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One of the simplest ways to update your home is to apply a fresh coat of paint. If you are adding on to or redesigning your home, color can help blend the new and existing parts into a pleasing whole. The question then is how to pick your colors. A great place to start is [...]

The rainbow and kitten theme you picked for your daughter’s room when she was a baby is now ruining her social life as a teen. And your son can’t hold his head up among his teammates until you redo his room’s pirate theme with something more appropriate for a teenage linebacker. In this economy, though, [...]

When the weather cools and the bright sun of summer fades into autumn’s grayer skies, bare bland walls can feel like an ugly mark on your home’s decor. Suddenly, those undecorated walls that you were too busy to notice this past summer cry out for color and pizzazz – especially if you’re dealing with economy-induced [...]