(Gender) Neutral Ground: A Design Expert On Decorating a Bathroom to Please Everyone
Showering, shaving, putting on makeup, removing makeup, brushing teeth, trimming beards—we spend a lot of our days in the bathroom. With all that time spent there, it should be a place where you feel comfortable and happy. It’s a room that should reflect your personality and aesthetic, but when two people share the same bathroom, it might be hard to keep them both happy if they have opposing styles.
May 2, 2017
A Gorgeous Two-Bedroom Duplex in Park Slope
There is so much to love about this lovingly rehabbed Park Slope duplex, from the location one block from Prospect Park, to the spacious, sunny rooms with original features—hardwood floors with walnut inlay, working fireplace, and stained glass bay window. This property is a beautiful mix of vintage and modern in a prime Brooklyn location with access to additional basement storage and a private deck. In other words: a dream scenario indeed.
May 2, 2017
A Loft of One’s Own
Name: Leanne Location: St. Charles, Illinois The basics: 2.5 years, rented After sharing a much larger space for a few years, Leanne decided to downsize in order to live on her own. She’s made the most of her space, customizing it to fit her needs and style.
May 2, 2017
9 Ways to Take Advantage of the Space Under Your Sofa
Under-sofa organization is a many splendored thing. Not only does it provide you with extra storage room for stashing your stuff, it offers easy access to everyday items—newspapers, magazines, and DVDs—that can often get lost in living room clutter. To prove it, we’ve rounded up nine unexpected ways to maximize the space under your sofa. From DIY drawers to sliding storage boxes, each idea is designed to make the most of that small, but promising, area.
May 2, 2017
My Experience of Living and Using Marble Countertops: One Year Later
(Image credit: Faith Durand) From Kitchn → My Experience of Living With Marble Countertops: One Year Later null
May 2, 2017
Which City’s House Hunters Are On The Move, & Which Are The Most Loyal?
American home buyers are getting itchy feet, especially in some of the nation’s priciest housing markets. That’s according to real estate brokerage Redfin, which found one in five house hunters was searching for a home outside their own metro area in the first quarter of 2017. In the Bay Area, where the median home price was $709,000 in March (and $1.1 million in San Francisco itself), 19.
May 2, 2017
Before & After: Bathroom Beadboard on a Budget
We’ve seen Ariel work her renter friendly design magic before, and now she’s turned her energy toward the bathroom. In one weekend she added color, texture and style without sacrificing her security deposit. Check it out! From Amber: That folks, is what it looks like when bad spaces and poor planning happen to good people. As you can see, not terrible, but nothing that I’d call “Pinterest worthy.
May 2, 2017
10 Things You Can Clean in the Dishwasher
(Image credit: Kitchn Video) From Kitchn → 10 Surprising Things You Can Clean in the Dishwasher
May 2, 2017
If You Love Bourbon and Bungalows, Then This Airbnb Is for You
(Image credit: Air BnB) From Kitchn → If You Love Bourbon and Bungalows, This Airbnb Is for You null
May 2, 2017
Why You’re Never Too Old to Host a Sleepover
Close your eyes and think back to the best moments of your youth—a lot of them probably involve sleepovers with your best friends growing up, right? From big sleepover parties that involved multiple pizzas and dozens of sleeping bags on the living room floor to the one-on-one BFF moments where you stayed up all night whispering about inside jokes, sleepovers defined so much of our time from childhood to young adulthood… and then, well, we grew up.
May 2, 2017
101 Ways to Boost Your Budget and Save Major Cash
From Apartment Therapy → 101 Ways to Boost Your Budget and Save Major Money null
May 2, 2017
House Tour: A Designer's Dramatic Mural-Filled Home in California
House Tour: A Designer's Dramatic Mural-Filled Home in California
May 2, 2017