Lynn's Nanaimo Real Estate Blog

How To Feng Shui Feng Shui is a Chinese phrase combing the words for wind (Feng) and water (Shui) and defines a system of laws that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to the flow of energy, taking into account the favorable - or unfavorable - effects when siting and designing ...

Six Ways To Stay Safe Around The Swimming Pool Here are the top six ways to play it safe around the swimming pool this summer: Don't avoid the water:  Even little ones can take swimming lessons.  Learning things like how to tread water and how to float are fun.  Plus you'll be teaching your kids ...

Springtime Garden Cleanup In Nanaimo Spring in Nanaimo can be a little unpredictable but that doesn't mean it's too early to get started on some gardening cleanup. Here are a few thing you can do now to get this year's garden off to a blooming start so that when the weather warms up you'll be in ...

Did You Know The Top TV Real Estate Shows Come From Canada? You're probably familiar with HGTV.ca, but you may not know that many of the top real estate shows on television have Canadian roots. According to HGTV (based in Tennessee) three of its top 10 most-watched shows have Canadian roots as do...

Top Landscaping Trends For 2014 Now that you've done your spring landscape cleanup it's time to think about doing a little outdoor updating. Here are a few of the most popular landscaping trends for this year according to HGTV and the W Network: Water features like ponds or fountains are relative...

The Three Most Important Things A New Homeowner In Nanaimo Should Know You've finally found the perfect dream home you've been searching for and today is the big day! Moving in to a new home is exciting and you've probably got a lot of plans to make this house your home.  Here are the top three t...

The Most Popular Architectural Trends Today Maybe you're thinking about buying a new home or doing some significant remodeling on the home you have now.  Of course, if you're going to spend that much money you want to be sure that you don't end up with something that soon looks outdated. With tha...

Why it makes sense to buy real estate in Nanaimo Now, is the right time to invest in real estate in Nanaimo. I'd like to share with you why I believe the time has never been better to buy real estate here in Nanaimo. Nanaimo is poised for growth.  I believe this to be the case for the following r...

Four Easy Ways To De-Clutter Your Home If you're like most of us you probably have a little more - or maybe a lot more, or maybe a whole lot more - things around the house than you really should have. When you're living in your home that's one thing, but when it comes time to put your house on th...

How To Live Green In Nanaimo Call it what you will - Going Green, Eco Friendly, or Green Living - being environmentally conscious is more than just a passing fad. Here are some things you can do around the house to make green living a part of your routine: Install a low-flow shower head: For ever...