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" Feeling blue? You may want to consider renovating your home\u2014or at least redecorating your living room. A recent study conducted by home design site Houzz indicates that a well-designed home could be the key to your happiness.  Photo: Victoria Pearson According to a survey of over 6,000 homeowners, 87 percent responded that their home&amp;#039;s design impacts their overall happiness. Furthermore, those homeowners who have remodeled or redecorated in the last two years indicated that they are happier, more relaxed, and tidier at home now than those who hadn&amp;#039;t refreshed their home recently. Of those who described their home as being &amp;quot;in need of work,&amp;quot; only 51 percent reported feeling happy at home. So what&amp;#039;s the room that makes people the happiest? It&amp;#039;s a clean, organized, comfortable and light-filled living room. According to the survey, all it takes are big windows and comfy furniture\u2014the two elements that topped the list of what makes people happiest at home. A few other interesting stats from the survey: -Men are more than twice as likely as woman to derive happiness from a big screen television (40 percent versus 17 percent). -The majority of homeowners are happiest at home with just their immediate family. -Rural and suburban homeowners report that they&amp;#039;re happiest at home during the morning. -Country dwellers say that the sounds of wildlife make them happiest, as opposed to the sound of children, family conversations, music, or television. -When given options of chores to skip, homeowners said they would be happiest if there were never dirty dishes left in the sink.  See more results from Houzz&amp;#039;s Home &amp;amp;amp; Happiness survey.  Tell us: What makes you happiest at home?  ----- Plus:100 Living Room Design Ideas \u00BB Renovation and Remodeling Ideas \u00BBHow to Save Money on Your Next Kitchen Update \u00BB65 wow-worthy home makeovers \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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