Category: Home and Garden

Home and Garden Decorations and Ideas

The Many Benefits of Growing Your Own Food in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico, with its vibrant culture and fertile lands, holds immense potential for growing delicious and nutritious produce. Yet, over 85% of the island’s food is imported, making it susceptible to price fluctuations and supply chain disruptions. This reality motivates many Puerto Ricans to explore a different path: growing their own food. Taking charge of your food through a home garden offers a multitude of benefits that go beyond simply saving money at the grocery store. 1. Freshness and Flavor: Homegrown produce tastes unmatched. Reaping fruits (and vegetables!) directly from…

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Embracing Native Plants in Puerto Rican Gardens

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Puerto Rico, with its lush landscapes and tropical climate, provides an ideal canvas for gardening enthusiasts. Embracing the rich biodiversity of the island, gardening with native plants not only enhances the natural beauty but also contributes to the preservation of the local ecosystem. In this article, we will explore the enchanting world of gardening in Puerto Rico, emphasizing the significance of using native plants to create sustainable and thriving gardens. The Rich Biodiversity of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is a biodiversity hotspot, home to a vast array of plant species…

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What Are the Advantages of a Glass Shower Door for Your Puerto Rico Home?

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If you’re considering upgrading your bathroom, you may be thinking about installing glass shower doors. They can truly enhance your space, but are they worth the effort?  Puerto Rico glass shower doors will help improve your bathroom space, and they have numerous advantages too. Take a look at how they can help you turn the most used room in your home into an elegant retreat.  Creates the Look of a Larger Space When your bathroom feels cramped, you can open up the space with ease by installing glass shower doors.…

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How to Get Cleaner Air in Your Home

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Do you worry about the air quality in your home? You should! The EPA has reported that indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Yuck! Here are just a few easy ways to get cleaner air in your home. With a few simple changes, you can have fresh air throughout your home. Get an Air Filter One way to get cleaner air in your home is to get an air filter. Air filters help remove pollutants from the air, including dust, pollen, and smoke.…

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Kitchen Islands Anchor All That’s Good in a Kitchen

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Kitchen Design Basics The kitchen has traditionally had three main design elements, the cabinets, work space and the appliances. The cabinets are used for storage, counters are used as preparation areas and the appliances for food preparation or various other handling like refrigeration, cooking, cutting, etc. Up until after World War II, in the United States all three were provided by stand alone pieces of furniture. In big English kitchens large work tables were magnets for families as well as useful counter space. After World War II, when there was…

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Bathroom Remodeling – You Can Do That

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Remodel the Bathroom After purchasing an investment home it became clear that we needed to remodel the bathroom. We wanted to change the layout which included relocating the plumbing and fixtures. We plan on living in this house until we sell it so we wanted to feel comfortable while conducting our daily personal hygiene plus remodeling the bathroom makes good financial sense for when we go to sell the property later. We plan on installing high-quality products in a bathroom which should provide a high return on our investment. After…

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Bay Windows Add Character And Space To A Home

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It was the perfect spot. Our California ranch style house had a large picture window in the front room. The window extended from a few inches above the floor to only a few inches below the cathedral ceiling. The walls and ceiling were redwood stained knotty pine and the floor was a matching hardwood. The window looked out over a flower bed, shrubs and the expanse of front lawn. It was the perfect window to be replaced with a bay window. The window was nearly square. It was 72 X…

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Reasons To Buy 12v Power Supply For Your Home

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Introduction: Are you finding some stable and secure power supplies to make your home appliances run smoothly? Well, the 12v power supply is all you need because this power supply is considered to be an all-rounder. It is used and applied in the military, medical, automobiles, automotive, electronics, and in many other fields of life. You must be thinking, why not any other power supply, and why should you use this 12v supply for your home appliances? Well, we have collected the following reasons that will help you choose a…

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Enhance Your Garden with Beautiful Edging

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Garden Border Edging Adding edging around your garden or landscape is as important as the garden itself. The edging frames your garden much like a picture frame. A picture can be interesting and beautiful but it needs a frame to enhance its appearance, so it is with your garden. There are various types of garden edgings. Many people prefer to use something heavy and permanent, like a low brick wall, or rocks set together with mortar. However, not everyone is physically capable of creating such a structure. Bricks set freely…

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Using Rain Barrels to Survive Droughts

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Unlimited Water versus Drought Zones If you’re a gardener that has an unlimited supply of water, consider yourself lucky. There are many of us who live in drought zones where the garden and lawn watering rules are very constrictive to the healthy growth of gardens and plants. Many people just give up when they find out how few gallons of water they are permitted to use, but some of us have just found ways to cope with less water. There are many ways to optimize ones garden to conserve water…

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