Angie’s List: Which paint colors create a relaxing space?

Interior designers have long thought that paint color can affect our emotions, and color psychology backs up the hunch.

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Style at Home: How to transition your tables for spring

A change of a table runner, tablecloth and napkin can not only transform your table, but it’s a great foundation on which to build the rest of your look.

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Design Recipes: 10 ways to add more pink into your home

The color pink is being infused into everything from artwork and textiles to furniture.

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MI Dream Home: Summertime fun on deck at Saugatuck cottage

This well-maintained, two-story home, built in the 1930's, has 95 feet of low bluff beach frontage accessible from the lakeside deck

A $1.6 million beachside Saugatuck dream home

Design duos: Metro Detroit design firms navigate love and business

Just in time for Valentine's Day, three sets of makers pause to reflect on their design process, business and creating a life together.

Trash or Treasure: Early Lincoln item rare

The owner was unsure how the papers came into her family, but said that they had roots in Illinois and a family member who was a judge in Chicago who had once issued a warrant to Al Capone.

Smart Solutions: Lighten up your spaces during dark winters

While we can’t change what nature brings our way, we can tweak our interiors with little adjustments that go a long way toward a brighter environment.

Angie’s List: How can I fall in love with my home again?

Sometimes, all your home needs is a little TLC to rekindle the flame.

Design Recipes: The do’s and don’ts of using dark colors

he key is to use color carefully and purposefully and in moderation.

Tackling a controversial question: Should you paint the woodwork white?

Organic Gardening: Learn how to choose and nurture shade plants

Successfully growing natives means differentiating between deep-shade, partial shade and sun.

Southeast Michigan Butterfly Association hosts butterfly garden talk

Local butterfly expert John Blair will speak Feb. 20 in Garden City

MI Dream Home: Lake Charlevoix shoreline estate

MI Dream Home: Lake Charlevoix estate has elevator, wine cellar, waterfalls

The lower level walkout opens to a theater room, wine cellar and spacious family room with a bar that was imported from Spain

More is more: 1963 California modern in Southfield has groovy, retro style

Step into Kelly and Dean Elliott's home and it's like stepping back in time. But for a house built in the early 1960s, it's remarkably still intact.

Juggling Act: Making the call on when to get a child a cellphone

A digital trends study found the average age for getting a phone is 10.3. But parents need to ask themselves questions before they make that call

Trash or Treasure: New books stave off winter doldrums

e lack of flea markets, antique shows and other warmer-weather pursuits steers us to online retailers and other forms of sustenance.

The Plumber: Water filters can also be installed on bathroom sink faucets

Once you add up the pros and cons of all the different filter choices currently on the market, chances are you’ll end up with a clear winner

Homestyle : 1960’s Southfield time machine

Angie’s List: When is it time to replace my carpet?

The signs you need to start shopping around aren’t always obvious.

Location, housing demand made Southfield a mid-century modern destination

Developers flocked to the city after World War II to build homes and they weren't your typical bungalows. Two neighborhoods have been marked historic

Design Recipes: Watch for these construction building trends

Last month, Las Vegas hosted roughly 100,000 attendees for Design and Construction Week.

Welcome Mat:  A home for the highways and byways

Also: A bar cart that's Oscar-worthy; Sherrill Furniture line featured at McLaughlin’s

Style at Home: Wood furniture is the unsung hero of the home

It’s high time we give our faithful wood pieces the shine they deserve for offering our rooms elegance, charm and sophistication.

Smart Solutions: Shake up sizes for long-term decor appea

By incorporating a variety of sizes into your interiors, like a sectional surrounded by an ottoman and end tables, you will enhance the overall look and feel of a space.

MI Dream Home: Holland stunner

MI Dream Home: Holland estate has 12,000-square-foot area for storing cars

Serious car buffs won't want to miss out on an estate near Lake Michigan with a 12,000-square-foot area for storing a car collection

Decor evoking favorite travel destination can extend your stay

Here are some ways to create an everyday oasis, whether you prefer a tropical paradise or an urban landscape.

Homestyle: Create a great escape

Welcome Mat: Local feng shui expert gives design tips for Year of the Rat

Dennis Fairchild will speak Tuesday as part of a special Asian-inspired dinner at Three Cats Cafe and later Leon & Lulu in Clawson

Trash or Treasure: Value of Victorian dinner wares fluctuates with purpose, material

DuMouchelles appraiser Joelle Del Rose examined a few pieces of vintage dining ware at a recent appraisal session held at the landmark downtown gallery and auction house and explained the differences between now and then.

Gardening: Sprouting seeds a fast way to grow winter vegetables

Sprouts are high in fiber, low in calories, easy to digest and fat free.

Smart Solutions: Design of movie, TV homes fill in the details of the story

While the living conditions of the characters are meant to set the tone and tell their story, the homes often take on their own persona because they are so detailed in nature.

Angie’s List: How can I improve the lighting in my home?

Whether you’re looking to add ambiance and task lighting — or simply to swap out a few outdated fixtures — these ideas will help to inspire lighting upgrades in every room.

Design Recipes: 10 tips for a calmer home

The key in essence is to create a sense of calm, which can be achieved in different ways. Here are our top 10 tips.

The Plumber: Quick lesson on smart toilet seats

Also, toilets for tall people

Style at Home: Choose Valentine’s Day decor with love

Valentine’s Day is approaching and as a lover of seasonal decor I am thrilled that the shop has pops of my favorite red and white goodies

‘Trading Spaces’ designer doles out tips at Novi Home Show

Nashville-based designer Laurie Smith met with winners of Homestyle's VIP coffee, offering her advice on a range of projects

MI Dream Home: Monroe colonial has 2 kitchens and master suite with fireplace

The Monroe colonial has nearly a one-acre private backyard filled with mature trees, entertaining areas, landscape lighting and more.