How Luxurious Is Your Bathroom? From flat screen TVs to digitally controlled showers, special touches in the bathroom are making it the second most popular room in the house. Check out these high-end installations for a little inspiration to upgrade your own refuge. Candle light and modern art From HGTV Remodels: Leather club chair, in

Inspiration and Innovation To Help Make Your Home Shine In 2013 Apartment Therapy and Blog Rank have posted their top Interior Design Blogs for the year. A mix of reader votes and editorial review informs the list posted by Apartment Therapy, while Blog Rank takes a more scientific approach combining a number of factors including

Home Values in The Black For First Time Since 2006 Home values increase more than $1.3 trillion After five straight years of dropping home values, Zillow is reporting that by the end of 2012, overall home values should increase by more than $1.3 trillion. The last time home values went up instead of down was

  From Dorothy to Mr. Blandings to E.T. — They All Have One Thing In Common “There’s no place like home.” ~Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz “It may only be four walls and a couple of nail kegs, but it will always be home to me.” ~Bill Cole in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

How Your Lights Can Be Safe, Stunning and Saved for Posterity Image from Landscape Illuminations on Houzz Holiday lights in and outside your home can be a lovely way to celebrate the season — not to mention light up the nights that come earlier and earlier as the year draws to a close. Here are

From Safety to Décor, These Visual Statistics Cover It All From Brightnest comes a handy list of safety tips to see you through the season. MetLife Insurance wants to make sure your entertaining goes off without a hitch with these tips and facts about preparing “for your seasonal shindig.” Overstock offers inspiration for crafty decorations

Make the Most Of Your Home’s First Impression 1. Light the way One of the nicest ways to welcome people into your home is with pretty lighting that leads them to your door. If the lighting by your front door is old, consider replacing it with something stylish — from sleek steel to vintage craftsman, exterior

Little Things Can Make a Big Difference 1. Set the mood Dimmer switches on your lights not only help keep the mood festive — they help lower your energy consumption and extend the life span of your bulbs. Dimming your lights by just 20% can quadruple a bulb’s life span. 2. If you can’t stand the

No Nails Kitchen Makeover The Power of Paint Don’t forget the inside As you can see from these great pictures on LiveLoveDIY — painting the inside of your kitchen cabinets can have a powerful visual impact. Check out her whole story on painting her cabinets and other projects at LiveLoveDIY.   But the outside packs a

And What You Should Do About It What WAS that? Are doors open that you swear you closed? Lights on that you turned off? Sounds coming from places no sound should be coming from? Keep a journal and write down when and where you hear, see or smell something strange. Create some mnemonic routines for