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What a Crazy World We Sleep In!
by Shelagh Duncan If you ever wondered why the king sheets you brought down with you when you moved to Costa Rica never seemed to fit properly, then join the club! Most of us never think about things...
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5 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELECT YOUR PERFECT SOFA, LOVESEAT OR SECTIONAL
by Shelagh Duncan Building or purchasing a house can be one the most exciting times in your life, especially if it is located in a beautiful coastal area in Costa Rica! Once you have your design, the...
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New Year, New Look
10 Ways To Update Your Interior Without Breaking The Bank by Shelagh Duncan You might be quite happy with your current interior decor, but like any solid, long-term relationship, it can get a bit...
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Technology For The Win: The Rise of Smart Kitchens
By Karoline Gore Kitchens are often renowned as the heart of the Costa Rican home, but these days, that heart might need some TLC. Traditional foods like casado and the morning batch of pinto de gallo...
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Stage It to Sell It
Getting your home to say “Buy Me!” to prospective buyers. by Shelagh Duncan So, you have decided that you are going to sell your home. It could be that you have seen a fabulous property elsewhere, or...
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6 Incredibly Easy Ways to Maximize your Kitchen Island
by Shelagh Duncan The hardworking kitchen island can be a very functional and beautiful centerpiece of a kitchen design. It is one of the most popular features in a modern kitchen. However, in some...
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How to Maximize Your Great Room
It’s ‘Great’ because this is the place where everyone ends up! So, move over kitchen, the Great Room has become a favorite gathering place in the house. by Shelagh Duncan Whatever you call it, it’s a...
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How to Create a Cohesive Colour Flow Throughout Your Home
Colour preferences vary as much as personalities, some folks are loving the bright and the bold, while others feel most secure surrounded by neutrals. The good news is that when it comes to colour,...
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Great Ideas for Lighting your Bathroom and Kitchen
“Light is the first element of design; without it there is no color, form, or texture.” Thomas E. Farin—educator, lighting consultant, entrepreneur Bathroom Lighting When it comes to lighting, an...
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Bathrooms – Fabulous and Functional
Making Your Dream Bathroom a Reality, and How it All Began. Haven’t we all imagined soaking in a bubble-filled tub, champagne glass in hand and looking out to a glorious view or to birds flying...
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How to Choose Your Perfect Bar Stool
It’s hard to imagine any kitchen these days without some sort of bar stool. Bar stools have become the norm, and for good reason. They allow family and friends to get together around the kitchen for...
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10 Tips to Help to Get Your Furniture Arrangement Right
Here are 10 basic layout rules to help you create a polished, pulled-together look in any room Like a blank page or canvas, an empty room can be either an opportunity or a challenge. With so many ways...
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How to Save Your Sanity During the Home Building Process
Building your new home is a unique experience filled with stories you will never forget. Especially when it is in a different country with a different climate, culture and language! It will be a...
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When Bigger is Better
With stately presence and fewer grout lines, this versatile material brings elegance and style to walls and floors. Large-format tiles were originally limited to commercial venues like hotels and...
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Colour Me Confused
4 Easy Ways to Choose a Colour Scheme For Any Room or Your Whole House Building a new house in Costa Rica is an exciting venture for many of us. Sometimes it is our first custom home—our dream home....
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Can Paint Really Make You Happier?
We all know that we are a better person when we’re calm and happy. Being happy these days however, is a challenge to say the least. The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant emotional and...
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Incorporating Universal Design in Your Home
Designing for Tomorrow According to the US census projections, within 7 years all of the nation’s 74 million baby boomers will be 65 or older. The most senior among them will be on the cusp of 85....
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10 Reasons to Burn Incense & the Benefits
We all know that scents, aromas, fragrances (however you describe them) can be used to trigger specific responses. For instance; to encourage relaxation, aid sleep, promote concentration, stimulate...
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BULLETPROOF DECORATING, OR HOW TO SURVIVE LIVING IN THE TROPICS!
Living in the jungle is an experience like no other, waking to the sounds of monkeys and exotic birds, surrounded by plush green jungle. But there are also some challenges living in a tropical...
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Let’s Hit the Hay!
We spend much of our life sleeping. Naturally, where and what we sleep on forms an essential part of our quality of life. Mattresses are the most common bedding material that people use all over the...
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