Accent Walls in This NYC Apartment Saved It from Being a “Stark White Shoebox”Tours
The bareness of the original home was an advantage to Kate.
Mar 9, 2026
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Inside 75+ Living Rooms That Are Super Tiny (Yet Totally Stylish!)Decorating
All from real homes featured in our archives.
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These Kitchen Cabinets Are Unrecognizable After a $600 DIY MakeoverHome Projects
Courtney Hierath had a lot to love about her little bungalow, but the kitchen, with its buttermilk-yellow walls and dark wood cabinets, wasn’t on the list.“I despised it from day one,” says Courtney. “But the idea of tackling this huge project was daunting, so I kept putting it off as long as I could.
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A 1930s Rental Got a Colorful, Collected Makeover From a Professional StylistTours
With original built-ins, dramatic paint colors, and vintage treasures, stylist Erik Kenneth Staalberg's 1400-square-foot California rental apartment proves a historic home can feel both collected and completely personal.
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I Never Throw Away Dryer Lint — I Use It for This Smart Hack InsteadLife
Dryer lint is a pain. You have to remember to take it out of the dryer each time you toss in a load, and it inevitably seems to drop little pieces everywhere. Cleaning your dryer lint trap can be a nightmare. Up until now, I’d always tossed dryer lint directly in the trash — but then I discovered the many uses of dryer lint. As it turns out, dryer lint uses go far beyond getting caught in a filter.
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5 Bathroom Tile Trends You’ll Regret in 5 Years, According to DesignersDecorating
Consider steering clear of these finishes that scream 2025.
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My Digital Decluttering Trick Works on Every Single DeviceOrganizing
When you think about the items cluttering your home, you might immediately think of the mail pile by the entryway, the “clothes chair” in your bedroom, or even hidden messes, like the ones behind drawers, cabinets, or closet doors. But there’s another type of clutter that’s just as important to address, even if it doesn’t feel as visible or physical as the rest.
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They Painted Their Dated Dining Room Gray — It’s Unexpectedly Brighter NowHome Projects
During Meredith Svoboda’s final walk-through of her Nashville home, she photographed the dining room, “dreaming of the life I could bring to this room,” she writes.She, her husband, and their three children moved into their new house this past April, and Meredith decided from the get-go that she’d have to make some changes.“The room was so dark and always had a yellow hue to it,” she writes.
Oct 12, 2022