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Best Y2K Home Decor | 2022
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. The ’90s and early aughts are back and better than ever, from miniskirts to baggy jeans and even its funky home decor. Y2K, in particular, had some iconic home trends, and it’d be a shame not to incorporate them into our interiors while it’s “in.” We’re talking corded phones, flower-power accents, and all the squiggly mirrors you could possibly ask for. In fact, this throwback decor is so on brand for the 2000s that…
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Cities With the Biggest Increase in Home Improvement Loans Since COVID-19
Photo Credit: Jaruwan Jaiyangyuen / Shutterstock As Americans hunkered down in their homes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic—with remote work and school continuing into the foreseeable future—many began tackling home improvement projects. Demand for home offices, more living space, and nicer outdoor areas boomed. Interest rates also dropped to record lows, spurring many to take out home improvement loans. According to loan-level mortgage data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), there were nearly 480,000 conventional, single-family home improvement loans taken out in 2020 with a total value of $54.5 billion. Investments in home improvements began to fall during the housing crisis—and beginning of the Great Recession—that…
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Decorating with yellow: warm up cool rooms with a sunny shade
Decorating with yellow brings one of the most cheerful shades of the color spectrum into your home. Space enhancing, summery and warm, it can be used to enhance space or make a room feel cozy and intimate. ‘Use paler shades, and yellow will reflect light in and around a room to make it feel bigger and brighter – the perfect choice for small spaces, narrow corridors or rooms with low ceilings where it can broaden, lengthen and add height. Use mustardy, darker yellows, and it will create a cocooning, intimate appeal,’ advises stylist and art director Sara Bird. Known for its mood-enriching properties, decorating with yellow also suits busy daytime…
