your games will be perfect for the children too. A relaxing study A lot of people prefer to read books rather than watch television and if you fall into this category I bet you would kill for your very own private study. You could line the walls with lots of bookshelves so it resembled a library. This wouldn’t look great if you didn’t have books to fill the spaces, but if you did it would be perfect. All you would need is the most comfortable chair you could find and you would probably end up spending all your time in there. An office space It’s not uncommon for people to work from home now and some of them still refuse to build a home office . You can’t expect to be great at your job if you sit in the middle of the living room every day. Privacy is underrated and your productivity would increase. It’s something you wouldn’t regret, but you might not be able to appreciate this until you can sit down and get to work in your own space. Even if you don’t work from home it’s still great to have an office if you enjoy writing books because you’ll feel more professional. A crèche for the kids You can’t go away and turn your spare room into somewhere special without at least considering doing something for the kids. If they had their own crèche they would have the greatest childhood ever. It would also be a lot easier on you because you wouldn’t need to keep them entertained all the time. Do they have anywhere inside the house they can play at the moment? If they’re stuck playing inside their bedroom or making your living room a mess, build them a crèche. A private cinema Nothing beats going to the cinema to watch a movie because you get to watch it on a gigantic screen. Sitting and watching one in your living room is OK, but if you had your own private cinema  it would be even better. The screen might not be as big as one you’d get at a proper cinema, but because you’d be sitting so close to the screen it would still feel amazing. At least now you can watch any movie you like and you’re not restricted to brand new ones. Leslie Kramer, the author of this post, is a freelance blogger who often writes for Habitat1, a leading  interior design and construction company. Leslie likes to bake and read in her free time.

Guidelines to give a winter makeover for your home Posted: 10 Dec 2013 09:34 PM PST As the winter approaches, the excitement of celebrative seasons gets higher to plan and arrange all the requirements of festivity. The main focus is the house setting and decoration to bring the essence of winter in every bit and piece of the interior design and décor. Everyone strives to make his place well defined in terms of winter events and climate to enjoy the season to its fullest.Generally, we buy random items whenever we go shopping for winter eve that costs us a lot and we buy most of those items that cannot go well together. To make your home look elegant and harmonized, make plans and do shopping for your interiors systematically to avoid such distastingcombinations and assortments. •Fireplace décor Few of the spots of your home are imperative to decor for the winter season. One of which is fireplace that is going to be the element of warmth in the whole celebrations.It should be elaborated with fancy ornaments, an exquisite centerpiece of faux material, wreaths, candles, lamps, mirrors and Christmas items that will make the place stand out with a spark. •Furnishing patterns Patterns, texture, and prints are crucial and signifying in setting interior. Entire room dressed in a single plain color would look lifeless in contrast to a section, which have transitional colors and textures creating feeling of activity. A soft hued area having regal curtains, neutral painted living section with printed sofas or textured carpet in pastel colors matched with the cushions of couch will look amazing for vigorous interior. •Color mishmash When selecting colors to apply on walls or other furnishes, keep in mind the blend and contrast of them that can signify the personal taste of the owner. Never use 2 dark or deep colors together, always choose complimenting hues to enhance the room in fashionable manner. If you have printed wallpaper in gold shades, try out some solid and luscious colors to create interest. On the other hand, if a place has bright juicy color on walls, prefer white color for all other items such as furniture, woodwork, and embellishments with a bit of rich hue. •Frames and features For person who admire art and craft or interested in photographic regime would love to incorporate frame and other such features to the walls of their home. You can avail the canvas printing cheap idea as the best covering back wall idea also or just assort a group of frames to form a personal gallery of family picture, further more small prints of achievements are useful to add in the room. •Lights and embellishments To compose a winter holiday look in your house, cozy light fixtures and candles are one of ideal items that can make a huge difference. Decorative tiny lights can make an illusion of stars gleaming around you. Lanterns can also be added to expand illumination plan. Other embellishments like crystal candle holders, shimmering chandeliers, and DIY light globes are best choice for winter decorations. •Snowy effect To give snowy effect to the in-door you can utilize a large range of tricks and ideas. Such as suspending fluffy cotton in shape of snowy clods, frosted wreaths and tree settings,snowflake ornaments hanging through the room, vase filled with white grains and bare branches tucked in it are some of unusual tips for turn a room into snow falling milieu. Author Bio AtiqUrRehman is adept web designer, and a fanatical writer. He provides his skilledjudgment on home decor, travelling and photography, while his expertise belongs to Just4Design.

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