Categories for Decorating

Mudrooms are one of the most utilitarian spaces in your home. They hold coats, boots, sports equipment, shoes, dog food, and the list could go on and on. The space needs to accommodate all sorts of items, often in a small footprint.  But just because the mudroom should be functional…

Options such as ‘aging in place’ or adding an in-law apartment to an existing single-family home are becoming more and more popular across the nation. The cost of assisted living facilities and the desire to remain independent well into the golden years has many families choosing to modernize homes for…

The shift from childhood to the teen years can be filled with angst and major adjustments to life’s milestones. School responsibilities, friend groups changing, sports, clubs, first loves, first jobs, and the list of responsibilities and challenges can go on and on. One thing that should stay the same is…

Other than the kitchen, the one room that we can count on our family to gather together is the living room or family room. We spend holidays and birthdays together in this room. We spend evenings watching movies, and afternoons chatting about our days in this pivotal room in our…

The walls in most homes experience quite a bit of wear and tear, especially if you are a homeowner who likes to redecorate and move wall hangings from one location to another. Nail holes, scuff marks, and all sorts of blemishes can be found on wall surfaces after years of…

This is the time to “deck the halls” and make your home festive and welcome for the approaching holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's are all major holidays where your home will probably be a central gathering spot for friends and family. Wouldn’t you like it to look fresh…

For the past several years and possibly the better half of a decade, gray has reigned supreme in paint colors and design. Color experts love to tout gray as the perfect neutral that is compatible with every other color on the color wheel.  In the not-so-distant past, gray was once…

These New England winters seem to stretch on forever some years. One way to counteract the winter blues is to start prepping for the spring weather. A few ideas that could help you get through these last few cold, wet weeks of winter is to plan out your garden, prep…

Painting can be such a fun project that can instantaneously transform a space from dull and boring to one that has a theme, purpose, and looks new and refreshed. Spaces like a child’s room can be painted to show the shift from toddler to young child or young child to…