(NAPSI)—If you’ve been thinking about making your house a Smart Home, three tech trends are worth considering: Smart Lighting: Controlling home lighting through voice commands and mobile devices can be easy with low-cost, modular lighting systems from Deako. Traditional light switches can be converted to smart switches and smart dimmers, letting you control lighting, create Read More …
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Kitchen Corner Be Smart About Your Kitchen Sink
(NAPSI)—You may never have thought about it, but the most used appliance in your kitchen is likely the sink—it’s where people spend 60 percent of their time. What To Look For In The Kitchen Sink (Besides the Dishes) Here are four hints to help you select the correct sink: Conquer space. You don’t want the Read More …
Workwear built to stand the test of time Work Pants: The Next Generation
(NAPSI)—Just as technology has had a major effect on the kind of work people do, it has also changed the clothes in which they do that work. For example, with hard work in mind, a new collection of pants has been created by Carhartt with a unique blend of durability and functionality. “Our company has Read More …
Floral Advice Bring Home Some Wild Beauty
(NAPSI)—The days of formal, buttoned up and by the book, it seems, are over. The new trend is for easy breezy, free-spirited, casual. An attitude of latitude! From lifestyle to fashion to flowers, today’s beauty is in the looser details. You might say it’s perfection in imperfections. So the new Wild Beauty Collection of farm-fresh Read More …
Hints For Homeowners Storms And Flooding Require A Fast, Effective Mold And Odor Solution
(NAPSI)—Storms and flooding are resulting in widespread occurrences of mold, mildew and associated foul odors. The CDC and FEMA both advise the need to treat flooded structures as soon as possible to help prevent mold development. Star brite’s Performacide® is a viable treatment for mold control; the EPA-registered product utilizes chlorine dioxide (ClO2) technology to Read More …
Hints For Homeowners Healthy Air, Healthy Home
(NAPSI)—In the last several years, a growing body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities, warns the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since most people spend some 90 percent of their time indoors, Read More …
Education News & Notes Pollinator Health 101: ‘Schooling’ Students Through Hands-On Learning
(NAPSI)—While schools continue to teach reading, writing and arithmetic, the blueprint for educators is shifting as teachers notice the value of hands-on science education. Many schools are bringing science to their own backyards—literally—by developing gardens and pollinator plots, where students can learn about agriculture’s hardest-working insects: pollinators. Sowing Seeds for Bees Learning about bees’ contribution Read More …
Gift Ideas: Be Savvy About Succulents
(NAPSI)—Easy to care for, long lasting and more popular than ever, succulents are the plants that people are buying for themselves and giving as gifts to bring the beauty of nature inside. Succulent plants have long made a thoughtful offering for a friend or relative whose thumb might be less than green. Succulents are drought Read More …
Home Improvement Tips How To Combat Four Pet Peeves Around The House
(NAPSI)—If your family is like most, there are a few things about your home that really annoy you. Fortunately, ingenious solutions are available for four of the most common pet peeves when it comes to lighting and electronics: Never Enough Outlets: The average family charges up to 12 devices a day. With connectivity more prevalent Read More …
Hints For Homeowners Life Is Loud—But You Can Still Enjoy A Quiet Home
(NAPSI)—Home life is changing, so sound dampening is more important than ever. Life is getting louder inside and around the home. Televisions, home theaters, computers and video games blare from almost every room. Family cell phones ring or buzz. Life gets loud. So much so, in fact, that the National Institute on Deafness and Other Read More …