Home Renovation

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2015 Fall/Winter Home Trends. Updating your home for the fall and winter season is a great way to feel like you live in a new house even if you haven’t packed up a moving van and relocated recently. Whether you’re just going to do a little redecorating, or if you want to take on a complete renovation, here are a few of the hot (or cold, depending on where you live) home trends of 2015.

A Garage Makeover. When it comes to home improvement, most people cite either their basement or their garage as the room that needs the most work. Because these areas often come unfinished, any upgrades you make will have to be done on your own—which means, of course, that projects often get pushed back to make way for the busy day-to-day tasks that absorb so much of your time.

2015 Basement Trends. For most families, a basement renovation is designed to increase your living space with a room that gets regular use. Because basements tend to be large (and because you may not need to use the space for specialized rooms like a kitchen or dining room), you can transform them into anything you want. And because they’re easy to hide from prying visitors, they tend to become highly functional and used every day, ranging from family rooms overflowing with toys to exercise rooms where you don’t have to fold up the treadmill when you’re done using it.