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Problems old and new can combine to form new solutions. Avoiding landfill and providing food in a crisis requires new thinking for a new solution. Sometimes the best innovations are when you take two existing things and combine them in a new way to make …

With the advent of social distancing and the exponential growth of remote working, there has been a boom in online sales. The headlines are often full of the rise and rise of Amazon, but it has not been the only one to ride this wave. …

I’ll own up. I never expected to have to pay for storage space. But once I downsized and after selling a business, I have business records that have to be retained. So now I am paying for space to keep boxes of paper. My plan …

While the most important days are the months before moving day, Moving Day feels the most stressful. Help with organising the broader preparation for your move is available in our Moving and Downsizing Tips Take these steps to minimise the strain on Moving Day. The …

I downsized from a 3 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom apartment with no study and no dining room, and learnt some lessons. You really cannot take as much as you think.  TIP: Count your cupboards, and the number in your new home. If there are half …

You deserve the best! Isn’t that obvious? But how do I tell that I’m getting a reliable service? There are a few mental check boxes you could tick off before the job even begins on the day. Firstly manners. We at Cannards find we get …

If you are moving into a new place with an inventory of mismatched furniture then we at Canard Solution believe this guide is for you. Firsts things first, work out what type of furniture goes where. Just like the innate bad juju of putting a …

You may have seen them hidden away, as side tables, cabinets or shelves. but while these wheeled tables that served as the loyal companions to waiters, and waitresses are being retired to various corners of countless rooms. Their monetary value has only risen. Which begs …

At Canards we have realized our biggest competitor is your very own friends and family. You should always consider what you can do yourself with the resources at your disposal. Friends and family are an unadvertised workforce that have snatched various jobs from our hands …

Throwing things out is hard, and no one knows the hardship of this task more than Canard. In our time helping clients downsize, de-clutter and storing items we’ve found a common apprehension for chucking things out. We try our best to rationalize this content culling, …