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  • 1 week ago | thespruce.com | Kate McKenna

    If you're thinking of selling your home in 2025, the paint colors you choose could make you lose thousands of dollars-or increase your home's value. A new report by Zillow, the real estate website, found that certain paint colors can increase your home's value by thousands of dollars, while others can hurt your resale value. After surveying over 4,200 homebuyers across the United States, three colors came out on top as the ones buyers would pay more for-as long as they're in the right rooms.

  • 2 weeks ago | thespruce.com | Kate McKenna

    Key Points Hydrangeas are one of the most beloved flowers in the garden, their showy flowers putting on a bountiful display every summer. But for some, that display doesn't last quite as long as we'd like it to. While most hydrangeas only bloom once in summer, there are some hydrangea varieties that can bloom twice -given the right conditions-taking your display from late spring right up until the very first frost in fall.

  • 1 month ago | thespruce.com | Kate McKenna

    If there's one thing I dread every spring and summer with my garden, it's getting down on my hands and knees to pull dandelions and other weeds from my lawn, beds, and walkways. But pulling weeds is necessary part of maintaining your outdoor space-while some are fine to let grow as-is, others start to choke out the plants you're actually intending to grow. And where I live, the weeds are incessant and ever-present. Want more of our favorite products?

  • 1 month ago | thespruce.com | Kate McKenna

    Key Points If you have a pool, then pool noodles are a summer staple-but did you know they're also super useful even if you don't have a pool? They're a versatile tool that can be used for almost anything. Here are some of or favorite ways to use pool noodles around your house and even in your garden. Want more cleaning and organizing tips?

  • 1 month ago | thespruce.com | Kate McKenna

    Sherwin-Williams has chosen their 2025 "Loneliest Color," Radiant Lilac. The Loneliest Color is chosen because it is the least tinted or requested color from their lineup. Radiant Lilac can be used to add a pop of color to any space, and is in-line with the shift away from neutrals. Every paint brand has a color of the year: the color they select from their range of shades that they think will set the tone for the year ahead, based on color trends, consumer patterns, and more.