Category: Home Improvement

It’s Thunderstorm Season. When was the last time you Cleaned Your Rain Gutters?

Gloved hand full of debris hovering above rooftop rain gutter

It’s important to clean gutters and downspouts regularly to prevent water damage to your home. Over the Winter months, leaves and other debris have had a chance to build up. And according to the NOAA, even though severe thunderstorms can occur any month of the year, the peak Severe Weather Season is during the spring months of March, April, […]

New Season of “100 Day Dream Home” Premieres Today on HGTV

HGTV logo on big screen TV in a home

Last month, HGTV announced that their hit Tampa, Florida-based series 100 Day Dream Home, would air a six-episode fifth season this month. That’s a shorter season than most of HGTV’s top series get, so it’s possible the network will air other episodes after the initial six-episode run. In the series, married real estate developers Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt will continue […]

EasyCare’s Color and Trends of the Year are all about Big, Bold and Drenched

True Value’s popular EasyCare line of paints has introduced its color and trends of the year, and move over gray, because they are big, bold and drenched! Following the big trend of big bold colors that drench your home palette, EasyCare has thrown out the old soft muted gray palette and punched it up with […]

Rock The Block Season 6 Premieres April 14 on HGTV

Ty Pennington

HGTV’s most popular series, Rock the Block, is back for its sixth season: veterans versus rookies. This season, the stakes are high as two veteran teams return to the block to challenge two rookie teams eager for a win. Former competitors and judges headed back to the block on the veteran teams will include designer Alison Victoria (Windy […]

Is It Time for Outdoor Kitchen 2.0?

Outdoor kitchen dining area

In 2025, no longer are we content with a simple grill set up. Homeowners of today are looking for backyard kitchen setups that rival their indoor kitchens, complete with luxury appliances like pizza ovens, steam ovens, and sleek stainless steel grilling setups. While 2024 was the “year of the backyard,” in 2025, homeowners are still focusing […]

Both Fix My Frankenhouse Season 2 and Flipping 101 Season 3 Premiere on HGTV This week

HGTV logo on big screen TV in a home

Nearly two years after HGTV aired the first season of “Fix My Frankenhouse,” the show is finally set to return on April 2. “Fix My Frankenhouse” had a brief but successful first season — comprised of six episodes — that aired in the spring of 2023. The show follows married couple Denese and Mike Butler as they renovate homes with “wonky […]

100 Years Later, the Roaring 20’s is back in Style for Interior Design

Art Deco 1920's Interior

The results of the 1stDibs Designer Trends Survey for 2025 are in, and it seems that many industry creatives are planning to throw cool restraint out the window in the months to come. This time around, the annual poll, now in its eighth year, indicates a swing toward sophisticated, no-holds-barred maximalism, which a plurality of […]

Just in Time for Spring Cleaning, iRobot Refreshes its Roomba Lineup for 2025

Roomba with man's hand holding smartphone with iRobot app

iRobot is launching a whole new portfolio of robot vacuums, replacing all current models in its lineup except the hybrid at the very top, the Roomba Combo 10 Max + Auto Wash Dock. Otherwise, the Roomba 105 and 205 models will replace the base-level Combo Essential, and the Roomba Plus 405 and 505 will succeed the company’s midrange i and j […]

6 Top Trends for Outdoor Living Spaces in 2025

Outdoor kitchen dining area

This year promises a lot in the way of trends in home design. For instance, there is a return to maximalism in very opulent and elegant ways. Furniture is bigger, colors are bolder, and texture is everywhere. Well, that trend for bigger, bolder, and more extends to your outdoor living space as well. Those functional […]

Meghan Markle Reimagines her Lifestyle Brand “American Riviera Orchard” into The Tig-Inspired “As Ever”

Meghan Markle speaking to a lady on the street wearing a tan trenchcoat

Almost a year on from the launch of American Riviera Orchard, the Duchess of Sussex has announced a pivot, sharing via Instagram that her lifestyle brand will henceforth be known as As Ever. As Vogue reports, while the original name—a tribute to Santa Barbara—limited Meghan to marketing items grown or produced in that particular region of California, […]