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Summer is the perfect time to embark on painting projects that can transform your home's appearance and increase its value. With the warm weather and longer days, it's an ideal season for home improvement. If you're considering selling your home or simply want to refresh your living space, here are some painting projects to tackle this summer.

Whether you're the type of person who spends hours a day flipping through Pinterest and DIY blogs, or someone who shudders at the phrase "fixer upper," there's a lot to consider when thinking about tackling a home renovation or remodeling project.  Dreaming about updating your Chicagoland home? Planning to sell in the near future, and considering the renovation and remodeling projects that will help your property stand out to buyers? Here are some of the most important steps you can take to make sure your next big home project goes as smoothly and seamlessly as possible:

A splash here, an accent there… Across Chicagoland, interior designers use color to draw out a room's best features, and transform entire homes into their owners' dream spaces. And when it comes to selling a property? Research has shown that being strategic with color is a powerful way to help your listing stand out to buyers. In fact, research cited by USA Today suggests that "painting your home before putting it up for sale can be critical to selling it faster and for a better price." According to estimates from USA Today, fresh paint may be capable of helping sellers net an additional 1 to 3 percent on a home's final sales price, for comparatively little cost.  Whether you bring it in through paint, wallpaper, or decorative finishes, using color can be a great way to help make any room look just right. Color can set a mood, guide the eye, and help spaces throughout your home seem larger, brighter, and more appealing.  So, what colors should be on your palette as we head for the start of a new year — and a new decade? Recently, a slate of design experts and paint companies unveiled their "colors of the year" for 2020. Whether you're looking to tackle a home improvement project this winter, or start getting your property ready to sell by the spring, this diverse spread of shades is an inspiring place to get started. 

Wallpaper is a major interior design trend right now, here in Chicagoland and across the country.  It's hardly surprising that this iconic piece of home decor is having a moment. Wallpaper has existed in some form or another for hundreds of years. Over the centuries, it passed from being a sign of wealth and royalty in European palaces, to an affordable and enduring way for just about everyone to bring color and texture into their homes.  After the rise of mid-century modernism in the mid 20th century, wallpaper slowly fell out of fashion over the course of the 1980s and '90s. But more recently, a new generation of artists and designers have started experimenting with cutting edge printing technologies, bold colors and patterns, and new application techniques — bringing wallpaper back into fashion with a vengeance.

For many homebuyers, the chance to own property is all about getting the opportunity to make your home, the way you want it. Want a space with a centering yoga area? Looking for a backyard with enough room to build the chicken coop you've always dreamed about?  When you buy a home, you get to make the decisions, and create a space that will truly work for you. For many buyers, this means taking on DIY projects. Here in Chicagoland and around the country, homeowners are embracing DIY — short for "Do It Yourself" — in many ways, from building their own furniture, to making minor home updates, to taking on significant renovation projects. 
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