Did you know people that garden on a regular basis live longer? It’s true! Gardening provides many health benefits such as getting enough vitamin D from the sun. It’s also very good exercise while enjoying the fresh air and it’s a great way to connect with nature! Not to mention being around plants and greenery is such a mood enhancer. Many researches prove that gardening is a great way to deal with stress and anxiety due to the reasons listed above.

If you’ve never tried gardening, don’t be intimidated. We all have to start somewhere and it’s much more important to have fun with it! Gardening is one of the many activities we look forward to during warmer months. It’s a great way to add colour around the house! Here are a few favourite perennials and annual plants we enjoy for our own garden.

The difference between Annuals vs. Perennials

First things first, it’s important to understand the difference between the two when planning your garden.

Annual plants and flowers bloom for one season and they tend to bloom longer than perennials. These include flowers such as sunflowers, geraniums, dahlias, marigolds etc.

Perennials are plants that come back every year or that stay green year round, depending on the plant. A few perennial plants are roses, daffodils, hosta, coralbells, black-eyed susan, peonies etc.

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Many researchers report that the environment you work in will impact your productivity and ability to focus. Whether you have a home office or have a company office, it’s essential to design your space for ultimate efficiency. Here are a few tips and tricks!

Make sure to have good light

An overlooked, yet important part of a well designed office space is the lighting. Terrible lighting can cause a lot of downsides and that affect your productivity. Eyestrain, irritability, fatigue and headaches are all caused by bad lightning.

It’s difficult to have a lot of control over the lighting situation in the office, especially when working in a common building for a company. Some offices are filled with windows that bring in a ton of natural light, which is great! For others, it may feel dark and depressing! Luckily, there are many lighting devices such as natural light bulbs or light therapy that will help create a well lit office! These devices will be helpful in order to feel your best and effective while avoiding eyestrain and headaches!

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We love spending the weekend at the cottage! We especially love waking up before the sun rises so we can catch it over the lake, the crisp morning air by the water is so enjoyable. We usually prepare our essentials a day before heading out to make sure we’ve got all we need with us. This way we know we’ll have a good time and can enjoy the beautiful summer days. Here are our essentials:

Sun Protection – Coconut oil?

First things first, sun protection. It’s very important to keep our skin healthy and sun kissed, no burns allowed! We discovered that organic coconut oil works great for protection against the sun, especially in the water. Water and oil don’t mix, therefore the oil stays on the whole time we are in the water. Make sure to bring sun protection with you, whichever product works for you best.

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We think bedrooms are one of the most important rooms of the house to be minimalistic and here’s why. It’s a place of rest and rejuvenation. When we think of a minimalistic bedroom, we imagine minimal furniture pieces, a soothing colour scheme and natural or dim lighting. In this article we’ll cover a few actionable steps that you can apply to your bedroom and bathroom to achieve the minimalist look.

First things first, cleaning up! A very simple step that makes a big impact on this whole process. We tend to stuff our bedroom closets with clothes we never wear, things we’ll “eventually” sort out and knick knacks. Today is the day to sort it all out, and it’s very simple to do so. Essentially, if you don’t think you need it, either store it away neatly somewhere, donate it or throw it out. This is one of the most important steps in achieving a minimalistic space.

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When putting together a minimalistic living room, we like to keep the following essentials in mind.

Comfort

First things first, bring on the coziness and comfortable elements in your living room. Nothing makes a room more cozy than a big sofa. We like to pick sofa’s that are neutrals because that gives us the perfect canvas to add accent pillows and blankets depending on the season. Our favourite sofa colours are: creams, navy or grey tones. Depending on the season, we like to add fun accent colours to bring colour and life to the room. This is a great way not to be stuck with flashy colours and change things up when you want to.

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In this article we’ll be covering how to achieve a custom modern kitchen look. Feel free to contact us and find out how we can build and install your dream kitchen.

Kitchen Layout

Modern kitchens typically have a very sleek and simple look to them, to emphasis the modern style. So the layout is generally straight with no curves to it. Modern kitchens are straight to the point and very functional while looking stylish and timeless.

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You might of heard about a little movement called minimalistic. Minimalism (in a home) is the way of life to enjoy each space, without feeling stressed and overwhelmed by cluttered rooms. We’ll be talking about one room at the time in our minimalism series, so first up is the dining space.

Less Clutter = Less Stress

This way of life isn’t about following rules of decor but more about putting together a space that is visually appealing to you, easy to clean and choosing quality pieces over quantity. To start, simply eliminate clutter by either storing it away, donating or throwing it out. The dining table seems to always attract a ton of clutter, make sure the surface of the table stays clear most of the time. By keeping surfaces clean, the dining room will immediately be more appealing and of course, easy to clean.

For simplicity and efficiency, we recommend a sideboard beside the dining table, to store things away in the dining space. Below you will see a small peak of our various sizes and styles of sideboards that provide lots of storage.

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As you may know, we specialize in building custom kitchens. In fact, we’ve been building and installing kitchens for five years now. Therefore, we have established a smooth and organized process to make our clients vision a reality. In this custom kitchen series, we’ll talk about how to put together a specific custom kitchen style, starting with a rustic kitchen!

To get started, contact us and book an appointment, we offer free in-home measurements and estimate to ensure we have the right measurements to work with. From there, we discuss ideas with our clients and put together a 3D drawing to visualize the kitchen before any building and installing starts. The 3D drawings are essential and one of the best communication tools between us and our clients. It’s a great way to see what the kitchen will look like. This way we reduce any stress for the homeowner and ensuring this process is enjoyable.

Picking your wood types, stain or colour

To put together a rustic kitchen, you will need wood. Any rustic space needs wood, it’s an essential part of the aesthetics. You can choose from many options of wood, stains or paint colours to bring your vision to reality. For rustic styles, we prefer stains rather than paint for the wood to stand out. We love to bring out the natural patterns of the wood!

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