Your home is your own little piece of paradise – your place away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  So if you wish to create a little more ambiance in your home or if you are simply looking for new lighting options that are not only easy to install but also affordable, consider these 7 indoor lighting options: Track Lighting:  Track lighting is a great choice for those who don

One of the most difficult choices you’ll need to make when choosing a new bathroom vanity is whether to opt for a pre-made vanity or a set of custom built cabinetry. Price, utility, and aesthetics are all important factors – as is the size of your bathroom – and either way, the decision isn’t always easy. But recently brands like Sagehill have introduced a good, middle-of-t

You might think that the biggest shopping day of the year is Black Friday, but it’s actually Christmas Eve. After all, even if you have every present bought, wrapped, and tucked away by Halloween, you might still fall victim to the worst last-minute disaster of them all: Realizing you don’t have the ingredients you need to make the dish you promised for your holiday office party or big

Today I wanted to take a break from our usual home design posts and talk about what’s probably on everyone’s mind these days anyway: the holiday season, and specifically gift giving. Now, you all probably know at least one person that begs off gifts every year – someone who, for whatever reason, says “Don’t get me anything.” I’ve heard this more than ever

If you’re in the market for a new dining table, chances are you’re looking at one that’s made of wood. Wood is the most traditional material for tables, and so ubiquitous that you might not even think to look for any other type of table. But glass tables are a unique, beautiful modern alternative that can really bring your dining space to live, and they come with a whole host of

Bathroom remodels are full of devilish details – things that are important, but all too easy to overlook until it’s too late. It’s easy to get caught up in the big things – like designing your custom shower or choosing a new whirlpool – and hold off on smaller decisions, like which bathroom faucet you want, until later. But that can be a surprisingly big mistake, espe

Bookshelves are among the most utilitarian pieces of furniture in the home. By and large, they’re designed to do one thing, and one thing only: shelve books. If you need to store books (or other roughly book-shaped media), you need a bookshelf, and nine times out of ten, that’s simply that. But if you want your bookshelves to do double duty – say, to actually enhance your home de

Here on the homethangs blog, we really love copper – copper kitchen sinks, copper bathtubs, copper vessel sinks, just about any way you can emphasize or accessorize with copper in your home, we love it. Why? Because not only is copper beautiful and easy to care for, but it ages naturally with time, developing a beautiful antique patina and maturing as you use it. That means that not only are

For Blog Action Day (which coincides with this year’s World Food Day), I’d like to do something a little different. I’d like to talk about food. I spend a lot of time thinking about food, from planning meals to worrying about additives in processed foods, to trying to eat sustainably while struggling, at times, to find the money to make smart food choices. Heck, I spend a lot of

Welcome to our new home idea blog. With our new blog, we will provide tips on renovations, access to coupons and deals, and updates on the latest projects and trends of interior design. The blog will also delve into the art of landscaping and horticulture. Anything that relates to making your home beautiful will end up on our blog. At Homethangs.com, we aim to help homeowners make their remod