Recently I watched a well-made French documentary. The program clarified some of the latest research related to the sources of indoor air pollution and its effect on our health. If you take a brief glance at the World Health Organization…
Home Improvement
Is Do-It-Yourself Home Remodeling Dying?
by Dan Fritschen • • 0 Comments
The RemodelOrMove.com Spring 2013 US Remodeling Sentiment Report documents strong growth in higher-end home remodeling projects where a homeowner will hire a general contractor and do little or none of the work themselves. So is Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home remodeling on…
Live smarter
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
What’s for dinner? This may not be the best question to ask. Working families often gather in the kitchen hungry with no idea what they are going to eat. Coming up with different food ideas may be a challenge even…
Your smart home: What is coming down the pipe?
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
The glitzy Las Vegas opened the door for the annual consumer electronics show that nobody wants to miss. This is the place where companies big and small come to launch their new gadgets hoping that consumers will then rush to…
Remodeling: Homeowners are spending more
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
At least that is the conclusion of a research done by the folks at RemodelOrMove.com. Once they decide to remodel, Americans on average would do three rooms or more and spend $100,000. No doubt, these are big projects aiming to…
Houzz.com – endless source of ideas
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
Just try to recall the last time you did any renovation at your house… How long did it take to finally agree with your partner what exactly needs to be done and how it has to be done? Like buying…
White or black roof?
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
There is more to it… In a hot day like today you shouldn’t think about turning on the AC, but about the color of your roof. I bet you a dollar, it’s either black or dark brown; grey, at best.…
Make your bedroom “sleep friendly”
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
What does it take to sleep well? I came across an interesting book about the French writer Marcel Proust. For health reasons he has spent the last 14 years of his life in bed. No wonder, in his famous (and…
Home efficiency: White shingles can save you money
by Vasko DeLev • • 0 Comments
Black or White? Not a simple choice Without delving into the complexity of light absorption and temperature, we know from experience that dark color surfaces exposed to the sun become much hotter than the ones with lighter color. You can…
Before buying your new home appliances
by Vasko DeLev • • 1 Comment
Smart high-end home appliances are coming by the end of this year As I mentioned here, Google is planning to inject some brain power into a new generation of home appliances. More intelligent fridges have already available in some markets.…