Add Warmth and Value with Easy Weekend Projects
You don't need to spend like a diva or wield a hammer like a home improvement show host to achieve a high-impact do-it-yourself project. Many value-enhancing, elegance-adding improvements can be made in the home in a single weekend with minimal effort and expense.

Freshen Up Your Home and Brighten Your Mood
Could your home be putting you in a bad mood? You don't have to undertake a major cleaning overhaul; just a little polishing here and there can boost your mood as much as a sunny day.

The Growing Popularity of Children's Decor
Children's room decor is all about personalization, through throw pillows, monograms and framed art. An expert inerior designer offers tips on how to use framed artwork to personalize your child's room decor.

Buying Furniture Online? Here's How to Get the Best Deal
When it comes to items you would normally test drive before buying - like cars or furniture - many people are still wary of purchasing online. The good news is, you can buy furniture online by educating yourself and following a few simple guidelines.

Solid Hardware Furniture Still the Classic Choice
For centuries, cherry, oak, maple, ash and other American hardwoods have been the preferred selection in fine furniture. Design trends have come and gone, but solid hardwood furniture continues to be the classic choice because it enhances every decor and lifestyle.

Color is Key to Brightening a Home
Even with winter gone and spring on the way, it can be hard to maintain an upbeat mood and high energy if the colors in your home are drab. Short of taking a monthly vacation to a bright, tropical paradise, one way we can keep energy in our lives is with the creative use of color.

Fabulous Fabrics for Outdoor Spaces
Outdoor living has always held a romantic appeal, but its rustic nature often lacked a sense of sophistication. Furniture has evolved way beyond Adirondack chairs and lumpy cushions. With today's high-performance fabrics, you can decorate and live fashionably and comfortably, both indoors and out, without worrying about spills and messes.

Put the 'Eco' in Decorating
Just because you're going green doesn't mean you have to sacrifice style. There are many ways to easily incorporate eco-friendly ideas into your home decor without living the stereotypical "granola-and-Birkenstocks" lifestyle.

Summer Decorating Inspiration: How to Find Fresh Ideas
Tender blossoms aren't the only harbinger of warmer weather, so is the rush to decorate for summer entertaining. But design experts warn that many people fall into the trap of spending a lot of money for a new look, when you can actually redecorate on a budget simply by giving new life to things you already have around the house.

Four Secrets to Give Your House Model Home Appeal
In many ways, model homes are the perfect portrait of the American Dream, with their manicured lawns, gourmet kitchens and designer window treatments. The model home is what we all aspire to have our homes look like.

Draw from Nature's Spectacular Color Palette
As the brilliant sights and sounds of spring once again emerge, those of us who have endured another winter can hardly contain our anticipation for warmer months ahead. In our enthusiasm, many of us instinctively turn our attention to sprucing up the inside of our homes.

Walls Get in Step with Fashion
Fashion and home decor trends are so closely aligned now that we can add a favorite new look or color scheme to both our wardrobes and our homes at the same time. One day you're shopping for handbags in the hottest color and the next day you find yourself reaching for pillows in a matching shade. If you're gearing up to decorate, fashion is where to look for trends that also have staying power at home.

One of the Easiest Ways to Save Energy in Your Home
What will the lighting in your home look like in the future? Here are some predictions from the experts.

Spring Decor Trends Brighten the Home
As the weather continues to warm and nature starts to awake from its winter slumber, the world around us embraces spring. This time of renewal is also the perfect time to update home decor with the fresh feeling associated with the change in season. Here's the hottest trends.

Island Innovations: Make the Most of Your Kitchen Space
Following are the newest kitchen finds and options to consider when building or turning your fantasy island into a functional - and stylish - workspace.