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Celebrating New Year's Eve @ Home
New Year’s Eve looks a little different this year. While most bars and restaurants have been closed in Ontario temporarily, it’s the year to get creative at home. We have some fun suggestions on how to host an intimate celebration to help you welcome in 2021. If you don’t feel like cooking, don’t forget to check out your local favourite restaurants as well, many are offering delivery and takeout menus for New Year’s Eve and definitely need your support right now!
Delicious & Affordable Holiday Meal Ideas
Holiday gatherings look a bit different this year for many of us. Smaller gatherings and smaller budgets mean it’s time to get creative in the kitchen. The good thing is, there are so many delicious meals you can cook up without breaking the bank and most meals will leave you with leftovers for the next day – saving you money and time to enjoy your family that much more. Check our some of our favourite affordable and delicious holiday meal ideas below!
Range Types Decoded
If it's been a while since you shopped for a range (stove) for your home, things may look a bit different. The industry is often changing, adjusting to meet consumer needs, and adding in some pretty cool features like wi-fi and built in digital in recipes. Below we've broken down the various style types of ranges you can now purchase.
Our Faves: Affordable Dishwashers
Since most Ontario residents have been at home a lot more than ever before, we’ve been seeing a big spike in demand for dishwashers. Whether you’re looking to upgrade, replace or buy your first dishwasher, we’ve got some fantastic, affordable choices for you.
An Intro to Gas Range Cooking
Gas ranges seem to be all the rage with professional chefs and avid home cooks. You'll hear them discussed at length at home renovation conferences and see them being used on all your favourite cooking competitions and may wonder, what's all the hype? Well unlike many 'innovative' products these days, Gas Ranges are definitely worth it and here's why.
Fall Décor Trends
Fall is such a lovely season – the weather is still a bit warm, but the wind is nice and crisp. We always get excited with the change from Summer to Fall because for us, it means it’s time to get the house ready for another season. Decorating your home for a new season doesn’t have to cost a lot either. You can turn many beautiful décor items into fun DIY projects, and even get the kids to join in. Check out some of our favourite Fall Décor trends below and get ready to get creative!
Our Faves: Colourful Appliances
In a world where things feel a bit less fun and a bit more stressful, why not take the opportunity to add some colour and fun back into your life wherever you can. For a long time appliances have existed in the stainless steel, black and white colour spectrum, leaving little to the imagination, but in recent years things have begun to change. We’re seeing a lot more colour and customizable options from many brands recently and we are totally loving it. Out with bland, boring appliances in with colour and fun!
Remembering Tony Goemans
Everything we do here at Goemans Appliances and everything we stand for is because of Tony Goemans. If you’ve ever wondered where the name comes from – Tony is where it all began.
Shopping During a Supply Shortage
We know you don’t need a reminder of what’s going on in the world these days, but we wanted to address a very important and relevant issue that is affecting many retailers and consumers as a result of the covid-19 outbreak. Many manufacturers around the world faced multi-month long shutdowns, reduced staff numbers and faced new regulations when they were allowed to reopen once again. It is with no doubt that when this occurred the world saw significant decreases in production on all levels.
Our Faves: Restaurant Edition
As a family owned business we greatly value and understand the importance of supporting local. We do our best to shop and eat local as much as we can. With the recent changes the world is facing, we feel that supporting local businesses is more important than ever. This is why we wanted to share with you our FAVOURITE local restaurants. These are places we love to eat, celebrate and go out with our colleagues, friends and family. We hope you give them a try and share your own in the comments below or on our social feeds! Be sure to enter our contest on Instagram as well - nominate your favourite local restaurant and you could win a $200 Gift Card to eat there.