When the days are short and the weekends seem even shorter, it can be a real challenge for most of us to get off the couch long enough to accomplish something. But if you're looking for a productive way to combat the winter blues, making some easy improvements to your home might be the best thing you do on your next snow day.

Paint Your Heart Out

Did you know that winter is one of the best times to paint? While we often associate repainting with the summer months because we can leave the w...

Whether or not you actually care to celebrate Valentine's Day, there's one thing you can't deny: at this time of the year, love is in the air. Sometimes it's the romantic variety--bouquets of roses and elegant perfume--and sometimes it's the Galentine variety--ladies kicking back and celebrating their love and friendship for each other over brunch or Netflix binge-watching. Either way, the Beatles said it best: "All you need is love." And for February 14th, love seems to be all that anybody ne...

A Memphis design comeback is the 80s flashback we didn't know we needed (and aren't sure we want).

When you hear "Memphis," you might think of Tennessee. Or a particular style of bbq. Or maybe Memphis, Egypt; Memphis, Texas; Memphis, New York; or the 2013 Boz Scaggs album, Memphis.

But do you think of interior design?

Now you might. It's rather unforgettable.

The Memphis Group The Memphis Group was an Italian design & architecture firm founded in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Sottsass was in hi...

Area rugs can make a great addition to just about any room in your home. Not only are they a great décor accessory, but they have practical uses like shielding the feet from the sharp cold of hardwood and tile flooring.

A great compliment to cabin socks.

Don't be intimidated by adding an area rug to any room in your home. Here are some great tips to help you better plan for your purchase.

Don’t Worry About Sizing (Too Much) While you don’t want to get a rug that’s bigger than the entire ro...

If you're interested in the hygge trend of warmth and coziness we talked about last week, but don't know where to start, look no further!

Fortunately for you, your interest in this Danish trend has practically no limits! All you have to do is stop and think: what makes me feel warm and cozy? What makes me happy? 

But maybe you need a little direction in your quest beyond hot cocoa and cabin socks. Here we've collected some of the easiest and least expensive ways to bring hygge into your home...

Having a home gym is important to many people, but what if you just don’t have enough room for keep an elliptical, weights, bench, and all the other workout gear you've always imagined for your dream home gym? Well, creating a small home gym is easier than you think, and small workout spaces are becoming extremely popular as homeowners and buyers are downsizing and looking for small, quaint homes.

Here are some fantastic ways to create a small workout space in your home:

Get the Right Gear.
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Because what's better than being 'cozy'? 

If you haven't yet heard of the Danish word hygge (pronounced "hoo-guh), you're about to. Oxford dictionaries defines hygge as "a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture)." Essentially, this cozy contentment is how the Danes survive such notoriously long, cold winters.

This Scandinavian concept of coziness has permeated the United S...