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Before & After: Miles of Style in a First “Grown Up” Apartment

After Josie helped her client, Lisa, move into her Prospect Heights apartment she tackled the task of figuring out a look and layout for the space that would meet the needs and wants of her client. The space needed to be multi-functional, work with the somewhat unconventional window alcove and inject some style into the space.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 19, 2017

There’s An Entire Scottish Village For Sale

If you’ve ever dreamed of leaving your day job behind and getting into the vacation rental (or holiday let, as the Brits say) business, you might just want to take a look at this listing for an entire Scottish village on the Isle of Skye. The sale is for “Mary’s Cottages,” four thatched stone structures in Elgol, a secluded fishing village on the picturesque Isle of Skye.

Tara Bellucci

Jun 19, 2017

30+ Shortcuts & Strategies to Get Your Home Cleaner Faster

Raise your hand if you wish you could clean your home faster, but you just don’t know how to make it work. (I’m raising my hand along with you, if you couldn’t tell). The good news: Housecleaning pros, former messy people and the like all weighed in on Reddit with their best speedy—but effective—cleaning tips. Below are some of the best methods and tricks from the thread that might help you reduce your cleaning time and clean more effectively.

Brittney Morgan

Jun 19, 2017

Before & After: We Survived Our First (Mostly) DIY Kitchen Reno

Michelle and her husband bought their house with the anticipation of putting in some serious work on the kitchen. What they didn’t expect was a handful of undisclosed damages and, as first time renovators, just how much time a kitchen reno can take. But they survived! Smarter, saavier and with a much better kitchen. From Michelle: We spent almost a year looking at houses before we came across our current home.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 19, 2017

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Make Space for Makeup: DIY This Home Beauty Bar

Barring maybe a home spa, vanities are the ultimate beauty lover’s luxury. Thanks to Command’s Damage-Free Hanging Solutions, even those of us with tiny apartments can make space for one. Using just a desk, stool, and a few damage-free, wall-mounted designs, we created a modern beauty bar with an Instagrammable rainbow of colors. Installed in an afternoon, this little niche will make you happy every morning.

Creative Studio

Jun 19, 2017

How to Pick the Best Carton of Strawberries

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Apartment Therapy

Jun 19, 2017

A Kitchen Storage Trend That’s a Fresh Update on Floating Open Shelving

If you’re itching to kick your standard closed cabinets to the curb to update the look of your kitchen, you may be considering the controversial open shelf. But before you add a bunch of bespoke floating wooden shelves to your kitchen, consider this in-between look that’s a little less expected. It just might be the thing you’re looking for to add some organized, yet visually interesting storage to your cooking space.

Adrienne Breaux

Jun 19, 2017

Daily Marketplace Deals: Sophisticated Tallboys and DWR

We spend our days scouring the Marketplace for gems you can’t find anywhere else. Buy and sell with over 200,000 neighbors that love quality home furnishings and good design. When you’re ready to upgrade from hand-me-down dressers, take a look at MCMBKNY. The Brooklyn-based online store specializes in mid-century modern furniture. They offer local delivery in New York City and shipping across the country. Along with dining table sets and credenzas, they carry beautiful tallboys.

Vanessa Londono

Jun 19, 2017

A 2-Minute Post-Shower Routine to Get (and Keep!) Your Bathroom Ultra Clean

With the combination of dampness, soap scum, and grout and grooves, the place where we get ourselves clean isn’t always the cleanest place itself. However, having a few of the right tools in place makes it easy to create a do-it-now cleaning habit so you can keep the bathroom fresh perpetually. Use Fabric Shower Curtain Liners: Soap scum is any bathroom-cleaner’s nemesis. Getting it out of plastic shower curtains is impossible and, frankly, not worth the time even trying.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 19, 2017

Organizing Zen: Closet

Jun 19, 2017