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Q&A: How To Prepare Your Fireplace For Warm Weather
We are already starting to see warm weather and higher temperatures in most places, even though we haven’t welcomed the summer season yet. Due to this change in the weather, it can be a great time to think about what needs to be done for your gas fireplace over the warmer months all the way up until Fall. Once you’re armed with the information on how to upkeep and care…
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How To Create An Outdoor Oasis
While the inside of your home feels comfortable and put together, how does the outside feel? In most cases, the outdoor area of the home can use a little love and maintenance. However, with a few key details and some creativity, you can create a true oasis that you can enjoy year-round. Clean It Up It’s almost guaranteed that you will have a hard time relaxing in a cluttered, messy…
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How To Choose A Mirror For Above Your Fireplace
When your room has a Valor fireplace or any fireplace as the focal point, you want to decorate with surrounding items that will really help your fireplace shine. One decor item we truly love over a fireplace is a mirror as it reflects natural light within your room and can make your space feel a lot larger. However, choosing a mirror to hang over your fireplace can be a tough…
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How To Make No Bake Chocolate Cookies
When you’re in a hurry to bake some treats, it can be a real pain to have to heat up the oven and wait for it to pre-heat and go through the process of baking yourself cookies. So it can be convenient to have a quick cookie recipe on hand, and even better if it doesn’t involve baking! The best part is it won’t take long before you have yummy…
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How To Spring Clean Your Valor Fireplace
Scheduling a regular maintenance check with your local authorized dealer helps to ensure safe and efficient use as well as maximizing the service life of your Valor gas fireplace. We have developed a list of guidelines that will help you maintain and maximize the performance of your fireplace for Spring 2021. Fireplace surfaces, in particular the glass viewing window, are extremely hot during operation and will remain hot for a…
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How To Make Springtime Lemon Loaf
Is there aΒ better way to welcome Spring than to bake a bright and flavorful treat that everyone will enjoy? This zesty lemon loaf only requires a few ingredients, a little bit of time, and before you know it, your home will smell wonderful, and you’ll have a great spring-inspired treat to serve! This lemon loaf can be served immediately after baking, or it can be frozen or cooled for later…
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How To Make Homemade Air Fresheners
As we tackle our spring cleaning this month and next, it usually leads to us disrupt smells and dust that may have been hiding in our space. However, an easy and cost-effective way to solve this problem is to use a spray air freshener that will leave our homes smelling great. It only takes a few steps, uses natural ingredients and allows you to create a spray that is customized…
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Q&A: How To Choose An Outdoor Fireplace
It won’t be long until the weather starts to improve and the temperatures start to rise, however, we will still be experiencing lower temperatures at night, especially with a wind chill that can visit in the spring season. So, to keep warm on these lighter evenings, why not consider a Valor outdoor fireplace? Not only, will this provide you with radiant heat that lasts all year round, it will also…
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How To Grow Fresh Herbs Indoors
While we wait for the gardening season to begin, you can get a head start by growing some deliciousΒ herbs and spices inside! It may sound complicated, but really with a few simple steps, you can have an indoor herb garden that will supply you with new and exciting flavours for all of your upcoming meals. All you need is a sunny space in your homes such as a window or…
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How To Make Refreshing, Iced Coffee
Heading out to your local coffee shop and picking up your favorite drink can be an easy habit to get into. But have you ever considered saving the cost and making a similar replica at home? Not only will this save you money regularly, but it will also give you a chance to get creative with your own drink and enjoy it at home or on the way out the…
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