Upgrading your home can be a smart investment, especially in today's housing slump. The kitchen and bath are the most essential rooms in your home and these rooms typically deliver the best return on a remodeling investment.

No matter how well you think you know your partner, living under the same roof can reveal a whole new side of your significant other. Here are some tips to update your bedroom and bathroom to help ease the transition of living together.

Amid today's challenging economic climate, families are calling for quality and casual trends that can resonate for years to come, all at smart prices. Low-cost, easy changes can enhance a home's value and the pleasure in reveling in a unique and personal living space.

Multi-tasking is in vogue, but do-it-yourselfers have been doing it for decades with the help of tools that serve more than one purpose. Here are some gift items that are essential for the DIYer's well-equipped multi-purpose tool box.

Record world oil prices will hit home heating this winter, with consumers likely paying high prices to heat their homes. Now is the time to give your home a "check-up."

That vacant, foreclosed home next door isn't just bringing down your neighborhood's property values. It may also be a haven for a myriad of pests that can threaten the health and safety of neighbors, children and pets.

There may be no place like home, but for more than 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies(1), there's no place for allergens in the home. Indoor allergens, such as dust mites, mold and pet dander, are more common than people may think. In fact, at any given time, 80 percent of people in the U.S. are exposed to dust mites and 60 percent are exposed to cat or dog dander(2).