From the home front

Editor’s Note by Susan Pinder

A new year, a new decade and a bevy of new ideas for your home! Welcome back to The Home Magazine and our first issue of 2010 where both indoor and outdoor inspiration awaits.

Inside your home, if you’re contemplating new kitchen countertops or a light-filled addition, two features – ‘Green is the new black’; and ‘Solariums: Sky-high luxury’ – offer plenty of insight.

Find out, for instance, how some window treatments can diffuse and disperse sunlight across the room. Or how engineered or recycled glass countertops can aid the environment. And the different styles of solariums you can choose from.

Improving your home’s interior also requires ongoing maintenance and in ‘Managing mold growth’, learn about preventing and removing this all-too-common issue.

Stepping outside and in anticipation of the warmer months ahead, don’t miss ‘Hot new accessories make backyards bustle’ – a round-up of ideas to sure to liven up your outdoor living space.

Enjoy!