If you don’t yet have your own backyard swimming pool, we’ll give you fair warning: after reading this post, you’ll probably be even more convinced that you should get one. And if you already have one, then you’ll feel even better about it — and be better equipped to keep your family and friends from contracting RWIs from swimming in your pool. We’ll start by differentiating between chlorine and … [Read More...] about Chlorine and Chloramines: What Are They & Why Should I Care?
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Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 2
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X10 Powermid Wireless Remote Sender Takes Home Entertainment to the Next Level, Part 1
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Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 3
When it comes to adding to your outdoor poolscape, decking choices can be a major way to increase accessibility as well as to create the ambiance you desire. While the many choices available can be mind-boggling, they can also be a great way to personalize your space and make your swimming pool look as unique as you are. In our previous posts in … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 3
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 2
Next to your swimming pool itself, your choice of decking in the area surrounding your pool might be the most significant aspect of your outdoor living space. Not only will it help create the aesthetic that you’re after, but it will also provide a framework, quite literally, for many other aspects of your little hint of paradise! In Part 1, we … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 2
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 1
While your new swimming pool will probably be the #1 outdoor addition for many years to come, there are some other additions you may want to consider. One is a pool house, and we’ve looked at the steps to consider when adding that structure in a previous post. Today we’re going to consider what it takes to plan your pool deck. There are so many … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your Pool Deck, Part 1
Give Your X10 Signal A Boost With The XPCR Coupler Repeater Amplifier
Have you ever found that your X10 home automation or home security system has problems with signal strength and reliability? Rather than replace your system with something more expensive, X10 has developed a solution. With the X10 XPCR Coupler Repeater Amplifier, you can see significant improvement in both the reliability and strength of your X10 … Continue about Give Your X10 Signal A Boost With The XPCR Coupler Repeater Amplifier
Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 2
If you’ve already contacted a contractor, determined a target date, and looked into financing options (see Part 1), it may be time to consider more options, as you continue planning for your new backyard swimming pool. While you may have already considered some of these logistics, talking through them with your family as well as with your pool … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 2
Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 1
As a homeowner, you probably realize how worthwhile and yet how disruptive an addition or remodeling project can be while you’re still living in your home. Well, when you do an exterior renovation, you get the benefits without the major mayhem that usually comes with it — talk about a win-win! Of course, you also typically increase the value of … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning for Your New Swimming Pool, Part 1
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 2
While smaller additions and alterations to your outdoor space have improved it other years, maybe this is the year for a more significant change. After the addition of your backyard swimming pool, the addition of a pool house can enhance your entertainment options and keep you outside even more. Once you’ve decided on the primary purpose of your … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 2
Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 1
When it comes to upgrading your outdoors space, sometimes less is more. But let’s face it: sometimes a major renovation or addition will enhance your lifestyle so much that it’s well worth the investment. If you already have a backyard swimming pool, you realize how true this is. The more amenities you include in your outdoor living space, the more … Continue about Outdoor Additions: Planning Your New Pool House, Part 1
Three Easy Ways To Add Beauty to Your Outdoor Oasis
We get it: you like having options, but you also need a simple way to get started. Well, we’re here to help. Simply choose one of the three options below to start adding to the beauty in your outdoor space. You know what they say: good things come in threes! A Terrific Trio for Hanging Baskets Just like any form of art or decor, plant … Continue about Three Easy Ways To Add Beauty to Your Outdoor Oasis
Make Your Next Pool Party a Theme Party!
Whatever your calendar looks like as you approach the winter months, it’s never too early to anticipate summer — and your next pool party! Why not start planning for it now, so you can focus on enjoying every minute of outdoor time you can, once the weather turns warmer? If that sounds like fun, we have some great ideas to help you get your own … Continue about Make Your Next Pool Party a Theme Party!