PHOTO: Coesa ripple fold day curtains, a denser weave for added privacy and defined folds perfected with thermal shaping.

Buying your first home is exciting, right? Picking out paint colors, furniture, appliances... it's all a dream! But let me tell you, amidst all that excitement, there are a few hidden landmines. And one of them, surprisingly, turned out to be curtains and blinds.

My husband and I, like many new homeowners, thought choosing curtains would be a breeze. "Just pick something that matches the walls and call it a day," we thought. Oh, how wrong we were! Turns out, there's a whole world of curtain knowledge we were clueless about. Day curtains vs. night curtains? Ripple fold vs. pleated? Opacity of the curtains? It was enough to make our heads spin.

Thankfully, we stumbled upon coesa (formerly End Curtain), and they completely saved us from a potential curtain nightmare.

Let's be honest – the default grout in our BTO wasn't fantastic. Nobody loves scrubbing grouts (at least, not me) and the thought of scrubbing those grimy lines for years to come, or seeing ants crawl from grout cracks, filled us with dread. So, we made a decision that has transformed our home - we regrouted every single tile with Grout ProTech. It's one of the best renovation choices we have made!