Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Your home should be your retreat from the world. It’s a space where you should recover the energy lost throughout the day, a spot where you can really be yourself. Alas, there are a few things that can compromise this sense of security, and that’s when you don’t feel private at your property. Of course, it’s unlikely that anyone is going to intentionally look into your home, but it’s just not a pleasant feeling. It’s not even about being viewed, either — if your home lets in too much light and public noise, then…

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Photo Credit The atmosphere of our family home can often shift depending on the mood of those within it. If your teenage daughter storms from the dining table one evening because they are upset at a sibling, that creates a tense familial situation and hangs a feeling of upset over the entire room. Thankfully, it will dissipate. More positively, the budding feeling of love and enjoyment you get each Christmas morning when welcoming your children downstairs is perhaps the time in which love will be felt most, even in the tightest family unit. A…