The Latest: Jul 26, 2016

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Before & After: Saving a Space With Shiplap

Kari found herself facing a familiar design foe, the too large white wall. She eventually landed on an ingenuous solution that added interest to the wall without sacrificing any of the cool. From Kari: When we moved into our house last year, it was basically move in ready but we had a large, white wall in our living room and we had no idea what to do with it.

Nora Taylor

Jul 26, 2016

Find the Perfect Snack for Your Zodiac Sign

(Image credit: Desserts: Natalka Dmitrova) shutterstock From Kitchn → Match Your Snack to Your Zodiac Sign

Apartment Therapy

Jul 26, 2016

9 of the World’s Most Beautiful and Unique Pools

I recently moved from Houston to New York, so my access to actual swimming pools is a lot more restricted than it used to be. I have dealt with this by spending a disproportionally large amount of time looking at pools on the internet.

Nancy Mitchell

Jul 26, 2016

The Sandless Beach Blanket: Urban Legend or Must-Have Invention? We Tested One to Find Out

Have you ever heard of a “sandless” beach blanket? Well, we hadn’t either until recently. When I first introduced the idea, my fellow AT staffers threw out words like “sorcery” and “urban legend” but mostly, it was a barrage of ???s. No one could wrap their head around it, so we had to take it to the test lab (my local beach) and find out if, in fact, someone could stay sand-free on the shoreline while using one.

Arlyn Hernandez

Jul 26, 2016

A Tiny House Chock Full of Books

I know you guys love books. In past posts about tiny houses, I’ve definitely heard some of you say that you could never imagine living in such a small space, because you could never, ever give up your books. Fortunately, you don’t have to. April Anson lived in a tiny house for three years while a student at the University of Oregon, and while living in 114 square feet definitely involved some sacrifices, parting with her books wasn’t one of them.

Nancy Mitchell

Jul 26, 2016

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Simple Solutions: How to Use Color Blocking to Display Album Art

The good old accent wall is one of the simplest ways to make an impact in a room. An extension of that strategy is color blocking, which offers infinite possibilities for customization. Go chic in black-and-white blocking, try an understated monochromatic theme, or heck, go all the way with a full rainbow! In the DIY project below, we used Dutch Boy paints to show how to level up the color block wall with a highly personalized look.