Lucy Norton

Spring means new beginnings. It also means it’s time to get out and tackle those home improvement projects that you’ve been putting off all winter. Spring is a great time to turn your attention to...

In most relationships, there’s usually one person that’s a lot more excited at the prospect of interior decorating than the other. If one person wants to assume the bulk of the decorating work while...

How long has it been since you were in college? If you’ve recently graduated, your home décor probably consists solely of movie posters and college memorabilia. Right out of college, money is probably...

Creating balance in a room is one of the hardest things about interior decorating. By "balance" we mean finding the happy medium between creativity and cohesion in a space. Even professionals who’ve...

Whether your home is a mansion, a town home, or a two-bedroom apartment, and whether your decorating budget is large or small, a thoughtfully designed space with the right décor tactics can make it...

These days, homeowners are very interested in creating nice outdoor living spaces the blur the lines between indoors and outdoors. Do you like to entertain guests? On nice evenings would you like the...

If you’re like most homeowners, you don’t feel qualified to do any serious interior decorating. You’ve contented yourself to just having an average-looking interior since you don’t want to spend the...

According to home remodeling experts, a minor kitchen remodel is one of the best investments you can make into your home because it has a great return on investment when you sell your home. But even a...

According to a recent study conducted by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, homeowners will spend an estimated $325 billion on home remodeling and repairs this year. Spring and summer are the...

Most home remodels go over budget. It’s a fact of life. In a worst case scenario, money runs out mid-project and you’re left living in a construction zone. Even if you are able to borrow some more...

Okay, so your backyard is technically your home’s exterior and not the interior, but you should be in the habit of thinking of your outdoor living space as an extension of the indoors. So if the...

Interior decorating is a task fraught with peril. There are pitfalls everywhere for the first-time interior designer. Here are eleven of the most common interior design mistakes and how to avoid...

Now that the weather is warming up, you may be longing to spend a little more time outdoors. But it can be difficult if you don’t have a great outdoor living space. If all you have is a chair or two...

Kitchen organization is perhaps one of the scariest home projects to start. The kitchen is the center of a home, and a lot takes place in the kitchen, so it is common for kitchens to become disheveled...

Many homeowners are turning their attention towards home improvement this spring. According to one study, it’s anticipated that home improvement spending will increase by nearly 7% during the second...