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Why You Should Keep a Cutting Board in Your Small Bathroom

You think New York City real estate is bad? You should see my bathroom counter. The door to the bathroom opens up right into the only natural place to put the vanity, which means there’s only one shallow, narrow space for the vanity to go — and one shallow, narrow space to work with when I’m getting ready in the morning. I used to drop my makeup bag and hair straightener right into the sink, but that got old fast every time I needed to rinse extra cheek tint off my hand.

Taryn Williford

Nov 21, 2017

Do You Really Know What’s In Your Sheets? Here’s How To Spot Fake Labels

A lot of attention has been paid lately to the increasingly competitive mattress industry, and the growing lack of transparency for consumers, but it turns out that we should be just as concerned about what covers our mattresses. Two recent studies show that an overwhelming majority of fabric labels on our sheet sets have been faked.

Melissa Massello

Nov 21, 2017

This Paint Trick Makes Rooms Look Much More Expensive

A small investment that will make a big impact.

Nancy Mitchell

Nov 21, 2017

5 Tiny (Yet Inspiring) Bedrooms With Plenty of Lessons to Share

One of the challenges of living in a small apartment is trying to figure out how to fit everything you need into a small bedroom. Fitting everything in, plus the bed (which is pretty essential) can feel nearly impossible, so we’ve rounded up five small bedrooms that make very efficient use of their small footprints—plus ideas you can steal from each one. The bedroom above, from Hemnet via Apartment Therapy, is a perfect example of small-space efficiency.

Nancy Mitchell

Nov 21, 2017

The $1 Storage Solution You Won’t Know How You Lived Without

I’ve picked up the odd Dollar Tree clear plastic bin here and there for, well, I can’t remember what for now that I use them for everything. Seriously, since discovering and drooling over The Home Edit‘s Instagram feed (I even rainbowtized my apps, but that’s a story for another day), I’m clear-binning all the things. Here’s why I wish I’d started organizing with them years ago.

Shifrah Combiths

Nov 21, 2017