According to Terrapin Bright Green Consulting,  “empirical studies have reported that experiences of natural environments provide greater emotional restoration, with lower instances of tension, anxiety, anger, fatigue, confusion and total mood disturbance than urban environments with limited characteristics of nature.”

Having a healthy home keeps us healthy and safe. There are a lot of little things throughout our house that we don’t immediately recognize as being a health hazard. Such hazards vary from paint to frequency of house maintenance. We’ve summed up a few ways that can help you feel at ease knowing your home is safe from harsh toxins. 

Our outdoor spaces help frame our homes and provide areas where we can relax outside and get some fresh air. But before we can sit and enjoy the comfort and of our patio furniture and the beauty of the outdoors, there are a few things that are important to upkeep.

Many seem to think that minimalism means only owning a backpack’s worth of items or having a blank walls, no furniture or keepsakes. This is untrue of what minimalism actually accomplishes for a home and a person. Decluttering your home helps you create a space where you can easily find things and don’t have objects that’s sole purpose is collecting dust. 

The exterior of our home is not only a first impression for the eyes of those visiting or passing by, it is a protective shelter that keeps the mechanics of a house working effectively. Exterior home issues can carry significant costs to repair. Timely inspections help you identify and prioritize home projects.

Home adaptations are meant to allow for your home to be safer and easier to get around. It is important to consider and identify the level of difficulty to complete tasks around your home to determine what needs to be added or removed. Some of the major reasons why people decide to make these changes is if they have trouble with answering the door, using the bathroom, having difficulty with kitchen access, or climbing stairs. Here are a range of ways to make your home safe and comfortably accessible.

Climate change data and findings have posed as a stress for the world. Rising sea levels, floating plastic islands in the ocean, dramatic changes in weather patterns and animal extinction. It’s a very heavy topic. However, there is action we can take that helps reduce such impacts, right from the comfort of our own homes. Without spending too much money in the process. Here are 10 ways that can make your energy bill shrink and help save the planet.

It can be really easy to forget all the working parts in your home that need inspections from time to time. Doing these check ups can save you thousands of dollars and headaches in the long run. Though there are various maintenance tasks we complete throughout the year to prepare for upcoming seasons, there are a few that we often forget need attention. Here are some ways that can allow you to save big bucks on repairs, energy and above all safety.