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How to Properly Light Your Kitchen
The kitchen is the hub of the home where life happens, people gather, and a wide range of activities take place. These varying activities will require different levels of light. Some of these activities may include dealing with sharp knives, boiling water and hot oil....
Increase Your Home’s Value with Accessibility Features
By 2031, seniors in Canada will account for between 23% and 25% of the total population. However, in Great Victoria there’s already more than 24% of people between the ages of 55-74. People are living longer these days because of better medicine and medical care. The...
22 Simple Changes to up the Accessiblity Factor of Your Home
Making a few simple changes in your home can improve the safety and comfort factor of your home. You’ll hardly even notice they are accessible as much as you’ll notice how much more enjoyable and comfortable they are to use. 22 Simple Changes to Make in Your...
Accessibility Hacks. Stairs.
First off, let’s get one thing straight. Stairs are not accessible. The best way to make stairs accessible would be to not have any stairs at all. Eliminating stairs from the exterior of your house up to your front entry is more easily achievable than eliminating...
Lighting Plan for the Cottage
I found myself in a lighting showroom today by chance… Or maybe, I subconsciously planned my route around the city to end up going right by it? Either way, it’s time to turn my thoughts toward the electrical plan for our cottage. Since electrical installation begins...
Finalizing our Cottage Plans
This stage took far longer than anticipated. We’ve had several interruptions over the past number of weeks that have delayed things. Visits from out-of-country relatives, assisting with an off-island move, and the architectural designer’s summer vacation has led to...
The Joys of Underfloor Heating. Part 2.
Continued from Part 1.... Carpets Warm carpets feel great underfoot and they also help maintain a healthy home by keeping humidity levels low. Underfloor heating also reduces unwanted air movement, lowering the amount of particles floating about in the air, keeping...
The Joys of Underfloor Heating. Part 1.
If you are looking to cozy up a cold room, look no further than your floor. And we don’t mean laying down an area rug or putting on some slippers. We mean heating up your room from the floor up. Underfloor heating is the most comfortable way to stay warm. Bar none. I...
10 Accessibility Mistakes You’re Probably Making, and How to Fix Them
Think your home is accessible? Think again. You may be surprised to find out how many barriers it contains and how inaccessible it really is. Take the first steps toward a more accessible home by making improvements in the following areas. Are you Making...
Accessibility Hacks. The Kitchen Sink.
When designing a kitchen there are a myriad of choices that you must make, and the kitchen sink is one of these important elements. Kitchens are busy places, and the sink is at the very heart of all the action. It’s an area that many people use throughout the day for...