visual arts

  • Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Washing Whites

    Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Washing Whites

    Home decor colour trends come and go, but classic white linens — like bedding, towels, and tablecloths — never go out of style. Sure, being a neutral colour helps, but there’s a certain comfort that comes from being able to look at white bedsheets or a washcloth and immediately know whether they’re clean.


  • You Can Revive Saggy Old Couch Cushions for Cheap

    You Can Revive Saggy Old Couch Cushions for Cheap

    Let’s face it: Our butts are not kind to our couch cushions. Over time, they leave an indelible and not-very-cute imprint in our favourite lazing and resting places, squishing and squashing our cushions’ once rebounding softness into flat, dented mushiness. But if you’re not quite ready to give up that couch or your favourite armchair,…


  • How to Remove Stubborn Cherry Stains From Clothes and Couches

    How to Remove Stubborn Cherry Stains From Clothes and Couches

    I can’t stand cherries. Not the way they taste — they’re fine — though never once have I thought, “Oh man, I can’t wait to dig into a bowl of cherries.” It’s their unparalleled ability among fruit to stain surfaces, clothes, faces, and fingers practically on sight that gets under my skin, literally. (Especially in…


  • Paint a Stencilled Pattern Onto That Old Concrete Patio

    Paint a Stencilled Pattern Onto That Old Concrete Patio

    As you emerge from your home this spring and assess your outdoor space, you might find that your old concrete patio could use a little sprucing up. If you’d like a little patio refresh on a small budget, you might consider painting on a stencilled pattern. All you need is a few materials, a couple…