Tending to your spring garden in May is a wonderful way to celebrate the lengthening days and the end of a long, cold winter. Also caring for your garden in the spring is one of the most important things you can do to ensure a successful garden throughout the summer. Check out these four spring gardening tasks in May that will awaken your garden from its long winter rest: prepare the soil, clean up the garden, add mulch and plant new flowers and shrubs.
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The colors you choose for the interior of your house will set the mood and spirit in your home. And, coordinating the colors in your home will make you feel comfortable and create a sense of peace and harmony. Applying good color flow throughout your home is an excellent way to achieve balance and connection from one space to another. Choosing the perfect colors for you home is also an important decision. One common suggestion for choosing your color palette is to use the colors from a favorite object in your home: a painting, the couch, or a piece of pottery. Then, when choosing coordinating colors throughout your home, it can be helpful in to visit your local paint store or search online expert advice. Below are several colour coordination tips from top Canadian designers Sarah Richardson, Jane Lockhart, and Debbie Travis.
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Read MoreA dream closet is a sanctuary for today’s busy professionals to dress, relax and prepare for the day or evening. And while a dream closet should provide organized, trouble-free access to the occupants clothing, shoes, and accessories, the room should also be stylish, cozy, and reflect the user’s personal style. More importantly, a dream closet should be designed as a retreat to contemplate and prepare for a the new day or a special evening out. Below are five tips on how to create your dream closet.
Illuminate the Closet with Decorative and Practical Lighting
Falconcrest Homes believes that your home should be a place of beauty and comfort to create lasting memories. With these luxury entertaining tips, Falconcrest Homes helps you take an average dinner party and upgrade it to a high-end event.
The Guest List & Seating Arrangements
An upscale soiree requires more planning than an off-the cuff get-together. Your guest list will allow you to create the perfect seating arrangements for the evening. An official invitation that advises a ‘cocktail dress code’ will set the tone of the event. You can even suggest black tie to give the party an extra special twist. Crafting or buying place cards not only looks classy, but makes the evening run more smoothly. To keep conversation lively during dinner, seat each guest between someone they know, or someone you feel they would enjoy conversing with. It’s the little details that make entertaining high class.
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Five Tips for Optimal Kitchen Lighting
The heart of today’s home is the multi-functional kitchen. A place that bustles from before dawn to after sunset; where people cook, do homework and bills, read the paper, visit with friends and family and just relax. Optimal lighting is an important design consideration in creating a friendly, functional and efficient kitchen. Five tips that will help you optimize your kitchen lighting include making a detailed plan, proper task lighting, clever ambient lighting, minimum use of accent lighting, and appropriate decorative lighting.
Read MoreValentine’s Day is the perfect romantic holiday for beautifying your home and surprise your beloved one by creating the perfect atmosphere. Falconcrest offers stunning and simple-to-do décor ideas to prepare your home for the romantic holiday.
More than your average bouquet
Fancying up the usual bouquet of flowers is an easy way to make a statement in your home. Florals instantly create a warm, inviting atmosphere in the home. Put a twist on your typical arrangement with some inexpensive additions. Those heart-shaped hard candies that grace the store shelves every time this year are–let’s face it—not that tasty. In their array of muted blue, pink, yellow however, they are actually quite lovely. A transparent vase filled with the candies that match your chosen bouquet give an extra stylish and unique touch to the classic floral arrangement.
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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home: Décor, Organization and Miracle Gadgets for a Renewed Lifestyle
Design & DecorFalconcrest Homes strives to build new dream homes where families can grow and memories can be made. With 2016 upon us, let’s take a moment to have a look at New Year’s Resolutions for your home! There are always new opportunities to revitalize your home while making it more energy efficient.
What works and what doesn’t?
Even the most beautiful homes can quickly get stuck in a rut. Take a moment and jot down what’s working for you in your home and what isn’t. Amp up your home’s functionality with some simple technological upgrades that will make it more energy efficient, more organized, and more in tune with your daily living style.
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