The Latest: Dec 2017

Here’s one eye-catching rental that you couldn’t miss even if you tried. Italian/Portuguese firm Mezzo Atelier designed a dazzling pink holiday rental on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, and we’re eager to join the visitor’s list. We already count pink as one of those rug colors that will work practically everywhere, but as it turns out, the vibrant hue also does wonders for a home’s exterior.

Our adoration for tiny homes knows no bounds, and this cozy Canadian earthship-inspired house on wheels is no exception. The construction of the humble abode took place after Steve completed a course on on Earthship Biotecture design and building in New Mexico. The tiny home on wheels is stylish, sustainable and extremely inviting. At a mere 140 square feet, the home comes equipped with a queen-sized bed, a kitchen with a vertical herb garden and a deck.

Do you have some holiday cash or gift cards burning a proverbial hole in your pocket? Good news: a lot of retailers are keeping their after Christmas sales going strong until (and even past) when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. Here are our picks for the best deals.

New year, new you, new home! While you’re busy thinking of resolutions for the new year, slip a few home-related ones onto the list. From promising to hack your organization to giving yourself room to take bolder design risks, ahead are a few ideas to get you brainstorming. Every year we collect a mountain of clutter, usually without realizing it.

You guys seem to have an affinity for anything that can de-lint and de-fuzz, that's for sure.

While maximalist, Bohemian, “Jungalow-inspired” spaces were all the rage in 2017, there was another design style that gained in popularity: minimalism. It’s certainly not a new idea, but it does seem to be popping up more and more as people strive for calm, relaxing spaces in an increasingly hectic world. This year, we toured a number a stunning spaces that don’t have a whole lot of “stuff”, but certainly have a ton of style.

When you have minimal counter space to prep, work, and cook on, every square inch is precious. Take it from a New Yorker who once prepped a Thanksgiving turkey on the kitchen floor, while chopping mirepoix in the sink and stacking hot bakeware, mixing bowls, and several pounds of potatoes on one square foot of Formica. While this stylish Austin home has a decent amount of counter space, creative uses of vertical and horizontal space in the kitchen maximize the cooking surfaces available.

While everyone has their own vision when it comes to their living space, sometimes the finer details get a little hazy and we end up making home decor mistakes we’re not entirely sure how to fix. From being confused about how to hang curtains properly to not being sure how to tackle entryway clutter, we rounded up some common mistakes you might be making at home (and how to fix them.

If you’re in the market for furniture and you love a deal, we have good news for you. Room & Board’s clearance sale starts today, and select items are 20 to 50 percent off. The annual sale—which officially runs until January 10—is going on in stores and online, though they’re slightly different. If you live near a Room & Board location, they will have 20 to 50 percent off floor models and discontinued items.

Good news, IKEA fans. The Swedish retailer is having a winter sale, and select items are up to 50 percent off. We’ve got the full list of discounts, in case you’re inspired to do some redecorating. From now through January 10, a whole slew of products are on sale, in store and online. Check them out below: KLIPPAN loveseat—$199 STOCKHOLM coffee table—$99 SEDLIG coffee spoons—$3.49 ÄTBART flatware set—$9.99 JUSTERA flatware set—$9.

Today’s the day: New items from Chip & Joanna Gaines’ Target collection—Hearth & Hand with Magnolia—are here. We got wind of the latest collection last week, but today the full release is shoppable in Target stores and online. This is the first refresh of the ongoing collaboration, which debuted in the fall with a bend toward the holidays.

With the holidays upon us, you might be dreaming of a relaxing winter getaway. Look no further than Sweden’s ICEHOTEL. The famous hotel, which sits 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the village of Jukkasjarv by the Torne River, is open once again. Each year since 1989, the hotel built is anew for the winter season (although last year the hotel did add a more permanent sister hotel next door) and it is an art and design lover’s dream.

There’s a new term roaming the corridors of the internet that made our ears perk up the second we heard it and we think you’re going to like it, too. It’s called a “pajama lounge”, and we want one. The idea is nothing new, though: growing up in suburbia, you may have had an upstairs loft or living room where the kids studied, watched TV maybe before heading down to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal if your home was spacious enough.

Known to reduce neck and back pain and help with snoring, shredded memory foam pillows are perfect for people who having a hard time falling—and staying—asleep at night. Unfortunately, finding a stellar memory foam pillow that won’t break your bank account isn’t always easy. Good news: For today only, Amazon is offering over 50-percent off one of their bestselling shredded memory foam pillows.

Tiny homes and tiny apartments are chock full of amazing ideas for living simply and stylishly no matter how much space you’ve got to work with, after all, you gotta get creative when your square footage clocks in around 300. We rounded up all the best petite powerhouses we featured this year, so go ahead and borrow inspiration from these hyper-efficient spaces.