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Its never too late for home improvement resolutions. Here are 12 months worth of ideas that can help make home happier this year.

1. Let nature guide you: “Tangerine Tango” is the official color of 2012, but if youve no taste for citrus hues, Westfield interior designer and blogger Laura Mannes has a color-selecting suggestion: “Take your camera, and head outside into nature where the best color combinations exist in abundance and light.”

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Ever wish there was an easier way to maintain your home’s cleanliness? Well there is no magic solution, however cleaning your home little by little on a daily basis seems to help in the maintenance and cleanliness of your home in the long run.  Cleaning your kitchen, bathroom, and living room for a little bit on a daily basis will help increase your overall downtime.  It’s more efficient to set aside a few minutes to clean everyday rather than blocking out an entire day (or days) to clean your home.  For example, once you hop out of the bathtub or shower, rinse around the sides and make sure to pick up any hairs.  Follow these tips from Apartment Therapy and you will be well on your way in improving your home’s cleanliness.
Preventative measures can feel like more work upfront, but in the end this active approach to keeping house means tasks are easier to tackle, resulting in more downtime overall. Here are Read more…

Of course your house is fabulous! But when it’s time to sell, your home will be going up against many other fabulous houses all vying for that buyer’s attention. Before asking strangers to pay hundreds of thousands of their hard-earned dollars for your home, now is the time to make some of those simple home improvements to help make your home stand out above the rest.Make your entryway ready for inspection:Scrutinize the perimeter of your home, inspecting it with a careful eye. Clear dead plants from flowerbeds, clip spent blossoms and rake your front yard if necessary.Next, a fresh coat of paint on your front door goes a long way in giving off a great first impression. Loo Read more…

No house quite met what they wanted, so they decided to have a home built to their specifications.

They had seen a newspaper article about Carvers Twelve Oaks development. They liked Carvers Japanese-influenced style, and the architect suggested they visit some homes he had designed and make a wish list.

Although most of Carvers houses have a flat roof, ours is one of the few that doesnt, Ellen said.

This house was built in sections from 4-foot-by-8-foot foam panels, and the ceilings are insulated with six inches of foam for energy efficiency, Jim said.

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