Your home should be a place for inspiration and relaxation, not just a place to store your belongings. Improve your rental's overall mood with these design tips that are sure to bring the "happy" back into your happy home.

• Improve the lighting. It's no secret that natural sunlight improves your mood, so you want to maximize the amount of it that flows through your home. Switch out heavy draperies or blackout curtains with light, sheer curtains or bamboo blinds, and even replace fluorescent lightbulbs with modern bulbs that mimic the look of sunlight.
• Create a place for everything. Target the areas in your home that collect clutter, such as the area around the front door or the always-overflowing recycling bin. Think of smart solutions for the storage in these areas to create a better flow throughout the home.
• Add some plants and flowers. Studies show that adding some green to your home makes you happy, so fill small pots with leafy green plants, stylish succulents, or blooming flowers.
• Redecorate in soft colors. If you're having trouble relaxing in your bedroom or feeling inspired in your home office, try switching up the color palette. Adding stark white bedding or soft colored throw pillows will create a calming effect in these frequently used areas.

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Whether you are looking to try some new foods you cannot find elsewhere or if you are simply looking to save some money on groceries, then Newark Farmers Market is the place to go. Many locals swear by the fish selection here, but the farmer’s market also sells groceries imported from India, Asia, the Caribbean, and several Spanish-speaking countries, as well as produce and meat.

The Newark Farmers Market is open late every day of the year and always has bananas, milk and eggs on sale. In case you cannot wait to go home and cook what you have purchased, there is a restaurant within. In addition to the food, there are several vendors offering a selection of jewelry, cell phones and accessories, computers, and clothing, as well as items made from bamboo and a barbershop where you can get a quick trim.

Newark Farmers Market
2515 Kirkwood Hwy
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 894-0895
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If you want to try a great pizza, get a Peace a Pizza! Located on the University of Delaware campus, Peace a Pizza has been making great pies for over 15 years. Come into the restaurant, decorated like you just stepped into Haight-Ashbury, and get pizza by the slice or the whole pie. Sample one of Peace a Pizza’s Gourmet pizzas with toppings like the best selling chicken parmesan, pepperoni overload, or mac & cheese. There are also a lot of new selections like the Battuto with pesto and sausage, the Green Goat with goat cheese and arugula, or the San Giovanni with smoked mozzarella and prosciutto. Or make your own pizza creation! There’s also tasty calzones and salads, and everything is available for eat in or take out.

Peace a Pizza
44 E. Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 737-6766
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