Want to sell your home fast? Customizing your kitchen, baths or master bedroom is a simple way set your home apart and increase the "wow factor" of those particular rooms.

What do you see when you pull out your tableware? Is your silver as shiny as you remembered? Does your crystal sparkle like new? With the holiday season and other festive gatherings approaching, now is the time to make sure your dinnerware glitters.

Despite a slumping economy, home improvements remain a popular investment for homeowners. Lisa LaPorta, designer and host of HGTV's "Designed to Sell," offers tips to help homeowners make good design decisions -- whether they're selling, staying or going green.

Cabinets rank with appliances and countertops as a kitchen design element that draws a lot of attention. Upgrading cabinets with cost-effective, high-impact accessories like fresh hardware and moldings can put the finishing touch of personalization on your kitchen.

You've been itching to renovate or redecorate, but it may be difficult to fund your grand dreams given the current economy. Gutting the master bath or completely upgrading the kitchen may be on hold for a while, but you can still make some decorating changes that will have a big impact - for less than $100 a project.

What pops into your head when you think about holidays? Sugarplums? Or do you see yourself trying to balance work and family with gifts, baking and parties? You're not alone. But there is a way to both enhance the holidays and comfort yourself during a hectic holiday season -- aromatherapy.

Great lighting inside and outside a home can enhance the overall appearance and value while making it safer. With the right strategy, you can refresh your home's lighting for less than you think.