Together Forever

By Marco Biscaini

Marie Johnson is a stay at home wife. She spends her days alone and practices mental rituals and obsessions for hours on end, until maybe the phone rings.

Liven up Kitchen, Bathrooms with a Splash of Colour

By Gail Bergman and Indira Tarachandra

Sico introduces high-end, trendy kitchen and bathroom paint

Longueuil, Québec – March 30, 2009 – The economic outlook may be gloomy, but that doesn’t mean your home has to be.  In fact, studies show that surrounding yourself with brighter colours serves to lift spirits, and what better place to start introducing colour to your home than on the walls of the most widely-used rooms – the kitchen and bathroom.

Smoking: do not start in the first place (Originally Published with Triond.com)

It was 21 years ago when I started smoking socially. It began with me trying to impress a young man who was about five years older than me I had a crush on.

Taking the stress out of your move

Making the move to your dream home or condominium can be a stressful one. Toronto City Movers is an independent company that has seven years of experience specializing on both local and long distance relocations. As well as providing safe and secure storage facilities. Dmitry Amialkovich who owns and manages Toronto City Movers has some tips on how to make your move less stressful.

Working on My Sleep

He has been my hero since I was young. We have had our tough times. When I was born, he was not even there – he was at work. My Dad is a hard-working man who once told me that he likes to “struggle.” His life has been a lot about struggling.

End Piece: an uplifting experience (Originally Published in Concordia University Alumni Magazine)

Since I was seven years old I knew I wanted to write. My master’s degree in media studies from Concordia helped me reach that goal — and much more.

Urban Women at Toronto Street Festival Review (Originally Published in Pride Newsmagazine)

Juno-nominated Jully Black kicked off the presence of the African-Canadian women performing at the Toronto Street Festival on July 8th to 10th. Black rocked the big crowd at Yonge & Dundas with jazzy R&B sounds.

Watch and learn (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

It’s a life journey renovating a house. Anke and Kirk Simpson saw their Edwardian house in Riverdale only twice before everything was finalized with the sale. They knew for sure it needed work. A house that had two apartments inside, with a boy and girl under three they wanted a house the whole family could enjoy.

Your hi-tech home (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Kevin Haber who drives to many dream homes to fix people’s computers sees technology creating a whole new communication universe for a homeowner.

Working with Wallpaper (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

That paper you can put on your walls is a lot more than what it used to be when it was so popular back in the 1970s and 1980s. The times of designers encouraging homeowners to tear it from their walls and all the struggle in stripping it from your walls are over. Wallpaper is making a comeback.

The Future of Furniture Design (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

The future has a lot in store for furniture design. Christopher Wright is a designer with Figure 3, an interior design practice based in Toronto. He is also a member of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO). Figure 3 specializes in corporate office, retail and hospitality design and a small bit of residential. He has thoughts on where furniture design is going.

Light up your life! (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

There are experts out there who are inspired by light. Not just the light coming from the sun, but the kind of light that makes your home a beautiful place to live in. Clint Gage is one of these people. He is the sales and marketing manager of Creative Lighting and says colour charges everything he does.

Books For Sale

Everything from the politics of black hair to short stories to interracial relationships, plus some conversations with psychics and information about the education industry can be yours on my e-store: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged. There are even more books available. Check it out, find something you like and buy something today.

Safety and Your Home (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Now you have bought that new dream home or new condominium. You may not know your neighbours and the neighbourhood well yet. You need to make sure that for all the time you will live there – you will be safe.

Disability and Homes (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Open House signs for dream homes and condos are all over the city for most people who can get to them. What about if you cannot get to them? What happens when you are looking for a dream home and your sight, your hearing, your chair, your cane…prevents you from climbing those stairs or even reaching the newly renovated cabinets?

Cultural home design (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Many people enjoy accenting their décor with accessories and furniture pieces that reflect their cultural heritage. An Inusktut from Aboriginal culture, a painting of a Spanish village or a bonsai plant from Japanese culture can be reflected in a home by people of that culture and also by people not directly from that culture.

