Life in Lilac

Long-term maintenance projects like refinishing your garage floor can keep your home in great shape and increase its value.  Owning your own home comes with lots of responsibilities, as well as lots of benefits. You’ve got to mow the lawn, clear the sidewalks and driveway if it snows, change the furnace filter, and clean out the gutters on a regular basis. Some home maintenance projects don’t come up as often but are just as important. Because they aren’t monthly, seasonal,…

Decorating with a focal point is an incredibly bold and straightforward way to spruce up your home’s decor. Why? It’s because an overly-sized piece of furniture or a quirky painting hanging from the wall instantly attracts your attention.  As a result, it allows you to implement different features and styles to offset your house, as well as to draw attention away from the areas that you dislike. However, implementing a focal point isn’t as easy as it sounds since they…

When it comes to your home decor, it’s important to be practical. A lot of the time, you’re going to find that the emphasis on home design is in the look. In how your home feels. In the beauty of interior design. But it’s absolutely imperative that you be as practical as possible. Whether we’re talking about the home maintenance work you do yourself, or the big renovations you do to really spruce up your home, practicality matters. Yet it’s…