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.

EYES tend to stay looking forward or down – it is not often people actually look upwards. So it is very easy to overlook your ceiling when deciding to freshen up a room with some redecoration – especially if it is not in any obvious poor repair. But just because it is up there, out of the way, does not mean your ceiling is not an important feature of your room.

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.

Do the 60 degree temperatures in the middle of January in Ohio freak you out a little bit? Maybe it’s just a small reminder that the earth is in our care and we need to be looking out for her. There are a lot of things that you can do in your home to be a little more eco-conscious, some more apparent than others. Maybe you never thought about the overarching effects of painting your home because it certainly doesn’t happen very often. However, when you think about how many home there are out there that need to be painted, it might seem a little more apparent that everyone doing their part to be eco-friendly in this one small area could add up to a bigger change.

When you are doing your own decorating and interior design, so much of what we choose comes down to a matter of personal taste and style. Doing the decorating for your business, though, is a bit of a different ballgame. Obviously, you want to represent your brand and your company by the design choices you make but the colors that you choose for your place of business play a big part in how people will function in that space.