Articles by: Home Renovation Concepts Staff

  • How to Create an Outdoor Living Room

    How to Create an Outdoor Living Room

    Your outdoor space does not need to be boring. Adding comfortable furniture, curtains, lights, planters and other accessories will make it perfect for relaxing and entertaining. Learn how to create an outdoor living room in this Real Simple video:

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  • Three Rules for Illuminating a Space

    Three Rules for Illuminating a Space

    Lighting can affect so much of our well-being. It can impact our appetite, our mood, and even our overall mental health. When lighting a space, there are a multitude of factors to think about.Learn the three rules for illuminating a space in this video by […]

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  • Transitional California Home

    Transitional California Home

    This transitional California home is a transformed classic cottage that is designed for entertaining family and friends and has a relaxed but elegant aesthetic. Dark wood flooring, natural stone, big windows and folding glass doors connect the indoors to the outdoors, and the homeowners’ artwork […]

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  • How to Select a Weed Killer

    How to Select a Weed Killer

    Weed killers help keep your lawn and outdoor spaces to look their best year-round, and they also save you the time and effort involved in pulling weeds yourself. Learn how to select a weed killer in this video by The Home Depot:

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  • Beautiful Calm Outdoor Living Space

    Beautiful Calm Outdoor Living Space

    These homeowners wanted their backyard to be the gathering place for the neighborhood. The existing pool was updated with a new liner and surrounding coping, and the gardens were redone with low-maintenance native plants. Feather reed grass in front of the horizontal fence creates motion […]

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  • How to Build a Cornhole Board

    How to Build a Cornhole Board

    Cornhole is a popular lawn game played with bean bags and raised angled boards with a single hole at the far end. While you can buy the boards, it’s a simple project to make them yourself with lumber and plywood. Learn how to build a […]

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  • Rooftop Terrace Transformation

    Rooftop Terrace Transformation

    Designer Rebecca Robson takes you shopping and presents her rooftop terrace transformation of her son’s patio space, which features a dining area, smoker, outdoor gas heater, market lights, lounge area, firepit, and plants, in this video by The Kinwoven Home:

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  • How to Create a Calm Corner

    How to Create a Calm Corner

    Every caregiver know that with kids the whole house pretty much belongs to them – so much so that getting them to play in their own parent-approved kids’ spaces seems nearly impossible. There are a few ways to get a child engaged with their space: […]

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  • How to Transform a Gutter into a Hydroponic Garden

    How to Transform a Gutter into a Hydroponic Garden

    Instead of tossing out an old gutter, you can turn it into something useful and decorative for your outdoor area. Learn how to transform a gutter into a hydroponic garden in this Great Home Ideas video:

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