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Surprise Storage Hacks That Actually Look Good, Too

We’re so used to shopping for furniture room-by-room that it’s hard to think outside the box when it comes to clever ways to create more storage and deciding what to put where. But sometimes, putting furniture in the “wrong” room turns out to be just the right way to get organized. If you’re starting to pre-plan your fall reorganization strategy, this may be just the new way of thinking that makes it all click.

Tim Minerd

Jun 28, 2017

A (Formerly Neglected) Modern Cabin in the Woods of Washington

Name: Amanda, her wife Courtney and their daughter Location: Stevenson, Washington The basics: 10 months, owned — 1,800 square feet Amanda and Courtney took a chance on a cabin in the woods that was in not-so-great shape. Their hard work and leap of faith paid off in dividends, their cabin is full of the kind of rustic charm that city folks spend their days daydreaming about on the subway.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 28, 2017

Time it Right: Here’s What the Transition from Renting to Owning a Home Looks Like (and Costs)

There is so much that’s confusing about the home buying process as a first-timer, and all I can really do (beyond writing articles like this one) is absolutely promise that an attentive real estate agent and a knowledgeable mortgage broker will be your lifelines. You’ll be surprised how much you learn about earnest payments, escrow and amortization in that month or so it takes to close. Definitely more than you paid attention to in college accounting, I’ll tell you that much.

Taryn Williford

Jun 28, 2017

Forget Avocado Toast: Here’s How Long It Takes Millennials to Save for a Down Payment

Contrary to what some might believe, avocado toast isn’t what’s keeping Millennials from buying houses—rather, a shortage of affordable homes is stopping prospective homebuyers from their purchasing dreams, no doubt combined with things like student debt (according to Forbes, more than 44 million people face a total of $1.3 trillion of student debt, more than any other kind of debt, outside of mortgages).

Brittney Morgan

Jun 28, 2017

Before & After: A Basic-Guy-Style Bedroom Goes Simple Scandi-Chic

"I love the fact that it finally looks like a bedroom."

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 28, 2017

This Is the Sweet Amazon Prime Deal You Had No Idea Existed

(Image credit: Jonathan Weiss) shutterstock From Kitchn → The Sweet Amazon Prime Deal You Had No Idea Existed null

Apartment Therapy

Jun 28, 2017

Before & After: A Small Brooklyn Apartment Gets a Sweet Makeover

Designer Linda Cava’s Brooklyn home is one of those weird studio/not quite studio apartments that can throw even a seasoned decorator for a loop. The apartment has three main spaces — an open foyer, a large room that needed to be her living room, bedroom and office rolled into one and a tiny kitchen she wanted to modernize. Let’s see how she tackled each of these spaces to suit her needs and her style.

Adrienne Breaux

Jun 28, 2017