Indoor & Outdoor Style

Mixed up by modern? Confused by what’s considered contemporary? With more emphasis on home design today, it can be difficult for homeowners to distinguish between the array of design styles.

To create this look in your home, start by incorporating these five key elements: color, metal accents, texture, wood tone and lighting.

There are few items in your kitchen that you shouldn’t live without. Add these five affordable finds to your kitchen and you’ll be cooking with class in no time.

Gone are the days when vir­tu­al­ly ev­ery kitchen or bath­room re­mod­el in­volved top-of-the-line lux­u­ry up­grades and a bud­get big enough to fund an Ivy League ed­u­ca­tion. To­day’s home­own­ers want more val­ue for their re­mod­el­ing dol­lars.

The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is not only the launching pad for a number of new kitchen and bath products; it’s also the place where key trends are announced. At this year’s spring event in Chicago, the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) held its annual design competition, at which 10 key trends were revealed.

If you haven’t been read­ing to­day’s most pop­u­lar home and style mag­a­zines, sneak­ing a peak in­side your neigh­bor’s clos­ets, or house-hunt­ing late­ly, you might not have no­ticed: Clos­ets have evolved from clum­sy and non-func­tion­al to down­right fab­u­lous.

Today’s homeowners want more value for their remodeling dollars, and that means turning to improvements that make both functional and fiscal sense. If you’re contemplating a kitchen or bathroom remodel, here are some pointers for keeping it practical.