Home Buying Process
Buying a home might seem like a huge undertaking. It’s not something you do every day, so you might not know what to expect. Most buyers don’t. Learning the home buying process can take the mystery out of buying a new home…
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Welcome to Perspective by Jennifer Hyman
Perspective is your source for expert design and real estate insights, created by Jennifer Hyman, an accomplished interior designer and REALTOR®.
Through thoughtful content, Perspective explores how great design and smart real estate decisions can transform any property into a dream home. Discover strategies to boost your home’s value with updates that blend beauty and function. Explore ideas for creating spaces that enhance your lifestyle and reflect your vision.
Jennifer’s unique background in both interior design and real estate ensures her advice is practical, insightful, and actionable. She focuses on solutions that prioritize health, safety, and well-being, while delivering timeless aesthetics.
Whether you’re buying, selling, or simply updating your home, Perspective offers the inspiration and expertise you need to succeed. Each post empowers you to see your home—and its potential—in a new light.
Transform your space, elevate your property, and discover what’s possible with Perspective.
2020 Pantone Color of the Year – Classic Blue
Drum roll please – Pantone has chosen Classic Blue as their color of the year. Over the past couple years, bold colors on walls has become common place in designer magazines and new model homes. Bucking the old guidance of using bland, light…
How to Get Started With a Painting Project
Painting is the most straightforward way to dramatically transform a room at a cost-effective price. Although a painting project can seem like a daunting prospect, with the right planning and execution, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some of…
Buying a New Home for Your Family? Here’s What to Look For
Looking for a brand-new house to call home is truly an exciting part of anyone’s life. However, when children are involved, the home-buying process can get a lot more complicated than it already is. Your needs and wants become amplified…
What You Need to Know About Replacing an Old Sink
Not every home improvement project is as glamorous as remodeling a kitchen or installing beautiful new crown molding. Sometimes things simply need to be replaced. Replacing an old sink makes for a good example, whether it’s in your kitchen or…
Home Staging Sells
Are you ready to sell your home and and need to present it in it’s best shape before you list it for sale? Professional home staging is the best way to achieve this! Most of us have wandered into new…
What are the values and benefits of hiring an Interior Designer?
We are problem solvers, artistic problem solvers! I’ve helped my clients by: preventing a murder by resolving the “it’s too hot/it’s too cold” argument once and for all with a smart thermostat, motorized window treatments, a tube of caulk, and…
Should You Refinish Your Kitchen Cabinets, or Replace Them All Together?
One of the most common kitchen renovation questions what should be done with the kitchen cabinets. Should or could they be refinished with a new stain or fresh paint color? Should they be replaced? Either way, it is a big—and costly—decision.…
Cool Blues and Oceanview: Jeffrey Alan Marks Talks Fabrics
Jeffrey Alan Marks is leaning into his signature coastal chic aesthetic with his second collection with Kravet, Oceanview. The collection presents classic patterns in a modern way, while maintaining its traditional craftsmanship. Featuring elements like sea shells, jute, cotton and…
Select an Artistic Sculptural Table Lamp to Enhance Vignettes
The smallest details can make the biggest difference which is why Stylists love creating vignettes for their clients. While the walls, floor, lighting, and furnishings of a room define it, it is the accessories, including decorative lighting, that set the…