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Make your home the most wonderful this Christmas season

- rose to the occasion ROSEMARIE BOSCH-ONG

Christmas season is the season for never-ending lists of things to do. Everyone is busy buying gifts and going to places here and there, attending parties, or doing some last-minute grocery shopping. With the activities you need to accomplish, don’t forget that your home also needs some love.

You need to remember that it’s the time where you and your home should be ready if you’re expecting more visitors during the holidays. This Christmas, your home needs a gift of renovation. Before you go on a Christmas shopping spree, include home renovation needs on your shopping lists. Home renovation is an investment that will last even after the holidays!

Take advantage of this season to give your home the perfect renovation it deserves. This preparatio­n is more than just decorating your home, it’s ensuring that your home is ready and styled to welcome the most-awaited joyous celebratio­n of the year.

If you want to achieve an extraordin­ary look for your home, you need not to go out-of-the-ordinary for something unique. Here’s my tip for you — use wood materials. Being the only renewable constructi­on resource, you might feel guilty for using wood in your home. For every piece of furniture in your living room or a door to your bedroom, a living tree is sacrificed. However, trees can be planted, sustained and managed. And with proper and responsibl­e logging, it can be one of the major solutions to fight climate change, which is essential for the survival of the planet Earth and the lives that depend on it, including us.

A young tree can absorb more carbon dioxide from the air versus an old tree. Young trees need more carbon dioxide to grow and bear fruits. In fact, studies reveal that forests with younger trees efficientl­y absorb more carbon dioxide from the air compared to forests with older trees. Basically, planting more trees and creating young forests can help in the fight against climate change.

When you choose wood materials for your home, you are actually helping to have cleaner air to breathe by reducing carbon emissions. It is amazing how a simple wood product can be beneficial, not only to the environmen­t, but to your homes as well.

The versatile properties of wood enable us to use it in numerous ways. You can use it as framings to provide structure for your home, as a main door or bedroom doors. It can also be used as moldings to accentuate the corners of the room, or used as floor planks to create a classic, luxurious feel that never goes out of style.

Moreover, using wood materials also increases the value of any property. Wood is also easier to repair and maintain compared to other materials.

There are thousands of kinds of woods in the world. With different varieties available, you can effortless­ly find wood that would be suitable for your home needs. So, if you want to achieve a wood-themed renovation design for your home this Christmas, remember to buy wood materials from trusted companies and recognized brands that advocate sustainabl­e forestry and sourced from tree plantation­s for its products. Verify first before buying because not all wood comes from sustainabl­e sources since illegal logging is still a lucrative business in the country.

The good news is that there is Matimco, a trusted wood authority with more than 55 years of existence. They offer an extensive line of wood products from doors, floors, moldings, framings to outdoor decking, among others. Some of their brands include its flagship treated premium brand, Matwood, as well as PCW, Nuwood, and Ecofor.

By using Matimco brands, you are assured that your wood materials are sustainabl­y sourced thereby discouragi­ng illegal loggers from cutting down more trees in our forest.

Start your home renovation this Christmas and complete your woodthemed design with Matimco. You can check out all these great brands at any Wilcon Depot store near you.

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By choosing wood in making simple changes to overhaul your home, you’re doing yourself and nature a favor.
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