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Mulch is a potentially valuable tool homeowners can use to improve the look and health of their properties.

Mulch serves various purposes in lawns and gardens, including strengthening soil and protecting properties from the elements. Many experienced lawn and garden enthusiasts lay mulch to ensure their properties make it through spring, summer and fall unscathed.

WHAT IS MULCH?Mulch refers to a material spread around or over a

plant to enrich and/or insulate its soil. Many homeown-ers prefer mulch made of wood chips, which is both ef-fective and readily available.

WHY MULCH?Mulching can benefi t plants around a property in

various ways. Many people lay mulch to help soil re-tain moisture in the summer, when temperatures tend to be at their hottest. It can help plants survive sum-mer heat waves. Mulch also can be used to suppress

weeds. Weeds which steal moisture that plants need to build strong roots and survive summer, need light to grow. When laid correctly, mulch deprives weeds of this much-needed light. Mulch also can deter harm-ful pests depending on the type of mulch homeowners choose.

When purchasing mulch, homeowners can choose between organic or man-made products. While man-made mulches can repel pests, they may also have ad-verse eff ects as they could be made of plastic or rubber. Plastic, for example, can heat up in the summer and cause plants to burn.

Certain organic mulches can repel insects that threaten plants. Th e mulch increases the amount of benefi cial bacteria in the soil, and the presence of help-ful insects that do not pose a threat to plant life. Th ose helpful insects help keep the harmful insects at bay.

However, compost is a type of organic mulch that may attract harmful insects. While this does not mean homeowners should shy away from using compost as mulch, they should know that they may need to employ organic insecticides to combat their unwanted guests.

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9 ways to improve curb appealHomeowners who want their homes to make strong fi rst impressions must prioritize curb appeal. Homes with strong curb appeal can impart a welcoming feel to all visitors. Improving curb appeal need not be expensive, and the following are a handful of ways to improve the appearance of your home.

1. Install a bold-looking door in a vibrant colour or one with a custom design. Th is helps the home stand out from other properties in the neighbourhood.

2. Edge the driveway to create a distinct border between the drive-way and the lawn or other landscap-ing features. Th is helps homes appear neat and well kept.

3. Use outdoor lighting to make a home more inviting. Outdoor light-ing also makes properties safer to traverse at night.

4. Clean a home’s exterior to re-move mildew or discolourations from the siding, driveway, patio, and other outdoor elements.

5. Improve landscapes with fresh plants and seasonal colour. Home-owners without the time to plant can consider container gardens, which don’t take much time to assemble but still add appeal to a home’s exterior.

6. Prune planting beds and add new mulch to restore colour.

7. Add shutters and accent trim to a home’s exterior to improve on the beauty of the house.

8. Install new fencing or give a fresh coat of paint or stain to an ex-isting fence.

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People oft en feel intimidated by this type of expression and that’s why so much of our coun-try is beige and off -white. Colour is a great balancer in a space; it’s a juggling act between neutrals, grounding shades, highlight and accent.

When choosing a paint palette for any room, there are four key components to ensure powerful ef-fects while keeping a harmonious balance: neutrals, which are the beige or creami-est versions of any colour; the ground-ing shades, like blacks, browns and grays; the highlights, like the bright white on mouldings and window trim; and the all-important saturated pops of co-lour which add life to any room.

You might want your pop of colour to be a powerful accent wall then comple-ment it with neu-tral upholstery and grounding accents in the accessories to balance it all.

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Panelling is a low-cost way to cover problem walls. In the 1960s and 1970s, panelling was very popular. Sold in large panels, panelling was relatively easy to hang, and quickly became a staple of dens and fi nished basements.

But few of today’s homeowners are enam-oured with the look of faux wood panelling. Th ose who purchase homes that have panel-ling on the walls oft en search for ways to trans-form the look of rooms in which the walls are covered in panelling. While panelling does go up quickly, removing it may not be as simple. Explore these options for giving panelled walls a new look.Paint over the panelling

Th e fastest way to breathe new life into a panelled room is to paint over the panelling.

Th e texture of the panelling will show from beneath, giving the room appeal without the dark hue of the wood or veneer panels. Consult with a paint store or home improvement centre to determine the most eff ective way to cover up panelling with paint. Sometimes it is wise to lightly scuff the panelling with a fi ne-grit sandpaper so that the paint will adhere. Shiny or glossed panelling can be dulled with a de-glossing product. Sometimes a combination of a thick primer and colour will grip the panel-ling and reduce the number of coats needed to cover it. Also, invest in a high-quality, profes-sional-grade paint. It may cost a bit more, but such paint will be well worth it when it glides over the panelling, covering it completely. If you don’t want the grooves showing between the panels, fi ll them in with spackle and sand down to create a smooth surface before paint-ing.Cover the panelling

Covering up the panelling is another tactic. Rather than coating the wall in paint, consider a wallpaper liner. Liners are essentially a thick, plain wallpaper that is applied on top of the panelling or used when dealing with damaged walls. In lieu of tearing down the walls and putting up new drywall, the liner will cover imperfections. Many of these products can be painted directly and may not require priming beforehand. Th is can be great for homeowners whose goal is to cover panelling quickly and easily.

