New Year, new you…newly renovated home? The start of a new year makes many people take a good, hard look at themselves and their surroundings, and if you’re among them, you may be thinking about how you might improve your home environment in the weeks and months to come. Like popcorn ceilings and wall-to-wall carpeting, […]

As a homeowner, chances are, you think about how any improvements, additions or changes you make to your abode might impact its resale value down the line, and you would be wise to do so. Even if you do not plan to place your home on the market any time in the near future, it’s […]

While, once upon a time, staircases were something of an afterthought among today’s homeowners and homebuyers, nowadays, there’s a growing realization that these often-underutilized areas can do far more for a home than simply help its inhabitants move from one floor to another. In fact, today’s staircases are serving a multitude of purposes, from helping […]

Whether you’re re-imagining an existing home or designing and customizing a new one from the ground up, you’ll have to devote some attention to the type of staircase you’d like to include in your floorplan. While standard, straight stairs are a common choice among many homeowners, increasingly, today’s shoppers, interior designers and DIYers are looking […]