A Modern Linear Fireplace Makes a Room Feel Colder Than No Fireplace at All
79.6% of temperature verdicts on rooms with a modern linear fireplace said “too cold”. Rooms with no fireplace: 37.3%.
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Natural Stone Walkways Beat Brick by 37 Points on Curb Appeal
Compared fairly against the other exteriors in the same article, natural stone walkways index 109 and brick walkways 72, where 100 is average.
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“Too Cold” Is a Bigger Room Complaint Than “Looks Dated”
Of 6,559 reasons readers gave for disliking a room, 16% were “too cold / stark” and 10% “looks dated”. Only 1% said it was out of their budget.
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74% of Homeowners Say a Timeless Kitchen Ages Better Than a Trendy One
Asked which kitchen ages best, 74.2% of home-design readers picked the timeless classic. Only 12.5% picked the current trend.
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Only 6.8% of Homeowners Would Choose Open Shelves Over Upper Cabinets
Open shelving is the most rejected idea in the kitchen: 63.6% of readers chose solid upper cabinets and only 6.8% chose open shelves.
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Wood Coffee Tables Score Nearly 3x Higher Than Glass With Home-Design Readers
Across 644,180 views of 4,232 living rooms, wood coffee tables indexed 114.9 and glass 40.3, where 100 is average.
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Black Is the Bathroom Tile Colour Readers Reject Most; Grey Is Merely Ignored
Compared within the same articles, light neutral tile indexes 123, grey 85 and black or charcoal 58, with the highest thumbs-down rate of any tile colour.