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7 Ways to Make Your Home More Sustainable

Sustainable home

Climate change. Whether you believe it or not, I’m sure you can agree we can all be a little nicer to our planet. Pollution in our air and waterways, extensive use of natural resources and destruction of natural habitats can all be attributed to humans, at least in some way. While you may feel a little helpless and it can seem impossible to make a difference on your own, there’s certainly big ways we can all contribute. Here, I want...

Weekend DIY: Turning our house into a smart home

Home automation with Arteor with Netatmo

Over the last few years I’ve noticed that more and more Australians are turning to home automation. I was also surprised to find out that turning your house into a smart home is even easier than I could have imagined. Forget all the complicated computer systems and costly set-ups. Now, there’s plenty of practical products on the market. In this blog post I’m going to highlight one Aussie brand who make home automation simple and affordable. Arteor with Netatmo by...

Simple storage hacks to de-clutter your life

Storage – it’s the obsession no one understands until they experience it. I certainly could never comprehend how people can get so excited over plastic boxes and hidden draws until I became one of those people. I’ve literally been up past 2am carefully placing hair products into little white containers to the disgust of my fiancé. That was a Saturday night to remember. Now that I have my new obsession under control and my cupboards are a satisfying masterpiece, I...

Simple ways to make your room pop

Renovating, re-decorating or just bought a new place? Do you have a few blank walls that are crying out for something beautiful to dress them up? Currently on the hunt for a house, I can’t help but think about how I’m going to approach the interior design. So, I decided to leave it to the professionals. Ruth Lazerson of ruthie L. designs shares a few tips on how to feature some artwork and rugs to make your rooms pop! Read below and get inspired! 1. Don’t...

A Sunday that turned into Christmas

My family has always been big in celebrating just about every event. Christmas is one of them.  This year my boyfriend and I decided to experience white Christmas and are jetting off to Canada and USA early December. Outraged, my mother had none of it. This year Christmas was moved forward to December fourth.  This is when an ordinary Sunday turned into Christmas Day. A turkey was roasted, ham was shaved and family and friends gathered around the table exchanging...