Lifestyle & Trends - Bed & Bath

Green living plus green savings: an efficient equation for today's homeowners

Across the nation, both building professionals and consumers are embracing the idea of sustainable building practices. This practice follows a process that is environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout a building's life cycle: from design to construction, operation to maintenance and renovation, to eventually, demolition. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability and comfort.

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Trend watch: Color and customization trends for your kitchen

If you want your home to reflect your personal style, why not start in the kitchen? The kitchen, commonly the most popular room in the house for everyday life and entertaining, doesn't have to be cookie cutter with coordinating color schemes. Current trends give homeowners leeway to add personal flair to the kitchen with bursts of color, unique designs and unexpected patterns.

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Easy-to-change seasonal decorating ideas

When spring arrives with its bright sunshine, fresh air, vibrant colors and light, do you find yourself regretting the decorating decisions you made last fall or winter? It's natural to incorporate the season into your home decor, and the best way to do that is with design touches that can change as easily - and quickly - as the seasons themselves.

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The No. 1 countertop secret for 2012

Everyone loves granite for kitchen and bath countertops, but many homeowners find this option for adding value to their home, too pricey. So if you are looking for the beauty of granite without the price tag, consider paint.

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Savvy bathroom-storage solutions

It's easy for your bath to feel more like crowded, cluttered chaos than the spa sanctuary you long for it to be. Luckily, with a few conscious attempts to control the clutter, your bathroom storage woes will cease and you can create a bathing haven to put you at ease.

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