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Make your home a calm and healing environment with aromatherapy. We often think that aromatherapy is just a way to make our homes smell fresh, but when used in a medicinal fashion, there are amazing healing benefits. You would be surprised how often we unknowingly experience aromatherapy benefits in our daily lives. We are exposed to so many different scents throughout the day; some trigger positive emotions while others create the opposite response.

Excel Homes is committed to building energy-efficient and environmentally friendly homes. Here is an easy tip to benefit your pocket book (and the planet)!

Did you know that most appliances continue using electricity even when they are turned off? This inadvertent use of energy is referred to as Vampire Energy. It happens when an electrical device has an external power supply. This can be avoided by simply unplugging your appliances or using an energy saving Smart Power strip. Smart Power strips work to reduce your power usage by shutting down power to products that go into standby mode.

When deciding what changes you can make in your household to include your children, you should consider that they have two main domains - their bedrooms and their playroom. While this may sound limiting remember it can be for the greater good of the family unit. Why? Your house needs to be organized in order to be functional, and as a result you will have more time to spend with your family instead of cleaning up after them! The logic is that if you create spaces for your kids to flourish in; you will not be disappointed in what they create within it!

They say that a creative environment can aid in improving a child's learning ability. But let's not forget that a creative bedroom is also a lot of fun, and great for the imagination! Here are some affordable (and easy) ways to give your child's bedroom a bit of a pizzazz!

With summer officially here, it’s the best time of the year to get outdoors, bask in the sunshine and enjoy our favorite outdoor spaces in the home. However, after the long winter there is almost inevitably some work that needs to be done to freshen up our outdoor areas... now, where to start?