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Pandemic changing home remodeling wish lists Transforming spaces for function, comfort trending By CAROL J. ALEXANDER, NerdWallet Published: April 10, 2021, 6:05am Share: 2 Photos A beam is measured and marked March 16 at a housing site in Madison County, Miss. After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, homeowners are looking to adapt their spaces to their new realities. In 2021, expect to see more interest in creating dedicated spaces within the home. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) Photo Gallery After a year of spending more time at...

Carol J. Alexander Of Nerdwallet April 07, 2021 - 4:43 AM After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many homeowners are looking for ways to make their homes fit their new realities. Open floor plans are out; dedicated spaces for remote work and learning are in. Yards are being transformed into entertainment spaces and walls are being repainted. At the same time, increased demand and safety concerns can make the remodeling process much longer than before. Here are five trends to watch for this 2021 home-remodeling season. 1. A FOCUS ON...

– our month-long plan encouraging you to try something new every day. With so many of us working from home right now, the chances are you’re probably sick of staring at the same four corners all day, every day. So, why not spruce them up? Repainting your home, even a single wall, is a simple way to bring some pizzaz to your life. And whether you own a place or rent, you’ll be surprised at what can be achieved – check out the Instagram account @ColourfiedHomes for ideas, as well as Medina Grillo’s How I Rent video series, which champions renters who decorate.

2021 color trends in commercial photography There’s a famous moment in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada where Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) lectures Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) about color trends, explaining how Andy’s seemingly average cerulean blue sweater was, in fact, influenced by years of high fashion. The scene is fictional, of course, but it does have some roots in reality: in 2000, the Pantone Color Institute named Cerulean Blue “the color of the millennium.” Every ye...