Home Improvement

Explore tips & tricks to improve and transform the specific aspects of your home for the better – from home exteriors, furniture, walls, and ceilings to garage, flooring, and outdoors.

Home Improvement

Front Door Window Covering Ideas
| Updated January 1, 2024

Choosing a front door with a window in it is a popular way to allow more light into the entryway, and some people also like to see who is at their door before opening it up to visitors. However, there are also some drawbacks to having a window in your front door, such as a lack of privacy or light flooding in early in the morning and waking you up.

Bed Slat Sizes
| Updated July 19, 2023

Bed slats come in a range of width sizes from 1 inch to 4 inches, while the length measurements need to correspond to the size of the mattress.

Swivel Chair Dimensions
| Updated July 19, 2023

There are a huge variety of different options available, making it difficult to know which swivel chair dimensions are right for you. On average, most swivel chairs will have a seat height range of between 16 and 21 inches, and a backrest measuring between 12 and 18 inches in height.

Carpet pad thickness
| Updated July 17, 2023

The standard depth of carpet pad is 7/16 inches, but the thickness you need will be dependent upon a number of factors, including the type of carpet you have, and your budget. Carpet padding typically varies in thickness from ⅜ an inch to ½ an inch, and thicker is better in some scenarios, while thinner and firmer is better for others.

Accent Colors for White House
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A house with white exterior walls is one of the easiest to choose a color palette for, because white goes with everything. However, this can actually make it one of the most difficult colors to work with because you will be simply spoilt for choice. 

Bedroom Couch Ideas for an Organized and Functional Space
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Besides the bed, another vital element that can boost the aesthetic of your bedroom interior design is a couch. This functional seating furniture can make a big difference in enhancing the attractiveness of your bedroom – provided it is fitted in the right place so as to blend in with the rest of the room.

Beadboard Colors
| Updated December 2, 2023

When it comes to painting beadboard, there’s a wide range of options. Beadboard is traditionally white, but it can be painted in any number of shades, or even stained in wood tones.

Inexpensive Wall Covering Ideas
| Updated February 9, 2024

Though some types of wall coverings can be expensive, there are plenty of ways you can cover walls on a budget, including using peel-and-stick tiles, wooden cladding, and wallpaper.

How to Choose an Accent Wall
| Updated February 9, 2024

When choosing an accent wall you need to consider the type of atmosphere you want to create, the best wall for acting as a focal point, and the type of finish you are going to use.

What to Put on Either Side of A Fireplace
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Here we explore the various accessories and items of furniture you can set at the sides of a fireplace to pull a style together or draw attention to the fireplace as the main feature.

Ways to Add Black Trim in Houses
| Updated June 28, 2023

A dark colored paint used on wood or metal trim can create bold lines in a space, and help to draw attention to particular areas in a room. A dark trim is also excellent for setting a modern and contemporary tone, and injecting some interest into a space without making the whole room feel dark or dreary.

House Foundation Colors
| Updated June 27, 2023

House foundations can be painted in any color you like, but neutral or subtle colors tend to work best. Gray, brown, beige, white, and black are commonly chosen as house foundation colors, but shades of dark blue or green can also work well.