By Vienna | April 30, 2009

Feeling secured at home

We moved in to our new flat three weeks ago and we are slowly settling things down. Our flat, although not 100% furnished yet, has all the basics already. I go out almost every day to get to know the city and I must admit that I really like Graz and the fact that we [...]

By Vienna | October 22, 2008

A House that is Built for You

Once, I asked my husband why did he choose to continue working abroad when in fact, life standard in Austria is much better. He said it’s because he wanted to be able to buy our own house when we finally settle in Austria. He doesn’t like to be paying a monthly mortgage so he is [...]

By Vienna | September 12, 2008

Portray Yourself Through Your Home

Do you want to redecorate your home in a way that it reflects your style, taste and personality? Well, get some advice from KajaGamDesign.com.
Kaja Gam Interior Design New York will make sure that the spaces and rooms in your home will portray what your characteristics are and not that of the designer. And if for [...]

By Vienna | September 10, 2008

Save on Blinds

We do love making our homes more beautiful, homey, and suitable for the persons living in it. We refurbish them in a way that they’ll reflect our characters, our standard and way of living. Some go over renovating the whole house of just parts of it. Some expand and some just redecorate the interiors. [...]

By Vienna | September 7, 2008

Problem with Sleepless Nights

I have been sleepless for the last four or five days due to a lot of reasons. First is the fact that my husband is not here. He’s on a business trip somewhere and he won’t be coming home until Friday. I am just not used to sleeping alone anymore. The second reason is stress. [...]

By mytakeonthings | August 27, 2008

Shopping for Fans

It’s almost September but the temperature in our place is still high during midday. From early evenings to early mornings, it cools down a little bit. I am thankful that for this year, we are past using air conditioners 24/7. We can now use ceiling fans which I think is healthier compared to air conditioners.
For [...]

By mytakeonthings | August 21, 2008

Making a Home

It’s been almost two months since we moved in here in Shanghai and almost everything about this city is still new for us. It’s still a place far away from our families and friends and we still need a few more months until we can call this place “home” but we are working on it [...]

By mytakeonthings | August 19, 2008

Precast Concrete Manufacturer

One trusted company when it comes to precast concrete is Jensen Precast. From its humble beginnings in the 60’s, this company has grown to became a recognize manufacturer of standard and custom precast concrete products to meet large-scale infrastructure demands for highway construction, retaining walls, electric and gas utility, telecommunications, water, on-site wastewater, and sewage [...]

By mytakeonthings | August 14, 2008

Beautifying your Homes

There are just about 35,000 people in the small town where my husband grew up but in this town there are like 30 stores or so that are selling home furniture, home decors, home appliances, etc. All these stores are about home construction, renovation and development. For a small town like that, I was wondering how these [...]

By Vienna | August 9, 2008

Exterior Shutters for Your Windows

Between wooden and vinyl shutters, I think I’d take vinyl. Why? Because although wood is the old time favorite, vinyl is much more practical. Vinyl shutters are very durable and can hold up to any extreme weather conditions plus it is considerably cheaper than its wooden counterpart. Wooden shutters on the other hand can last [...]

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