(With a Wink) Top Home Improvement Tips for 2026

Here’s hoping you won’t be disappointed to find that this blog post says nothing about painting the front door, doing a mini bathroom remodel, buying new throw pillows, or reorganizing your kitchen drawers and shelves.

Our top recommendation for home improvement in 2026 comes from a quieter, simpler place: How about starting from the inside (as in inside yourself) and working your way outward? Since home really is where the heart is. 

• Instead of creating a clean slate by cleaning out the garage: Let go of outdated roles, habits, expectations and emotional clutter.
• Instead of painting the bedroom a neutral grey to create a calm atmosphere: Investigate your “tone” around home. How do your actions and attitudes impact the others who share your home.
• Instead of purchasing a new duvet cover: Prioritize your comfort and rest, by taking time for recovery and sleep.
• Instead of replacing light fixtures: Shine a light on your awareness by committing to a meditation or prayer practice.
• Instead of changing out your bathroom faucets: Examine your daily rituals – your morning and evening routines – to consistently frame the start and end of each day with serenity.
• Instead of adding drawer organizers to your kitchen: Keep a food journal for a few days and consider how you can better and more simply nourish your body.
• Instead of overhauling your home office: Look more closely at your daily schedule and refine – with intention -- how you spend your energy and attention.
• Instead of striving for improvement: Cultivate deep-rooted satisfaction.

If this way of thinking about “home improvement” feels quietly intriguing, we'd welcome the opportunity to talk with you. We can have a thoughtful, big-picture conversation about your home, or your life within it, and how you might make small, meaningful shifts. Sometimes the most important improvements don’t start with a contractor or a color swatch, but with a little curiosity and an honest pause. If you’re craving an ally to help you explore ways to be more at home when at home, we're here for you.