Home decor

Create a Personalized Retreat at Home
In today's hectic, fast-paced world, home is a refuge from the outside world. It's a place you can return to at the end of a busy day to relax and recharge.

Bug Free Backyard Living Made Easy
If you spend a lot of time in your yard or on your deck or patio, you're part of the newest lifestyle trend -- backyard living.

The Living Room
The trend for spring is outdoor living -- for eating, entertaining and just plain relaxing. Homeowners are extending living spaces with outdoor “living rooms” -- where the décor is alive with blooming aromatic flowers, lively songbirds and trickling water.

Selling Your Home? Add Curb Appeal with a Few Simple Touches
Spring has sprung and ´tis the season for homeowners to put up “for sale” signs in their yard. If you want to add curb appeal to your home in time for selling season, a few simple touches can make a powerful impact in the eyes of potential buyers.

Create Show-stopping Indoor Flower Displays
Many people are confused about how and when to force bulbs and think it must be much more complicated than it looks.

Add Some Pizzazz to Your Powder Room!
It's a room with a toilet and a sink. Maybe a window, if you're lucky. The average size is a tiny four feet by five feet. And if it can't get any worse, it's probably the most frequently used room in your house -- especially for guests and visitors.

Customize Your Home Décor Like a Pro
One of the hottest trends today is do-it-yourself decorating. Shows like “Designing Cents,” “Trading Spaces,” and “The Christopher Lowell Show” provide inspiration for ways to incorporate current decorating trends into your home décor while sticking to your budget.

Grocery Store China Still Popular
Family heirlooms come in many guises. For some, it is their Grandmother's cookie jar, for others a treasured piece of furniture, and for many others, the family china holds a place in their hearts.

Dimmers Set a Lighter Mood
What's the fuss? You walk into a room; flip a switch. Light. You walk out; flip. Dark. Sure, it works, but you are missing the big picture.

Hand-Painted Furniture: The Must-have Home Furnishings of the Season
From armoires to wooden figurines to headboards and accent mirrors, home furnishings are canvases for artists around the world. Adorned with floral patterns, Asian motifs and other ethnic-inspired designs, hand-painted furniture and accessories are the must-have items of the season.

Create an Underwater Adventure in Your Child's Room
Decorating a child's room can be a challenge. You want to create a room that reflects your child's growth and personality throughout the years, without breaking the piggybank each time they have a new whim.