2023 has brought its own global and home-based challenges, post Covid.  We are all well aware of inflation, interest rate hikes, shortages, and delays of supplies in most industries. If you are looking to make changes to your existing home or build a new home, you are probably already aware of the trend changes too. Just keep in mind that the dominating influence for your home’s aesthetic should be you…not the current trend.

Well, 2023 is another new year but we are still marking it by the pandemic and the many crises that are currently happening in our world. While we find ourselves looking forward to a time when we can say that it is all behind us, we have to acknowledge that we have changed much of our lives because of it, and so trends are reflecting those changes.  

Winter is a great time to reconnect with family and friends, enjoy holiday activities and eat lots of delicious food. But it can also be a dangerous season for your home if you don’t know how to prepare.  

Or at least they fall from the trees!  The temperatures have dropped, and the leaves are turning colours and falling to the ground…this is the true sign that fall is really upon us.  Here in the Niagara Region the sight is stunning, the pictures are breathtaking, and the maintenance is real!  With the everlasting Covid Pandemic, it is likely that you have already begun your regular maintenance for fall, or you have been keeping up with it throughout the year as a means of staying occupied.  If so…that is fantastic!  If not, well it is now time to get started. 

If done right, your kitchen renovation could be creating the biggest return on investment for your home. To ensure this, there are many factors to consider when renovating your kitchen. 

Well, we are about to see the beginning of fall! With the return of a school year, and leaves changing colours, we know that we will have new chores starting soon.  Perhaps, you have been keeping up with your home’s regular maintenance—after all, we have spent a lot of time at home this past year and you may just have a few items to complete as the weather turns. Or maybe, circumstances have prevented you from getting to your chore list at all and your maintenance list will be lengthy. Either way, the season is about to change and it is important that you get ready for those maintenance and repair items that have to be done. 

Once again, COVID-19 has us discussing our new way of life, which includes truly living in our homes!  Regardless of where you reside in the Niagara region, right now you are likely feeling a little confined by the restrictions and are thinking about the way you function in your home and yard and how you can make changes to it to better suit your needs.   You may be thinking that you have outgrown your house… or perhaps your house has stopped feeling like home!  For some, the simple answer will be to move or build elsewhere, but for others, moving is simply out of the question. 

Well, this is another new year, it is not just another year. We are now six months into 2022, and we are still dealing with the Pandemic--just in a slightly different way.  While we find ourselves looking forward to a time when we can say that it is all behind us, we have to acknowledge we are simply not there yet—But we seem to be getting there.  So, as we endure this strange world we currently live in, we realize that the trends we are seeing have a lot to do with the unprecedented change we have experienced. 

…But it may just take a little longer this year to seem like it’s arrived. That doesn’t mean however, that you can skip the Spring maintenance chores altogether, it just means it may be cooler or just later when you start.