Category: Home Improvement

Home Decor Trend for 2019: Comfort is King

When Interior Designers were asked about the colors, fabrics and styles likely to be popular this year, one message came through loud and clear: People are seeking comfort at home. But rather than casual, farmhouse-style comfort, these designers are seeing a trend toward a sophisticated, elegant comfort achieved through things like warm wall colors, antique […]

Weekend Chores that will make your Weekdays Easier

Your weekdays are overscheduled and hectic. You don’t have the time or the energy to do the things that could help you unwind. But taking a little time out from your weekends to do these to-do’s suggested by the experts at Houzz could really help make your weekdays run a little smoother.   1. Cook […]

Interior Design… in Space?

When it comes to building the interior of a spacecraft, engineers often prioritize function over aesthetics, focusing on materials and hardware that are both safe and effective for executing the vehicle’s intended mission. Up until now, astronauts have mostly experienced short trips to space, usually lasting less than a year. Because of this, spacecraft interiors […]

A Cactus Chorus

Cacti aren’t limited to the desert anymore. The prickly plant and its cohort, the succulent, are the latest home decor trend and the new darlings of homes thanks to their low maintenance and fighting spirit. Last year’s houseplant craze revealed a lot of black thumbs, Brown said, “Now people are looking for plants they can […]

Let Social Media Help with Home Design

Want to redecorate but don’t know where to turn?  How about searching Pinterest or Houzz for your home redesign inspiration? Hey, maybe it’s not as sexy as a crystal ball but it’s definitely more reliable. If you haven’t checked lately, Pinterest offers more than 18 billion images of home design alone. The social bookmarking site […]

Pantone’s Color of the Year!

Every year since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute has unveiled a hue that tries to capture the collective mood of the country, influencing what consumers will soon see in home decor, fashion and beauty and product design. According to the Color Institute, Living Coral “emits the desired, familiar, and energizing aspects of color found in […]