13 August 2010

Plan of the Week: “A Country Cottage with an American Spirit”

10 August 2010

LED lighting expands to Habitat for Humanity homes

8 August 2010

Feng Shui Bathroom Tips

Here are some great feng shui bathroom tips that will bring prosperity and nourish your body, mind, and spirit from the best-selling author of Feng Shui Your Life, Jayme Barrett: Water, Mirrors,…

8 August 2010

Bathrooms getting sleek for an aging population

7 August 2010

Plan of the Week – “Bungalow with basement to finish now or later!”

6 August 2010

Defining “Aging in Place”

More and more blogs are popping up to share information on the topic of "aging in place". I was lucky enough to receive a posting alert that helps to define aging in place to those who may not be…

5 August 2010

Universal Design: 12 Tips for Designing Safe Bathrooms and Bedrooms

4 August 2010

Aging In Place Challenges: Low Vision and Impaired Hearing

There are many reasons that aging in place may be difficult for some, but if you plan well for normal age related changes you increase your likelihood of success significantly.  Here are some easy…

3 August 2010

Common Universal Access Design Features

As a tail-end baby boomer, it is strange to anticipate my golden years. After all, I have a few years to go before I get there... Right? Still, now that the kids are moved out and the morning stretch…

2 August 2010

What is Universal Access?

Our demographics are changing. According to Health Canada, at the start of this new century, Canada faces significant aging of its population as the proportion of seniors increases more rapidly than…

1 August 2010

Feng-shui tips for dealing with clutter

Source: Harmony Life Design - Laurie Bornstein What is clutter? Clutter refers to anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated and disorganized. Clutter consists of those items in our…

31 July 2010

Retirees remake their homes to suit “aging in place”

Drawers are more accessible than overhead cabinets for storing dinnerware.