Home upgrades that can increase happiness and resale value – Mar. 29, 2010

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Home upgrades that can increase happiness and resale value – Mar. 29, 2010: “Your home can make you happier

By Elizabeth FennerMarch 29, 2010: 5:35 AM ET

(Money Magazine) — With your house almost certainly worth less now than it was three years ago –and with more declines possible — you may feel stuck in your current place. Stuck, and bummed out.

Time to get over it. A new house with a snazzier kitchen or a big media room may seem like the ticket to happiness. But the burgeoning field of evidence-based design — backed by science that studies the effect of built spaces on our brains and bodies — indicates that neither tons of space nor high-end furnishings are key to your home satisfaction. Much more important are things that may seem minor but that pack a big emotional wallop.”