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Encore leans traditional, but it has playful undertones that help it feel nostalgic rather than stodgy. Valspar It’s time for the much-anticipated announcement of Valspar’s 2025 Color of the Year. This year marks the paint company’s 16th Color of the Year pick, a bold, captivating shade appropriately titled Encore. The Valspar 2024 Color of the Year selection was a relaxing shade called...

Make cleanup easier and put fallen sticks in your yard to good use with these simple ideas. Susan Vineyard / Getty Images Cleaning up twigs, sticks, and branches knocked free from trees and shrubs by heavy snows and intense summer storms can be a hassle, but there are plenty of ways to put fallen sticks to good use and make garden cleanup easier. From crafting to composting, here are 18 ways to...

Redfin reports that the total value of housing has now surpassed $1 trillion in eight U.S. markets. Orange County, Chicago, Phoenix, and Washington D.C. have recently joined Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Boston in this exclusive group. This expansion highlights the significant surge in home prices over the past year. Orange County California's housing market alone saw a $121 billion increase in...

Move over, feeders! Native plants are the true superstars for attracting birds with berries, seeds, and shelter. Doug Hetherington Many of us love attracting birds to our yards with feeders, but did you know that certain native plants work even better? Native plants offer birds natural food, shelter, and nesting sites year-round. Plus, their diverse food supply supports a wider variety of birds...

Benny Blanco swears by it, but does this strategy actually ease next-day aches? We turned to dietitians for some answers. kuppa_rock / Getty Images Aside from being a songwriter and music producer for several Top 40 hits, a successful record executive, and Selena Gomez’s partner, Benny Blanco is now a bestselling cookbook author. In honor of the debut of Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends, he...

Decorate for autumn in an instant. Amazon Hanging a wreath on your door is an effortless way to upgrade your entrance. Sweater weather might still be weeks away, but now’s a great time to shop for harvest-themed home decor to welcome autumn when it does arrive. Keeping your pumpkin spice latte budget in mind, we scoured Amazon for the best deals on autumn door wreaths that will instantly...

Have lower mortgage rates positively impacted the housing demand data yet? Some people have been very disappointed with the data so far, so I wanted to take an in-depth look with this week’s tracker to see what lower rates have done to these key data lines. Let’s look at two of those data lines today to see if we can spot a positive trend.  Purchase application data My belief has always been...

With 7.7 million listings on Airbnb and 7.2 million vacation homes on Booking.com, it can be tough to know which platform is best for listing your vacation rental. Both...

Find out how to cure garlic so you can store hardneck and softneck bulbs for the winter. Elena Boltunova / Getty Images Garlic bulbs are typically harvested in summer when the plant’s leaves start to yellow and dry out. Unless you intend to freeze, can, or use the garlic in recipes immediately, fresh garlic must be cured before storing it in the pantry or root cellar. Whether you grow softneck...

Knowing these warning signs could save you from costly repairs and unexpected renovations down the line. Brie Williams Chip Gaines is no stranger to unexpected renovations. Throughout five seasons of Fixer Upper, he and his wife, Joanna Gaines, navigated their fair share of inspection hiccups and surprise repairs. Now, he’s sharing his biggest piece of home-buying advice. With decades of...