Home Decor & Garden

Choosing Garden Gloves: Steps to Consider

April 26, 2016 — by Valeriya Vimon

Quality gloves are one of the most important accessories when it comes to gardening gear. Your hands can easily get damaged from working with soil and different gardening tools like shovels or rakes. Also, sun exposure can also take its toll on the hands skin of gardeners, leaving it dry and full of spots. But that’s not even close to a reason to stop with your beloved fun activity – garden gloves were designed specially for this matter – to protect your hands and make gardening easier and much more enjoyable.

Comfort and high-quality materials are just some of the features you should look for in a quality pair of garden gloves. They should also provide you with a good grip and be the right size for your hands. Loose gloves will easily slide up and down preventing you to work normally with the gardening tools and will not provide good protection from dirt, stones and other outer influences. Small gloves on the other hand, will cause blisters and make any hand movement difficult. That is why it is very important to choose garden gloves that will fit your hands perfectly. Furthermore, look for a model that is waterproof and has highly absorbent features; this will prevent your hands (especially the fingers) from getting wrinkles from longer exposure to water and moisture.

There are various options available particularly online with a wade range of designs and styles made of different materials. Here are some of the most commonly used garden gloves with their specific features and uses.

Cotton gloves – these are designed for light gardening since the can get easily ruined from the soil. They are perfect for picking up flowers or fruits, as well as for trimming. They have advanced breathable features and protect your hands from thorns, sharp leaves and unsightly blisters.

Bamboo gloves – this material has antibacterial and hypoallergenic features. It is soft and breathable making the gloves both comfortable and durable. This type is also very flexible and practical providing a perfect fit while keeping your hands cool at the same time.

Rubber gloves – watering your plants is a piece of cake with rubber gloves. They provide great amount of protection for your hands and fit tight. Flexibility and efficiency are some of their key features.

Leather gloves – these garden gloves offer maximum protection and are specifically designed to provide comfort during heavy duty tasks. Leather gloves keep your hands safe from any potential wounds, cuts and any other kind of damage.

Nitrile gloves – manufactured from a knit fabric which is afterwards dipped in a waterproof material like nitrile or polyurethane, these gloves are very comfortable and practical. Their specifically designed palm and fingerprints offer amazing grip for your slippery gardening accessories.

Home Decor & Garden

With Revolutionary Steps to a Shiny Home: Benefits of Robotic Dusting Mop

April 22, 2016 — by Valeriya Vimon

Whether we realize it or not, we spend a considerable amount of our lives cleaning. Sometimes you may clean one day only to find your home dirty again the next day as if it has not been cleaned in weeks; other times there might be certain situations or people creating extra work. Great news is that the simplified futuristic life-depicted in The Jetsons is already here in most aspects, especially when it comes to cleaning. Thanks to the invention of electric cleaning (Rosie-like), you no longer have to waste your precious time and energy on the most annoying task – vacuuming.

The essence of household chores has changed a lot since the introduction of the electric robotic vacuum cleaners. Their sleek design, advanced technology and ease of use makes these practical robots the best electric cleaning solution. Small and cute as a button, electric mops are a great choice for many households or anyone who is fed up of cleaning. All you need to do is press the clean button and this little wonder works, it is at your disposal for vacuuming floors whenever you need it. There are many benefits of owning this dusting mop and here are a few of them.

Time-Saving

Although small, robotic dusting mops are very powerful and can save you a lot of time when cleaning. You will no longer have to wish the day had more hours and beat yourself in order to squeeze vacuuming in your busy daily schedule. Instead, you will find yourself having more time that you can use for family bonding.

All Types Of Floors

Another great benefit of owning a robotic mop is that it can clean different types of floors. Be it parquet, tiles, vinyl, laminate or floor boards, this handy tool will clean your home in no time. Electric cleaning rids you of the vacuuming responsibility entirely. The Virobi robotic dusting mop with its self-rotation power and flexible base is ideal for reaching corners.

Rechargeable Batteries

If you clean more often and your worry is energy consumption, fret not. Once finished (or when low on battery) the robotic mop is designed to go back to the docking station to recharge so you do not have to spend money on new batteries.

Dirt-Detecting Sensors

Thanks to its sensor, the robotic dusting mop can detect and clean any dirt, be it on a large or small surface area. What’s more, if there is more dirt accumulated on a specific area, the robot will do more cleaning there. From hair to dust and paper, the robotic mop can clean it all.

Cleaning Program

The best thing about robotic mops is you can set them to cleaning mode even when you are not at home. No more surprises when unexpected guests knock on your door. No more guilt about not being able to vacuum frequently. Just set the time and leave the job in the “hands” of this little buddy.

