Spring is in the air and it is National Cleaning Week. This is a great time of year to get a fresh start and make your beautiful home shine and sparkle! Not only will cleaning your home make it look good for you, your family and any invited guests, but getting a deep clean in your home makes it safer for you to live in it because you can breathe in fresh clean air, reduce allergens or bacteria in your home and avoid tripping over items that may be in your way and causing injuries. National cleaning week also gets us removing items we no longer need from our home and in a sense gets us in an organizing frame of mind. Take a look at some great facts offered in the following infographic from Golden Shine Cleaning on the impact of who does what in a home and how you can use green cleaning techniques for better cleaning. Read More
A Rose is a Rose … Bring Spring Inside
It was once said that the Europeans love their fresh flowers and that they were apart of daily living. Spring has sprung and what a great way to bring spring inside with a bouquet of fresh flowers. It has been said that each flower has a meaning … what do flowers say about you and why would you want to bring spring inside your home with flowers? If you are allergic to specific flowers, please keep them outside or at the store. There is no sense bringing a beautiful element inside if you are just going to be miserable the entire time. Your home is your castle and you get to decide if flowers are your method for bringing spring inside. Read More
Welcome … the Front Entrance Experience
What do you want your front entrance experience to be or say about your when guests come to visit? Your entrance tells those visiting a lot about you. Some like a particular kind of door or door color, some welcome their guests with welcome mats, some say a hen is in the house with a wreath on the door, at least that is what a male friend of mine said to me once. It was kind of funny and sweet! Some use potters and planters to say hello to those visiting with blooms or green bushes to give a softer look to a front entrance. Some even have sitting areas for their guests or maybe a package needs to be dropped off and a bench is a good place to leave it. Whatever you style, let your entrance way make a grand impression, for it will be the first impression you give your visitors. Some may even like a king’s entrance. Let us know what your entrance way says about you by sharing your thoughts on the HomeZada Facebook page or the HomeZada Pinterest page. We would love to hear from you.
Here are a few front entrance experiences that we liked. Some colorful, some simple but all inviting. Read More
What is a Project in your home?
The word project has lots of different meanings to different homeowners. And not all projects are created equal. So what is a project in our homes? There are small projects and big projects. There are simple projects and complex projects. There are urgent projects that need to get done right away, and there are discretionary projects that are more wish lists for the future. There are indoor projects, projects on the outside of the home, and landscape projects. Read More
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain is such a great thing for your yard however large sums of water or rain can reak havoc on your home. The average roof (1000 sq. ft.) will collect over 650 gallons of water with just 1 inch of rainfall. Too much rain could cause foundation problems and landscape rot. Additionally, rain can cause challenges with your gutters if they are not properly maintained. Gutters can accumulate rocks, leaves, acorns and other debris that clog or block the flow of water leaving your gutters useless and possibly causing more home structural damage. So take the opportunity and clean your gutters to make sure that they are free of debris and are functioning properly. Rain should be able to move through your gutters quickly and seamlessly without any over the edges flow. Read More