Th ose who prefer a patterned look on the walls can opt to cover panelling with a printed wallpaper. However, depending on the thick-ness of the wallpaper, this may be a two-step process. You may need to fi ll in the creases be-tween the panels fi rst, or fi rst use a thick wall-paper liner to create a seamless surface.Cut the panelling

If you desire a cottage or country look in a room, remove half of the paneling, leaving the bottom portion intact. Th en place moulding or a chair rail where you made your cut, creating a wainscoting eff ect. Th e top portion of the wall can be painted, while the bottom portion can be left as the wood colour or painted a comple-mentary colour.Remove the panelling

Th e most labour-intensive way to give a pan-elled room a new look is to remove the pan-elling. Pry at a portion of the panelling in an inconspicuous spot in the room to determine which method was used to install the panel-ling. Some people only tack it into place with small, fi nishing nails, while others glue the panelling to the wall for a secure installation. Glue will be much more diffi cult to remove and could further damage the walls and panel-ling in the process. If the panelling is too dif-fi cult to remove, covering or painting it may be a smarter option. Small nails can be removed by pulling at the panels. Spackle holes before painting over the walls.

Panelling is an inexpensive decorating op-tion that was fi rst popularized 40 years ago. Th ough less popular now, panelling still shows up in homes and can be remedied with some relatively easy tips.

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Th e next step is to sort items and get or-ganized. Th en you can fi nd a place for ev-erything. For example, if you have a dozen bath towels but only one sauce pot, you will need to fi nd more room for linens than kitchen cookware. You may need to borrow space from one area of the home to give to another area. Th e following are some additional tips to increase space in an otherwise cramped home.Add shelves.

Increase cabinet and closet space by adding shelves into them. Th is may double or even triple the amount of usable space, especially if you customize the shelving to fi t storage containers you use to store ev-

erything from shoes to craft items.Opt for dual-purpose furniture.

Benches with lids that lift up and sofas that convert into guest beds are just a few of the many ways you can keep a small home neat and increase storage space. An ottoman is a great place to store extra blankets and linens, while a trunk or crate with a sturdy top can be used in lieu of a traditional coff ee table to keep books or board games.Think vertically.

When fl oor space is at a premium, you may need to look up for storage. Fre-quently used pots and pans can be hung from a decorative rack in your kitchen. Use magnets on jars to store a spice rack on the wall near the stove. Racks above cabinets or on doors can be used to store everything from shoes to jewelry to toi-letries. Shelving in children’s rooms can store lesser used toys away from the fl oor. Empty walls are valuable real estate in a small home, and tall bookshelves can house a number of diff erent things.

Take advantage of oddly shaped crevices.

If you have space under a staircase or a spot by a dormer or in an attic eave, use the space to store items. You may need to get creative, such as adding a door and small closet into the staircase, but such spaces make practical storage areas and add character to a home.Use see-through storage containers.

Many people fi nd that plastic stor-age bins are neater and more stackable than boxes. See-through bins enable you to quickly fi nd items so that you are not searching around the house for lost items and creating a bigger mess along the way. Clear storage containers work in the re-frigerator, too. You can more easily spot left overs, and uniform stacking contain-ers free up more room for bulkier items.Make use of space beneath your bed.

Th ere likely is ample room to store more things than just dust bunnies beneath your bed. A bed frame with built-in draw-ers is the perfect place to keep bed linens and out-of-season clothes. Beds can be raised on blocks to create more space un-derneath for storing rolling plastic con-tainers and even seldom-used suitcases.Opt for an armoire.

Armoires are not exclusive to bedrooms.

Armoires can be used in dining spaces or in dens to store items out of sight. An ar-moire can be used when retrofi tted with a pull-out shelf as a laptop desk, storing all offi ce items behind closed doors when not needed.Improve storage in the bathroom.

Try to choose a vanity that has under-the-sink storage so you will have a place to store some toiletries. Consider cabinets that can be placed above the toilet tank as a storage space for bathroom items. In the shower, hang a second tension-loaded shower curtain rod on the inside of the shower enclosure that can be used to hold bags of kids bath toys and other toiletries, keeping them off the tub ledges.

When you think creatively, you can maximize storage space even in a small home.

How to increase storage in tight spacesSmaller living spaces often involve getting creative with storage because storage space in small quarters is often at a premium, and thinking creatively is a necessity to keep the home tidy and items out of view.

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