Here’s a good article by Jessica Bennett for Better Homes & Gardens on how color affects your mood.

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Some want their homes to feel joyful and energizing, while others prefer a serene, calming environment. No matter how you want to feel in your home, color can help foster that mood.

Color can have a powerful effect on the way we feel when we walk into a room. Certain shades can trigger feelings of warmth and comfort, inspire joyful spirits, or establish a soothing ambiance. It all comes down to color theory, which attempts to explain how humans perceive color and how different hues relate to each other. "The basic science of color theory says that each

Here’s a good article on color trends for 2022 by Jessica Bennett for Better Homes & Gardens.

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Color resonates in distinct ways for different people. During the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic, some gravitated toward soothing neutrals while others immersed themselves in bright, uplifting colors. Now, as we begin to imagine a post-pandemic world, the colors that fill our homes and lives will again vary widely, but certain trends are likely to emerge—and some experts are already predicting the top 2022 paint colors.

Each year, paint companies and color experts reveal their picks for the shade that best encapsulates the current period. Their choices for color of the year often draw on trends in pop culture, fashion,

Here's an interesting article on ferns for your home by Caylin Harrie for Real Simple.

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Here are all the types of indoor ferns you need to know about.

One of the prettiest ways to add plant life and texture to a living space? Ferns. They are delightfully varied, delicate, and feel truly unique in a world full of snake plants. The only problem? A slight intimidation factor when it comes to fern care and maintenance. It's true, ferns can be a little persnickety, but with some education and the right type of indoor fern, it might be a perfect match for your home. Check out these stunning types of indoor ferns to consider

Here’s a good article on making your home more fresh by Maria del Russo for Real Simple.

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Experts give us easy ways to eliminate the funk and bring in the fresh. Now isn't that better?

Smell is often called humans' most powerful sense, and good (and bad) smells tell us a lot about the world: what we should eat, even whom we should kiss. When it comes to our homes, if a space smells fresh, that's a great sign. If the smell is bad? We feel uneasy.

But the secret to a nose-friendly space isn't to spray fragrance on top of yucky stuff: "A clean home should smell like nothing," says Melissa Maker, the

Here's a good article by Mia Taylor for Better Homes & Gardens on emerging home trends.

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Home art studios and living room refreshes are soaring in popularity this year. Here's how much the top 2021 home trends cost.

The pandemic, and its many impacts on our daily lives, continues to play an outsized role in home remodeling trends. If 2020 was the year many of us reinvented our outdoor spaces for respite and entertainment, then 2021 has triggered an even deeper rethinking of our home quarters.

The recently released 2021 Emerging Home Design Trends Report from Houzz, which is based on search insights from the platform's community of homeowners, home design enthusiasts, and home professionals, identifies the top trends of the year

Here's a good article on how design choice has an advantage to easier cleaning by Katie Holdefehr for Real Simple.

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Here's how to decorate your way to a cleaner house.

Typically, we design and decorate our homes to fit our sense of style—and then those decor choices dictate our cleaning routines. We dust our open shelving weekly, and wipe down the marble countertop daily. But what if the process was reversed? What if we designed our homes to make them as easy to clean as possible? If your goal is a low-maintenance home that requires very little time spent cleaning, here are the decor choices to make. Go ahead, design your way to

Here's a good article on wallpaper by Jessica Bennett for Better Homes & Gardens.

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Scenic murals have a rich history, and their timeless appeal endures today. Learn how to decorate with wallpaper murals to fill your walls with statement-making art.


Wallpaper is a striking way to introduce color and pattern to your home, but the latest trend in wallcoverings goes even bigger and bolder. Murals featuring large-scale art are popping up across living areas, dining rooms, powder rooms, and more. Many depict scenic landscapes, delicate floral or botanical motifs, and other larger-than-life designs that deliver drama and depth to walls.




The key difference between murals and other types of wallpaper lies in the nature of the

Here’s a good article on bathroom upgrade ideas published by Adrian Welch for E-Architect.

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Bathrooms are an important part of any place, whether it’s your house or commercial property you own. The design of the bathroom is important as it can have a significant effect on the value of your property. Here are 4 bathrooms upgrades ideas that will improve your property’s value.

1. Color Scheme
Color schemes are important for your bathroom because you have to pick an independent color that still matches the overall design of the property, which means going for your favorite color might not be the best thing to do. For instance, if you would like to go

Here's a good article on choosing the best color granite countertop for your kitchen by Improvenet.

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Kitchen trends come and go, but granite remains the most popular countertop. Despite its expense, granite is durable, easy to maintain and most importantly, beautiful. It comes in a variety of colors, making it a perfect complement to any kitchen and cabinet style. However, deciding which color granite can be overwhelming.

To shorten your decision process, I picked five of the most common granite countertop colors in America. Take a look and find the right color based on your kitchen size, style and cabinet colors.
White Granite Makes Your Kitchen Look Bigger
Many homeowners shy away from white granite

Here's a good article from "across the pond" on increasing the value of your home by the Editors of Bathrooms.

This article is British so they're talking in British pound sterling but the addition of a bathroom adds in American dollars as well.

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House prices have been booming in 2021, and some estate agents have even reported all-night queues of eager buyers. It seems that many people are looking to move, and bigger properties with gardens are in hot demand, according to the latest figures.

While outdoor space will obviously be a priority in the summer months, we wanted to investigate the nation’s aspiration for additional bathrooms in their bigger properties too. Just how much do