By Charlie Jourdain, Humboldt Redwood Company When it comes to designing your outdoor living space, most homeowners plan out the flow and movement to make the most of the beautiful, natural surroundings. Choosing the materials they will use to define that space, then, means choosing materials that stand the test of time – natural products… Read More
Learn the Truth About these 5 Toxins Before Renovating your Home
When buying a new home, there are many factors to consider including location, price, and size. If you’re open to putting in the extra work, a fixer-upper is a viable path to consider. Renovation is a great option if you’re hoping to save money and create a home perfectly tailored to suit your needs and… Read More
4 Foundation Flops to Avoid During a Home Inspection
Are you getting ready to sell or buy a home? The inspection process can be a little nerve-wracking. Depending on what the inspector finds, you may need to make some unexpected repairs. The foundation of a home is often a source of surprises, simply because it is “out of sight, out of mind.” To help… Read More
4 Ways to Use Decorative Concrete Inside Your Home
It’s time to drop a few truth bombs about one of the most common, yet underappreciated building and decorative materials available: concrete. Concrete doesn’t have to be drab and gray, hidden within the framework of a building, nor does it belong solely outside. Concrete is like a chameleon, capable of looking and performing like a… Read More
Thermography or Mammogram? 5 Points of Comparison
By Julia Stander Mammogram screenings are widely touted as being the best tool for early breast cancer detection, but critics point to false positives, increased radiation and the fact that about half of women have “dense breast tissue,” which makes mammograms more difficult to interpret. However, these two technologies work in different ways, so it… Read More
5 Tips to Experience Awesomeness this Chinese New Year
By Carol Cannon, Certified Feng Shui Practitioner Each year, we have an opportunity to start out the new year with a fresh vision. We have the traditional New Year commitments, but also, the Chinese New Year opportunity for positive change. Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Rooster and begins on January 28,… Read More
6 Ways to Manifest Using the Power of Feng Shui & Yin Energy!
By Carol Cannon, Certified Feng Shui Practitioner We’re deep into the fall season and it’s natural for the trees to shed their leaves when the air becomes crisp. We “fall back” and adjust our clocks so that it gets dark earlier in the evening. Winter approaches and people begin to spend more time in their… Read More
5 Ways to Shed the Old & Welcome the New with Feng Shui
By Carol Cannon, Certified Feng Shui Practitioner The Yang energy of summer is behind us now as we enter the Yin time of year. Feng Shui follows the natural sequence of the seasons, and this time of year allows us to start letting go of things – both in our outer home environment, as well… Read More