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Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Home with the right Furnishings and Fixtures

Choosing furnishings and fixtures for the home is a very individual affair but more than personal taste is involved -your choice affects the level of allergens and irritants in the home.

Soft furnishings

Leather or vinyl is the preferred covering for soft furnishings, as dust mites find it inhospitable, while… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Home with the right Wall Coverings

There are many forms of wall covering, ranging from wallpaper to wood panelling, although some are better than others for the low-allergen home.

Wallpaper

This is a very popular method of decorating walls. It instantly changes the “feel” of a room and literally papers over minor defects in the… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Kitchen

Some kitchens are galley-sized, intended just for storing and preparing food, while others are family rooms incorporating a dining area. Some are used more or less constantly throughout the day, while others are empty apart from an hour or so in the morning over breakfast. No matter what size or… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Deal with Different Kinds of Allergic Factors in Children’s Room

Remember to air rooms and beds in the morning unless you are pollen-sensitive, when you should keep windows shut at peak pollen times. Try to make beds, vacuum, and dust when any allergic children are out of their rooms. Avoid cleaning in the evenings before bed time as disturbed dust… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Understand Pollen Allergy

For many people, an allergy to pollen makes the spring, summer and/or autumn (fall) months a misery, confining them inside their homes with the windows and doors firmly shut. Although we think of brightly coloured garden plants as being the main pollen-producing culprits, many of the pollens produced by these… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Home Office

As the 21st century unfolds, more and more of us will find ourselves working from home. The move from company site to home office often entails con­verting a room into a work area. But even a traditional office worker may need a study at home reserved for work-related items, such… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Conversion

As an alternative to moving house when more space is required, perhaps to create a home office or a room for a new baby, many people decide to convert their attic (loft) or basement. As when building a new home, this is the perfect time to install measures that are… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Children’s Room

Parents usually put a lot of effort into decorating their children’s rooms to make them interesting and stimulating. But when there is an allergic child to consider it is also necessary to create the type of environment that will minimize symptoms.

Many of the measures dealt with here are targeted… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Bathroom

For many people, the bathroom is where they can luxuriate, stretched full-length in a steaming bath, or stand as the shower massages the tensions away As well as being somewhere private and relaxing, the bathroom should also be a healthy place for those with allergies. And, generally speaking, this is… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Create an Allergy-Free Area Outside the Home

Although many of the allergies that people suffer from are triggered by factors found inside the home, there are some practical steps you can take to improve the wider environment at your child’s school, for example, or in the workplace – in order to minimize the threat posed by eczema,… Continue Reading…