Category Archives: Home Decorating and Design

Increase the value of your home with improvements

Although I have commented on things you can do to help your home sell quickly, the Homegain calculator has been able to quantify the top ten home improvements and what will get you the best bang for your buck. It would be interesting to see how they came up with these numbers, but I thought [...]

The new “stainless steel” in kitchen applicances?

After reading an article in the Pioneer Press, I’m intrigued that kitchen appliance makers will be rolling out a new finish to compete with stainless steel.

What’s not hot in homes (part 2)

If you haven’t check out part 1, you can now, but I’m going over some of the trends in home design that are on their way out. Here is part two of my humble opinions.

What’s not hot in homes (part 1)

There will always be “predictors” on the market trying to anticipate home design trends. Many times, they predict that a trend is going out when large home improvement stores offer it at a discount, while the industry shops around for newer, more expensive looks. Sometimes the predictors are right, and sometimes they are wrong. For [...]