Refinishing or replacing cabinet doors can make a huge improvement at a fraction of the cost of new cabinets.

Noting that fine finishes cause cabinetry prices to soar, one shrewd home enthusiast I know recommends selecting less-expensive cabinets and then painting over the finish. (When it comes to appliances, he shops for last year's models and doesn't mind a few scratches or dents.)

Millions of people complain about not being able to sleep or simply not feeling rested after a night of rest. While this can be attributed to everything from insomnia to restless leg syndrome, it's not as well known that it could be your environment! As Margaret Renzullo spoke of on Greenovate, she had a horrible time trying to get any rest at all in her outdated home. How exactly can the surroundings in your home be causing you not to get your much needed rest? There are many, but here is a sampling of why you may be thinking about sleep more than you are sleeping.

Poor Air Quality

Poor air quality is definitely one of the things that can be factored into not getting enough zzz's. Painting the walls with a low or no VOC paint can be a wonderful option. Another method of breathing easier in the bedroom is to use a clay plaster that produces negative ions. It's thought by some that these negative ions can increase the flow of oxygen to the brain.

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Toronto Real Estate Board

With 7,806 transactions recorded last month, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) resale housing market continued at a moderate pace in July, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President Maureen O'Neill announced today. Prices remained stable throughout the GTA in July. At $371,427 the average price increased slightly more than one per cent from $366,012 recorded in July 2007 and nine per cent from the $342,034 figure of two years ago.

In the City of Toronto the average price of $395,342 increased less than one per cent from the July 2007 price of $395,044 and 10 per cent from the July 2006 figure of $360,409.
In the 905 Region the average price increased three per cent to $355,401 compared to the July 2007 figure of $345,967. This also represents an eight per cent increase from the July 2006 average of $329,644.

"Sales declined 12 per cent last month from the best-ever July 2007 record of 8,912 but increased 10 per cent from the 7,082 sales transacted in July 2006," said Ms. O'Neill. "Comparing July 2007 with July 2006, sales increased by 26 per cent."

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