Hard-To-Reach Spaces

Its compact design, small size and suction power makes this device the ideal tool for cleaning underneath beds, sofas, chairs and other furniture.

Home Decor & Garden

3 Benefits of Kitchen Compost Bins

April 21, 2016 — by Richard Dawson

As gardening can be a pastime many people are passionate about, to make the most of it a lot of dedication and care are required to ensure proper growth of the plants. Gardening is in a way very similar to taking care of pets because you will have to provide all the necessary conditions that your plant needs. Since contemporary produce differs from that of previous centuries, especially now when so much accent is put on industry and the role of chemical solutions in protecting plants and speeding up their growth, it is no surprise people are turning to growing their own food.

Furniture Home Decor & Garden

3 Pieces of Advice on Choosing The Right Lounge Suite For Your Space

April 20, 2016 — by Valeriya Vimon

Oh the beauty of laying in your large sofa in a perfectly designed living room with the perfect lighting in the middle of flowery, sunny spring! Add to that scenery a chillax music and a refreshing cocktail, and all of a sudden you no longer want to go out and party hard in clubs. And why would you, when you can invite your friends over and be the bartender genius you always wanted to be – mixing and shaking liquids. And while there, here’s the opportunity for you to brag with how well your living room looks; accent on the cosy, extra fancy-looking, high-quality lounge suite.

You may wonder why the accent is on the lounge suite; well, it is a large style element of every living room, an investment you should carefully make because ultimately, this furniture will be in your room for at least 7 years or more. And not to talk about how much it influences the style and design of the entire room: decorations, colours and other elements will all have to fit accordingly. So, how do you make the right choice when faced with the vast offer of lounge suites?

Furniture Home Decor & Garden

Ways To Choose The Ideal Sofa Bed (For Sitting, Napping and Sleeping)

March 31, 2016 — by Richard Dawson

A sofa bed can look great and feel great too. It doesn’t take up as much room and it can easily serve as a place to put guests when they’re staying over. So how do you know what to look for? The task of picking out new furniture can be a bit daunting, so we’re going to go over all the things you should look for when picking out a sofa bed at the next sofa bed sale. Hopefully, after reading these tips and tricks you’ll feel more confident in picking the ideal sofa bed for you.

The first thing you need to decide on, is the size. You should do this by first measuring the spot you want the sofa bed to go. This way you can make sure you choose something that isn’t too small or too big. There are four standard sizes:

Chair 130 – 147cm
Twin 147 – 165 cm
Full 172 – 233 cm
Queen 200 – 256 cm

Another thing you should make sure of before purchasing, is whether it will fit through your door. You should make sure to measure your door frame as well as seeing whether you can pull the sofa bed apart if needed. Check to see if the legs or bottom of the sofa bed is removable to make moving it easier.The next thing you should be looking at, is the frame and the type of mattress. There really isn’t a lot to say about the frame as most manufacturers make them the same. There is hardly any differences between them – most consist of a metal frame that has coils around the edges which hold the canvas decking in place. Most sofa beds also have some sort of bar that goes underneath the mattress, these tend to curve slightly away from the body making them a little more comfortable to sleep on.

The next thing you should be looking at, is the frame and the type of mattress. There really isn’t a lot to say about the frame as most manufacturers make them the same. There is hardly any differences between them – most consist of a metal frame that has coils around the edges which hold the canvas decking in place. Most sofa beds also have some sort of bar that goes underneath the mattress, these tend to curve slightly away from the body making them a little more comfortable to sleep on.

There are three popular types of mattresses that most sofa beds come with and that is the innerspring mattress, memory foam mattress and air coil mattress. The innerspring mattress has coils inside it and usually, the more coils they, have the better. The average is around 345, anything higher than that, the more comfortable it will be. The memory foam mattress has no coils and is designed to fit your body perfectly (once you relax and sink into it); they are quite comfortable as well. An air coil mattress is pretty similar to an innerspring mattress, the difference between them being is that they are built with an air mattress on top.

Last but not least, also make sure to test it out! This is something that some people feel embarrassed to do, you shouldn’t feel like this at all. It is a big investment so you want to make sure that you test it before you commit to buying something you might not like. Make sure you lie down on the sofa bed and try a couple of different sleeping positions out to get the right feel. Make sure that you test how it opens and closes, test it while it is in the sitting and laying position so you really know what you are getting. Take your time and really look around before you commit to buying anything, there are so many places that sell sofa beds, if you look around you might even find a sofa bed sale.

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