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5 Affordable Ways To Improve Your Home Security

Keeping the home safe and secure should be a major concern for home owners everywhere, regardless of their location. The home is a castle, and you’re right to be concerned about defending your castle. Home security is one of the most valuable investments you can make, but you may feel like your budget doesn’t allow for a major expense. If so, consider these 5 easy ways to improve your home security without breaking the bank.

Lock Up Tight
Your first lines of defense in your home security plan are your locks. Quality locks on your doors and windows will go a long way in increasing your sense of security at home, and this is not a huge expense. You may want to replace the locks in a new move-in or if you’ve lost a key, but once your home’s openings are outfitted with secure locks you should be able to feel safe. Be sure to use deadbolts, rather than door handle locks, to keep your doors shut when you’re away from home.

February 28, 2013

Household

Easy And Inexpensive Home Improvement Ideas For The New Year

New Year’s resolutions are difficult to hold for a number of reasons, but if you’ve made the decision to improve your home this year there are plenty of projects you can undertake without breaking your back or the bank. Give your home the makeover it deserves this year by trying out some of these budget-conscious home improvement ideas for the New Year. Transform your home without wreaking havoc on your budget.

January 10, 2013

Household

How Blinds Can Help Build Your Dream Home

Blinds can help you to build your dream home in several ways. Primarily, blinds act as building blocks for a room, and provide a blend of stylish decoration and functionality. When choosing blinds, it is possible to tie them into the overall decoration scheme of a home, while also customizing them to make sure that the details of an interior design scheme are consistent. Moreover, it’s worth looking into some popular trends to give your dream home some additional impact, as well as exploring how different rooms can be enhanced by the right kind of blinds. Taken together, blinds can be an essential ingredient in trying to achieve your dream home.

The Basic Strengths of Blinds

Blinds represent a stylish alternative to curtains and shutters, and come in a variety of different forms. Most blinds are designed using vertical and horizontal slats, and are typically produced using UPVC plastic, wood and fabrics. Slat blinds can be adjusted to let in different levels of light, while fabric blinds are more usually wound up and down to provide a full covering. Blinds’ key strengths therefore include their flexibility, and the range of materials available. In this way, they act as building blocks that can be used as a simple accompaniment to your decor, or as more specific items of furniture.

August 14, 2012

Household

11 Ways To Save Money In the Kitchen

There are many ways you can save money in your kitchen. Here is a list of just a few of them to get you started:

1. Clean out your refrigerator and freezer regularly so you know what’s in there. You will be less likely to waste food and you will know what you truly need to buy the next time you grocery shop.

2. Use a slow cooker instead of your oven whenever possible. They use less energy and won’t heat up your home in the summer.

3. When using your oven, instead of opening the oven door to check on your baking, use the oven light so you don’t waste extra energy.

4. When cooking soups, etc. on the stove, use lids to preserve the heat. Your food will cook faster and less heat will have a chance to escape.

5. A simple way to save money and help the environment is to get into the habit of using small plastic or glass containers to store your leftovers and for bringing your lunch to work instead of using sandwich bags and excessive plastic wrap. If you do prefer to use plastic bags, reuse them whenever possible by rinsing them and then letting them dry. Sticking them to your kitchen cupboard is a great way for them to air out. Although sandwich bags are not that expensive, if you consider how many you go through in a month, as well as consider the amount of waste you are producing, the environmental and financial cost can add up quickly. Small plastic containers can be purchased inexpensively at most dollar stores and you can buy them bulk and pay even less.

July 1, 2009

Household

9 Ways To Save Money in the Bathroom

use a water amplifying showerhead to save money and conserve water There are a million and one ways to save money around the house. Here a few easy ways to save money when it comes to the bathroom:

1. Stock up on toilet paper when it goes on sale. It’s never fun running out of toilet paper and then, out of desperation, running to the nearest convenience store only to pay 3 times as much for it.

2. Use a water amplifying showerhead so you decrease the amount of water you use when you take a shower. You will save money on your water bill and conserve water.

3. Conserve water by flushing only when necessary. As the saying goes, “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.”

June 3, 2009

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