Forget about just the financial return on investment, today’s DIY is emotional remodeling. Plus, find out the origin of the word kitchen, and the new editor of World of Interiors is making some changes.
Home Improvement News
Emotional remodeling seems to be on the rise.
While only 1/3 of homeowners say they feel joy in their home, about 1 out of every 3 Millennials report that being happy with a space is an important reason for starting home improvement, according to the 9th Annual LightStream Home Improvement Trends Survey.
Did You Know?
Why a “kitchen” isn’t called a “cooking room”? For example, we have the living room, bathroom, and dining room.
In summary, experts say both kitchen and cook actually come from the same source: Latin’s coquere (CO_KUR_A) that means ‘to cook.’
It then became the noun coquina (CO-KEY-NA), which became Old English cycene SI-SCENE), and then Middle English kichene (kE-chEne)
Design News
Condé Nast’s World of Interiors first issue under Hamish Bowles’ leadership is hitting newsstands this month.
After saying yes to Anna Wintour’s request to take over as the third editor in the 40-year history of the magazine, he started making some changes with podcasts and videos as a way of ‘amplifying print images of an environment.’
Are your home improvement decisions based on return on investment or are they emotional remodeling decisions?