Personally, I cannot imagine life without a refrigerator. Meal prep wouldn’t be as possible as it is right now. How could we pull off preparing food on Sunday to last us all week if we didn't have a refrigerator?

I’m thankful for the technology that makes life easier today, but I don’t know too much about how refrigerators came to be the norm. Let’s take a look, shall we?

History of Refrigeration

Early refrigerator.

Methods of cooling food for preservation and prevention of foodborne ill...

If fall is your favorite season, you may consider extending your love of the autumnal outdoors inside your home.

If you love changing leaves, crisp air, and pumpkin everything, you are certainly not alone! And if these design trends are any indication, people are falling for fall-inspired interiors.

We've already talked about some of our favorite fall decorating trends here. But if you're looking for some further commitment, these home interior design trends are certain to win you over.

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We've talked about the use smell in your home before, how it affects the mind and body, and the way you can benefit from it. Our minds are influenced by everything around us, and why not use what we know to create a warm, cozy, fun home. Color can be used in the same way, though it works a little different than smells do.

Color psychology is the study of how colors can affect and determine human behavior and the power of color is something that everyone should use in their interior décor.

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Upon moving into a new house, it’s natural to want to make it yours through decorating and remodeling. One of the easiest ways to really own your space is by customizing the walls. Maybe you want to repaint the living room or add some nice embossed wallpaper to your powder room. In either case, you’ll likely need to do some prep work—especially if there’s old wallpaper involved.

But just because one of the previous homeowners used wallpaper all over (in an old pattern clearly not your style),...

Advancement in manufacturing and technology gives people building a home over 15 types of exterior siding to choose from. You also have more than ten choices for interior flooring, walls, counter-tops, and backyard patios.

Homeowners should consider several factors when building these parts of a home ranging from a material’s resilience over time to how it can handle severe weather.

If you think you will ever sell your home, deciding which siding to use is critical. Builder magazine explains...

Real estate experts claim the most important (and most popular) room to stage in the home is the kitchen. This room is central to the home as it's a gathering place for family and friends, where memories are made and quality time is spent.

The staging goal here is simple: make your kitchen the place where an interested buyer sees themselves in.

This space should be a clean slate allowing them to imagine themselves enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning and making dinner by evening.

It's not...

Your work environment is everything.

Working from home can be a wonderful thing. It gives you more time with family and there's no need to deal with the stress a long commute brings. It's also an opportunity to excel at self-discipline and show your employer (or yourself) your true potential.

However, the best feature about working from home is that your office can be designed exactly how you like--no settling for a burlap cubicle. You can create an environment that makes you happy by using...