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These May or May Not Be the Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

Mortgage marketplace Lending Tree recently ranked its best cities for first-time homebuyers, and the results are, well… let’s just say it’s great news if you’d like to live in Little Rock, Ark., which Lending Tree found to be the most hospitable U.S. city to first-time home buyers. Birmingham, Ala., Grand Rapids, Mich., Youngstown, Ohio, and Winston, N.C. rounded out the top five.

Jon Gorey

Mar 9, 2018

KitchenAid Announced Their Color of the Year, And It’s Tropical AF

This weekend I’m heading to Chicago for the annual International Home + Housewares Show, where I will get to see all sorts of new blenders, coffee makers, kitchen tools, cleaning supplies, and more. (I’ll be writing about the best of what I see, so be sure to check back early next week!) Like clockwork, this show is also when KitchenAid typically reveals their newest colors for stand mixers. This year, however, the company gave us all little preview.

Lisa Freedman

Mar 9, 2018

This Is a Baby Name Expert’s Top Guess For Chip & Jo’s Fifth Child

It’s not just the sex of Chip and Joanna Gaines’s new baby that’s causing quite the discussion. Now that the Waco duo has revealed their baby’s gender, the world is plotting away trying to determine what the little boy’s name will be. As any Fixer Upper superfan would know, the Gaines family already has two boys: Drake, 12, and Duke, 9. (There are also two little girls, Ella, 11, and Emmie Kay, 7.

Megan Johnson

Mar 9, 2018

The High-Impact Place You Haven’t Thought to Add Color

If you’re looking for an unexpected place to add color to your home — why not try painting your door? It’s less of a commitment than painting an entire room — but it’s sure to put a smile on your face anytime you go in or out.

Nancy Mitchell

Mar 9, 2018

How Your Library Card Can Get You Into Costco Without a Membership

Wondering whether a Costco membership is worth the annual fee? Good news, the bulk retailer has been partnering with local libraries to offer free entry with a library card. From March 12 through March 18, metro Detroit library cardholders get to see, sample and shop at the warehouse store with a free one-day pass.

Tara Bellucci

Mar 9, 2018

Before and After: An Easy, Low Risk Way to Go Bold and Big in a Small Bathroom

Here’s a perfectly fine, perfectly plain bathroom! The sink is cute, the walls look like they’re freshly painted, everything is fine—but could this bathroom perhaps become something beyond fine, maybe even fabulous? This is so fun! Small bathrooms—this is a half-bath—are the perfect place to go bold and go big.

Tess Wilson

Mar 9, 2018

A Classic LA Art Deco Apartment Gets a Furniture Switcheroo

Name: Amanda Location: Beverly Grove — Los Angeles, California Size: 1,500 square feet Years lived in: 17 years, renting My apartment was built in 1926 and has that classic Los Angeles Art Deco architecture and history that I adore. I live there alone and I work from home, so we spend a lot of time together. Honestly, it sort of does feel like this place is its own character. She’s gone through a lot of reinventions, but this latest one is definitely my favorite.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Mar 9, 2018

The Weird True History Of The Waterbed

Mar 9, 2018

House Tour: Cupcakes & Cashmere

Mar 9, 2018