Color psychology is one of the best kept secrets of real estate professionals. In fact, the color used to paint both the interior and the exterior of the house influences potential buyers on a deep subliminal level. The right color will attract well-qualified buyers and lead to a higher sale price, which is what it’s all about at the end of the day—your seller’s net proceeds.

A fresh coat of paint can breathe new life into a room with minimal financial investment or effort on your part. Most of the rooms in a home are simple paint jobs—walls in bedrooms, living rooms, and dining rooms won’t often have anything more complex than a window or two to paint around. Other than that, it’s just a matter of trimming around the molding and closets. Conversely, the bathroom is arguably the most involved room to paint in a typical house, what with its built-ins, medicine chests, wall sconce lighting, shower rods, and more.

THEY are right there, literally under our feet – our floors. And we rarely pay them much attention. But a fresh coat of paint can do wonders for a floor of almost any hard material. (Carpets a little less so to be fair.) Whether wood, concrete, tile, lino or plywood, here are our Top 10 Tips for fantastic floors to finish your rooms to perfection:

NOW we are all suddenly spending rather more time at home than we usually expect, stress levels can start rising. Cooped up with our families – no matter how much we love them – can make relaxing somewhat difficult, and with nowhere to escape to, the stress-o-meter is going to start rising.

WINTER in northeast Ohio is known to make many of us need a bit of a cheer up – and the latest decorating trend may be just the ticket. Anyone casually scrolling Pinterest or Instagram or half-watching HGTV cannot have failed to notice presenters trying hard to not mispronounce the word ‘hygge’ – and it is the word for the season.

This one seems like an obvious answer. Yes, of course you should paint your trim. If you spend the time to paint an entire room but leave your trim undone, it will look old and out-of-place against your richly colored new walls. Whether the trim is old and has been through a lot of wear and tear or you just need to update your color scheme, you definitely don’t want to ignore trim. However, it’s certainly worth discussing how to do it right because it’s not as easy as just rolling a coat of paint or two onto the walls. So, here’s how to get your trim looking fresh and fine.