Heather Wright

Ottawa

Writer at Livabl

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Introducing the 2025 NewHomeSource Concept Home

1 week ago | architectmagazine.com | Heather Wright

Traditionally, a home search might begin by narrowing down floor plans according to criteria such as bedrooms, bathrooms, exceptional lifestyle amenities, and aesthetic touches. However, the 2025 Virtual Concept Home by NewHomeSource demonstrates that flexibility should be the top trending feature on a homeowner's radar because it enhances functionality, helps affordability, and creates usable space without increasing square footage.
Paint Colors of the Year for 2025

2 weeks ago | newhomesource.com | Heather Wright

The Paint Colors of the Year for 2025 offer a range of dramatic and vibrant hues. Many of the trending shades are reflective of a return to maximalism in home décor and are intended to give homeowners the freedom to confidently express themselves with color choices.
6 Unexpected Accent Walls

3 weeks ago | newhomesource.com | Heather Wright

Accent walls make an impactful style statement. They offer a unique opportunity to experiment with different colors and textures without making a whole-room commitment, or to create an intentional focal point that ties the whole aesthetic together. Traditionally, accent walls might be decorated with wallpaper or paint, but trending textures, materials and colors are stoking inspiration for fresh looks.
8 Eco-Friendly Home Products to Help You Live More Sustainably in 2025

Mar 25, 2025 | newhomesource.com | Heather Wright

Living sustainably at home starts with gradually building habits, including selecting eco-friendly home products and decor. Here’s a collection of stylish, sustainable items that will help you reduce your carbon footprint without sacrificing style. Wood Tiles by Wonderwall Studios Sustainability, wood decor, and using texture for visual interest are three strong interior design trends in 2025. Wonderwall Studios’ reclaimed and recycled wood wall tiles incorporate all three.
Why are the Paint Colors of the Year Such a Big Deal? How do They Choose Them?

Jan 8, 2025 | newhomesource.com | Heather Wright

The last months of the year are the most anticipated by interior design trend-watchers, in part because of the flurry of announcements for Paint Colors of the Year and the Color of the Year during that time. These announcements are much hyped before and are analyzed in detail afterwards by the design community, as the color choices are some of the most significant influences that will shape interior design, and more broadly, cultural and consumer experience for the year to come.
How to Decorate Every Room in Your Home Using the Paint Colors of the Year

Jan 3, 2025 | newhomesource.com | Heather Wright

The Paint Colors of the Year for 2025 are bold and bright, offering inspiration for homeowners to experiment with statement-making shades. These predominantly dark, dramatic colors support other hot interior design trends for 2025, including maximalism, color drenching, biophilia, the unexpected red theory and cozy homes.
Here are the big, bold Paint Colors of the Year for 2025

Oct 4, 2024 | livabl.com | Heather Wright

While the Paint Colors for 2024 were about creating calm, reflective spaces, the Paint Colors of the Year for 2025 extend a conduit for creative energy, granting homeowners permission -and the confidence-to break the minimalist-style mold that held trends for years. Even the more subtle shades have more kick than in years prior, indicating the heavy influence of maximalism right now. The major paint companies' recently revealed choices suggest that our homes will radiate with color this season.
How to make your open-concept floor plan flow

Sep 27, 2024 | livabl.com | Heather Wright

There are several reasons why the open-concept floor plan is so popular: generous sightlines, it is great for entertaining, features a smart use of space, and offers functional benefits for universal design and multi-generational households. However, wide-open space does not naturally lend itself to cozy and connected.
7 ways to add style to a builder-basic home

Sep 19, 2024 | livabl.com | Heather Wright

Perhaps because of the budget, or the desire to DIY down the road, you may have opted for builder-basic finishes in your new construction home. But that doesn't necessarily mean you have to have a basic aesthetic. Builder basic offers a great canvas from which to personalize your space. Here are some tips on how to add style to your builder-basic home.
A butler's pantry or scullery will hide the mess in an open kitchen

Sep 13, 2024 | livabl.com | Heather Wright

While a kitchen integrated right into an open-concept floor plan has upside for entertaining and communal gathering, with wide open sightlines and sensible traffic flow, it doesn't hide the mess in an open kitchen. The reality is that the dirty work of prep and cooking is fully on display, all the time. This is even more prominent when you have a kitchen island that serves as prep, cooking, and seating.