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Bed and bath

10 quick bedroom makeovers for your kids

Does your kid’s room need a little sprucing up? When considering makeovers for kids’ bedrooms, keep these quick and easy room...

Living rooms

Create a memento wall

If you've got a drawer that's full of photos and other mementos, it's time to get them out of hiding and up onto the wall so that...

Color and paint

Chic walls on the cheap

Walls are usually the largest surface area in your room, so it only makes sense that when creating a fabulous room, you should start...

Home Safety

Common home problems

With the pride and equity of home ownership often come home problems. There are many home problems that may arise when you own your...

Home Improvement

Costs of remodeling your home

Maybe watching a fabulous kitchen renovation on HDTV has inspired you to remodel your home, or perhaps you just want to give your...

Living rooms

Feng shui entryway

Feng shui is the art of creating environments that act to enhance our lives. Homes have an important impact on our prosperity,...

Holiday and seasonal decor

Define your decorating style

To create a home environment that nurtures and inspires, you should understand your personal style -- what feeds your soul and lifts...

Bed and bath

Create a beach-themed bathroom

Whether or not you actually have the time or money to visit the shore, simple decorative changes will allow you to walk into your...

Home Improvement

6 Cheap renovations to make your home more sellable

When it comes time to sell your house, don't spend a lot of money renovating it. There are several small things you can do that will...

Home Improvement

Simple steps to a better bathroom remodel

Want to update your bathroom, but don't know where to start? Well, one place is somewhere -- anywhere -- you haven't been already....

Home Improvement

10 Safety tips for amateur DIY home projects

Home improvement accidents send hundreds of thousands of people in the US to the ER each year. And, as more and more people are...

Outdoor & Gardening

Decorating: Bringing the indoors out

With the warmer weather here, I look forward to finally using the other room in my home -- my outdoor room. Decks, patios and even a...

Living rooms

Real women share: My worst decorating idea and how I fixed it

When you imagined it, it was fabulous and brilliant. But when you put it into practice, it just looked awful. Interior decorating is...

Home Safety

Child safety devices: Tips for childproofing your home

Over two and a half million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. The good news is that many of these...

Organizing & Cleaning

Home safety: How to organize the garage

Summer is finally here and making way for bike rides, yard work and DIY projects on the weekend. As your family is venturing into...

Bed and bath

Two day bathroom makeover

You can't stand looking at your bathroom anymore. You want to tear the whole thing out and start all over, but a glance at the...

Decorating How-tos

How to decorate your apartment on a budget

Moving into your first place is can be more intimidating than exciting. All the new furniture, accessories and lighting (just to...

Decorating How-tos

How to make over your master bathroom

If your master bathroom is starting to look a little tired and needs a facelift, follow these six easy steps to give your bathroom...

Home Improvement

How to be your own handywoman

When it comes to remodeling and improving your home, of course you don't have to rely on a man! Here are some tips to help you...

Living rooms

Decorate a contemporary living room

A living room is not a workspace, but it can be a hard working room, balancing the dual purpose of welcoming outsiders and providing...

Color and paint

7 Painting tips to pretty up your home

A fresh coat of paint in a room is like getting a haircut or that new fabulous makeup which makes you look 10 years younger. It can...