Creating beautiful green (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Helen Mills, vice-president of Green Gardeners, says that when you are inside at night and you hear a rustling outside, you may think it is the leaves in the wind. It is not the leaves, actually it is an earthworm and they are helping to decompose the leaves to help create the garden of your dreams.

Carl Henry’s “Trippin’”

Carl Henry has come out with a new album called “Trippin’.” It is something to listen to.

Beautiful Bedrooms

It is where we start our day and where we end our day – the bedroom. Making your bedroom a beautiful place to be in, something more like a haven, a refuge or a sanctuary may be pivotal to getting good sleep and enjoying special moments in that room too.

Artwork for the Walls

The Stuart Jackson Gallery opened in the mid-1970s and is nestled under a hair studio called Fiorio in Yorkville. Carol Dorman has been working along Stuart Jackson for 11 years in January of 2009.

Move that air around (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Air quality in a home is important for feeling comfortable. If you cannot breathe – the multiple thousands, if not millions you have spent on your dream home or condominium will seem like a huge waste of money. No one would want that and many people would not wish that on their worst enemies.

Pets and Homes (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Your beloved pet could be what motivates you to buy a home, or what could be causing you problems. Imran Javaid, a realtor with HomeLife Miracle shares his stories of dealing with clients who have had pets.

Choosing the Colours Right for You (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Many people have their favourite colours, just like they have their favourite lottery numbers. The number 1 is associated with the colour red. The number 3 is associated with the number yellow and the number 8 is associated with the colour rose pink. These theories come from an ancient science that you may or may not believe in known as numerology. Some of these methods can help you personalize your living space and when in doubt, you can always go to a colour consultant.

Family Fit and Your Home (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

An expanding family is a one of the many great reasons to look for a bigger home. Andrea Grace and her husband Ted have a 13-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy and changed from being renters to homeowners.

Everything has a place (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Rose Cerullo, Professional Home Organizer with Inspiring Spaces That’s the key thing about organizing. By making organizing a process so you develop a system. That makes it fun. Organizing is constant change. For example just putting 15 minutes a day over a month is hours which is a movement towards your project which makes you feel good. People think it’s going to take so long but taking a baby step and having enough energy to do other things. Do a little bit more, do a little more, like creating a memory that organizing is OK.

Making Your Move Stress-Free (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine

Moving all your precious things and making a new home is stressful, yet, people do it all the time. On October 20th, the Guilfoyle family, with their eight-month-old baby, packed up their belongings from a two-bedroom apartment and moved into their three-bedroom detached dream home within 10 kilometres in Toronto.

Charming the home inside and out (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

Lorissa Leslie, an interior decorating student at George Brown College, believes in charming the home inside by getting back to basics.

Heathwood Homes @ the 407 (Originally Published in New Dreamhomes and Condominiums Magazine)

From top to bottom – Heathwood Homes has what you need. From towering nine feet ceilings to more than two inch thick hardwood flooring – these are homes you can feel proud to own in the Mississauga and Brampton area – all with easy access from the 407.

Online Education

There is still an increasing debate over the validity of online education, especially when it comes to higher degrees.

Tips on Shopping for a Bike

A bike is a terrific way to get around, especially when the weather gets warmer. Some people even ride their bikes during the winter and this can save on lots of money when it comes to transportation. Here are some of the ways you can save on buying a bike:

Working From Home as a Professor

Professors that work in traditional settings sometimes need to work from home. Also there are professors that are teaching online education courses that also need to work from home. Here are some ways you can make sure you get your work done.

Keeping Your Office at Home and Work Organized

A professor needs to have an office that is organized to stay on top of all the work you need to do.

Getting an International Experience Online

There are ways of traveling the world, right from the convenience of your chair in front of your computer at home.

Making the Decision to Go Online

Walden University has recently come out with a report that Hispanics in the United States are attending their university in droves.

Managing a Classroom

It is sometimes rare to get a classroom that behaves perfectly. There are always those few students that are having side conversations while the professor is speaking. These are some of the things you can do to make sure you are managing your classroom well.