Month: August 2016

Should we use a Home-stager?

A friend is selling her house in a popular Auckland suburb. She has listened to the Real Estate Agent and will employ a Home-stager to re-arrange her house before it goes on the market. There are some basic things to be done before prospective buyers arrive for a viewing: * Remove ALL clutter * Freshen Read More …

Art hanging in the same place year-round?

I’m questioning whether I should keep my art in the same place throughout the year? I move my living room furniture twice annually and the accessories are swapped around every few weeks. A friend called-in on a stunning spring day and kindly told me “It’s time to move Rainy Days (the name of the key Read More …

Which coffee table?

How to find the right coffee table for the living room… Considerations: * Love it? * Useful? * Suitable materials? * Appropriate style? In my home there are three possibilities of coffee table. The first I bought with the sofas; it’s a rectangular ottoman in the same off-white fabric as the three seater and two Read More …

Bleeding gums solution

This week we’re looking at dental health. The data states that 80% of us have bleeding gums. I cleaned my teeth twice daily with a quality toothpaste yet I still spat blood. So I tried something different and it worked. No more bleeding gums. It’s proper name is Oil Pulling. It should be done first Read More …