40 Genius Hacks That Make It Easy To Keep Your House Looking

Housekeeping can seem like a full-time job on top of your existing full-time job. There are frequent tasks like cleaning the bathroom and making the bed, and then there are once-in-a-while jobs that you put off as long as you can, like cleaning the oven and organizing your closet. None of these chores are any fun, but the thing is,

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Electric battery = car + house

G’day, Dr Karl here.

We are currently in a state of Energy Flux. Electricity supply is shifting to renewable sources, so batteries are becoming very important. It’s still early days for batteries, and a few weird situations are popping-up. For example, can you believe that it might be cheaper to power your whole house from your electric car battery, rather

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Wrench Group Acquires Superior Service of St. Augustine,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wrench Group, LLC (“Wrench”), a national leader in home services, announced it has acquired Superior Service (“Superior’) a top provider of air conditioning and plumbing service in St. Augustine, Fla.

The addition of Superior furthers Wrench’s growth along the Atlantic Coast of Florida. It will operate under the service umbrella of Donovan Heat, Air, & Electric,

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When ‘shopping around’ for house plans leads to a breach of

The pitfalls of ‘shopping around’ in the pursuit of building the great Australian dream came to light in the recent District Court of Queensland decision Look Design and Development Pty Ltd v Edge Developments Pty Ltd & Flaton [2022] QDC 116.

In this case, a couple seeking to build a home (the Flatons) were found to have infringed

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How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets like the Pros

How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets like the Pros

If contemporary pop culture is any indication, we are currently obsessed with the home makeover. From shows like Queer Eye to Flip or Flop to The Home Edit, there’s something about that dramatic reveal of a renovated fixer-upper that has us at the edge of our to-be-reupholstered seats. We eat it up—on repeat (of course we’re still watching, Netflix

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We tried 9 sleep apps so you donnn’t … (zzz)

We tried 9 sleep apps so you donnn’t … (zzz)
(Art: CBC Life; Images credit: iStock/Getty Images)

Important note: Sleep problems and anxiety issues should not be overlooked as they can be serious disorders. 

I’m a light sleeper. A light sleeper with a small bladder and a mind that often just won’t quiet. So over the past couple of years, I’ve put a substantial amount of money and effort into

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