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Before & After: A Little Change Makes a Big Difference in a Small Studio

Sometimes, when you’re dealing with a little space, all it takes is a small change to make a big difference. When Lauren bought her Brooklyn Heights studio, it had just one small closet in the bed nook — but there was a large home office in the living room. The bed rested on a platform with storage underneath, but the storage underneath was only accessible from a trapdoor directly underneath the bed (and who wants to move the whole bed to get to their seasonal storage?).

Nancy Mitchell

May 17, 2017

Overcoming an Awkward Space: Smart Solutions from a Charming Rental Bedroom

If your current rental bedroom situation is awkward, lacking storage, or just bland then check out how Erin Walsh turned her funny-shaped bedroom into a highly functional and relaxing oasis. In writing about the inspiring ways renters fix up their rentals, I will sometimes get dinged for featuring rooms that already “have great bones”—meaning the renters had a decent space to begin with, which I agree makes both customizing and decorating much easier.

Julia Brenner

May 17, 2017

Creatives Carve Out a Home on a School Bus

Name: James & Jen Location: Atlanta, Georgia The basics: Purchased March 2016, completed March 2017 | 125 square feet It still seems a little unreal that people can live on busses without being part of a family band or going on a very intense field trip inside the human body. Not only are James and Jen are living the dream on their rehabbed school bus, they’re slowly winning over the toughest of home critics, their cat.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

May 17, 2017

Before & After: Decking Out the Deck on a Budget

Spring has (maybe? hopefully!) sprung and now is the time to get outdoors. Natalie and her boyfriend recently moved in together and found themselves with a spare table that was a little worse for wear. Rather than toss it and buy all new deck furniture, they had the bright idea to give what they had a colorful upgrade and now they have a lovely outdoor space without breaking the bank. This old table had been in storage and was showing its age- stained, chipped and scratched.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

May 17, 2017

Here’s What the New HomeGoods Store Is Called & When It’s Opening

Okay, HomeGoods fans, we’re one step closer to shopping at a new home store by the brand. TJX just announced the name of the new store, and when they’ll start opening. Back in February, we reported that TJX, the store’s parent company, had told investors that they were planning to introduce a new home store concept in addition to the ever popular HomeGoods. On Tuesday’s earnings call, TJX CEO Ernie Herrman gave the new store a name: HomeSense.

Tara Bellucci

May 17, 2017

No Bidding Wars Here: Places Where You Can Find Homes at 2007 Prices

If you’re house hunting right now, you might lay awake at night wishing you had bought a few years ago instead—before prices went bananas and bidding wars came back into vogue. The good news is, in most of the country, you can still pick up a house for less than it would have cost in the mid-2000s. The national real estate market is unquestionably hot: Buyer demand continues to outpace the available inventory of homes for sale, which drove up prices another 6.

Jon Gorey

May 17, 2017

10 of the Most Surprising Places You Can Build a Wedding Registry

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Apartment Therapy

May 17, 2017

Come Sit By Me: Benches Available in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

I have yet to meet a room that couldn’t benefit from a bench. From the foyer to the dining table to the end of the bed, a bench offers more than just a seat. Its simple design lends itself to multi-functionalism. It can be a coffee table, a landing spot or a display oppoortunity. Whether finished with tufted upholstery for a polished appearance or in raw wood to achieve industrial chicness, benches can fit every style.

Vanessa Londono

May 17, 2017

Former New Yorkers Land in a Beautiful Berlin Space (and Learn You Have to BYO Kitchen)

The Kitchn Editors

May 17, 2017

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What Would You Do with Customizable Wallpaper?

It’s a lovely idea to have a dedicated home office to keep work and life things separate. But it’s rarely a reality. What that means is that our “offices” often have to be carved out of another common space like the living room. When that’s the setup, you can make it work by creating a separate space so that “office stuff” has a defined space to live in. Make the space creative and inspiring, and the whole thing will work.