Your fireplace is likely the first place your eye goes when you enter your living room or den. You may already decorate the fireplace’s mantel for the winter holidays, but the rest of the year...
Your fireplace is likely the first place your eye goes when you enter your living room or den. You may already decorate the fireplace’s mantel for the winter holidays, but the rest of the year...
Some homeowners are lucky enough to live in view of a lake, a forest or mountains. But with the biophilic design trend, even city dwellers can make their homes’ interiors trigger the good feelings nature...
A pile of pillows can transform a sofa from boring to beautiful and add both style and comfort to a room. But arranging sofa pillows to look their best is not the easiest task. Follow...
Popular home furnishings stores and design magazines increasingly feature curved furniture. Pieces with sloping lines and rounded forms echo the past and add both comfort and sophisticated style to home decor. Here’s what you need...
We all grew up hearing that stripes don’t go with plaids. But in home decor, a mixture of patterns and prints can take a room from blah to beautiful. Here’s how to mix patterns and...
If you live in an older home, you could be residing in a place rich with history. Research can yield a treasure trove of information about past owners and momentous events that happened on or...
Windowsill gardening is a great option if you want freshly grown herbs, vegetables or flowers but live in an apartment or other situation with little outdoor garden space. Even if you have outdoor space, you...
One simple action — closing your bedroom door before going to bed at night — could save your life. A practice known in the fire safety field as “close before you doze,” that simple act...
When baked-on food spills coat the inside of your oven, it’s time for a cleanup. You can avoid noxious oven cleaner sprays and mad scrubbing with a self-cleaning oven. But there are important things to...
Robust plant life inside your home adds color and vibrancy. Plants break up straight lines in furniture and accessories and literally add life to your home décor. They also recycle air, removing carbon dioxide and...
