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Your home is your sanctuary, a place to raise your family, a spot you share with your loved ones -- and perhaps your best investment. Learn how to make your house the comfortable place it can be, with an eye toward return on investment, too. You'll find tips and hints on decorating small rooms, choosing kitchen countertops, buying furniture, accessorizing with wall hangings, , art and other decorations, finding your own style, using feng shui principles and banishing clutter. Plus, we save you money with inexpensive ideas for styling and decorating your bathroom, dining room, living room, bedroom, basement, media space, deck, terrace, baby nursery, and kid's room -- from creating your own decorative objects with crafts to dumpster diving! We'll show you how to use color, decorate to sell your house and banish clutter -- if it has to do with making your home beautiful, you'll find it here!

 
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Feng Shui approach to organizing every bedroom in your home
Our bedrooms are our sanctuaries. They are places to recharge our batteries, escape from the outside world and even indulge ourselves. But in every home, each bedroom is used...
5 steps to feng shui zen
Feng shui, the art of arranging your surroundings to create a maximum flow of positive energy, is a great design principle that can create a haven of peace and calm in your home.
The Feng Shui kitchen: How to use these principles to bring...
When you're thinking about a home in terms of using the principles of Feng Shui, the kitchen is one of the most important areas to consider. In Feng Shui, this key room...
Environmental-conscious living
"Going green" is all the rage these days -- but not only is it fashionable, it's also good for the environment. If you think being eco-friendly is too much of a hassle, we're...
Decorating small spaces
A cramped corner doesn't have to equal cramped style. Whether you are trying to fit your entire life into a 500-square foot apartment or you just want to feel the walls expand...
How to create a romantic bedroom
Candles. Satin. Lace. Incense. Fresh Flowers. Music. These are some of the elements of creating a romantic bedroom. It's fun creating a romantic atmosphere in your bedroom -- it...
The power of paint: Picking your palette
Do you want to give your living room, kitchen, bedroom or den a makeover? You don't need to spend a lot of money, don't need a lot of time, and you don't need to wait! In fact,...
Cinnamon-applesauce ornament craft
Here's a fun way for the family to make great-smelling ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree, to use as unique gift tags, or just to decorate around the house.
Increase the value of your home
Take home improvement to the next level by exploring how you can add not only style and comfort, but also property value to your home! Invest in Your Nest author Barbara Kavovit...
Choosing kitchen countertops
Did you know when you go to sell your home, you may be able to recoup upwards of 80 percent of the cost of a major kitchen remodel? That's not to mention the fact that well-done...
Take short cuts in your kitchen
When it comes to cooking and preparing meals, more and more Americans are opting for convenience. Americans spend 47 percent of their food budget away from home, according to...
The soy-ful light of the party
One of my favorite things about the holidays is that it gives everyone an excuse to light candles at parties, gatherings, and for no reason at all save for their a peaceful and...
Balanced decorating
Is there something about your house that just doesn't feel right -- it's lacking that certain something, but you're not quite sure what? Lauri Ward, the author of Home Therapy:...
Outfit your kitchen like a pro
"There aren't too many things that haven't been improved upon in today's kitchens, but one exception is a well- seasoned cast-iron skillet. It can typically perform as...
Five home style tips that cost less than $50
Do you dream of adding style to your home but don't have a lot of money? Don't despair! There are 5 things you can do that will help your house look beautiful without spending...
Shopping for a chandelier
Fashionable and functional, chandeliers should be incorporated into the home just as any decorative accessory or object of art would be chosen.
Emphasize your decor style in seven easy ways
After searching decorating books, using trial and error decorating, and growing up a little bit, you have finally found the style of decorating that you really love. Your style...
Chandeliers create drama throughout the home
The chandelier used to mark your arrival. Clad in crystal, it met you in the foyer of a well-appointed home, then dazzled you from a power position over the diningroom table.
Create a luxurious spa-style bathroom at home!
Long before the trend of making bathrooms feel like a spa experience, my yoga teacher Gurmukh would say in her women's class that the bathroom doesn't have to be just a plain...
Revamping decor to sell your house
Specific marketing campaigns are no longer just for automobiles and designer clothes. Targeted marketing techniques are now applied to houses that are for sale. Decorating your...
Clutter command: Get organized!
Clutter equals stress, plain and simple. Messy rooms, disorganized closets, and jumbled junk drawers add unneeded hassle to our already hectic days. I can't think when things...
Fresh flowers are not just for the dining room table
When you think of a beautiful floral arrangement, you often think of the dining room table, especially if it is holiday time. And why not?
Thanksgiving decor crafts and decorating
Thanksgiving is a special time in our homes, when we all take a little time to appreciate the gifts and blessings in our lives. My number one blessing, as yours, is my family...
Five ways to budget bathroom decor
Bathrooms are a utilitarian space, but it shouldn't be overlooked when you decorate. You start and end your day here, and it is often tied to your special haven, the bedroom....
Decorate to lose: Your surroundings and weight loss
The key to low carb weight loss is supposed to be simple: Eat less carbs, no sugar, no junk and plenty of healthful veggies and protein. Unfortunately, that's often not quite as...
 
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