A recent trend creating a buzz in the home improvement industry is the good life - people seeking to live well by remodeling a kitchen, add a fireplace to the master bath or create an outdoor living room complete with fireplace and kitchen.

Based on a Harvard study, American homeowners will keep the remodeling industry thriving into the next decade wanting energy-efficient, gorgeously designed products that will add comfort and convenience to the little precious time spent at home.

Comfort is a notion that means different things to different people: It can be visual. It can be physical. It can be a synthesis of color, light, texture and style. What works in a New York City brownstone might not be the answer in a Southern California flat.

Some home touches can be expensive, but making a little room feel and actually be comfortable doesn’t have to cost a ton of money

Get your imagination going and consider this:

Observe the types of places you personally find inviting and comfortable. Imagine that as your ideal room and vision a desk, a couple of tables ot a TV set. Perhaps a chaise lounge where you could stretch out would work. Once you’ve decided, looking hard for what would make you happy (without spending a fortune) and just DO IT! Remeber, you are doing it for YOU… not for home and garden magazine.

Then relax and enjoy your getaway at home.