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6 Things You Should Always Clean Before Dinner (and 7 Things to Clean Right After)
It doesn't matter how you divide the labor in your house—if you want a cleaner kitchen, put somebody on each of these 13 tasks.
Shifrah Combiths
Jun 10, 2019
Stylish RV Vans That Will Make You Want to Join the Van Life
Forget houses, these stylish RVs and campers will make you rethink living in a van.
Marlen Komar
Jun 10, 2019
IKEA’s New Collection of Foldable Furniture Makes It So Easy To Move
With IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Days happening in Sweden last week, information on all the new collections and collaborations are rolling out quicker than this robot can assemble an IKEA chair. The Scandinavian retailer has good news for folks who are constantly on the move: RÅVAROR, a new line of items that briskly transforms small spaces into smart spaces, and packs up just as easily.
Kenya Foy
Jun 10, 2019
This Window Converts to a Balcony in Seconds
Sometimes staring out of a window isn’t enough to soothe the senses and clear the mind, which is explains why there’s a sitting on the roof trope we often see played out in our favorite TV shows and films. It appears to be quite peaceful up there, but unfortunately not all homes are equipped with such easy rooftop access. However, window manufacturer Velux has made it so that your skylights can do double duty.
Kenya Foy
Jun 10, 2019
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Our Favorite Picks From MagicLinen's Linen Bedding Sets
Happy linen season!
Tim Minerd
Jun 10, 2019
Instead of a Pricey Wedding, These Newlyweds Hit the Road in a Renovated Camper
They ditched a $30k wedding and decided to travel the US for three months instead in a 19-foot renovated camper.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 7, 2019
I Kept Up With a 1950’s Cleaning Schedule for a Week—and I’m Exhausted
I decided to try a week-long cleaning experiment, to see if I could unlock Grandma’s secret to a clean home and how it would fit into my modern lifestyle.
Brentnie Daggett
Jun 10, 2019
All the Things Joanna Gaines Wants to Steal from the Magnolia Office
She also admitted her very unexpected celebrity crush.
Elizabeth Entenman
Jun 9, 2019
All I Want to Do Is Drink Wine on This Italian Farmhouse’s Terrace
Pour yourself a glass of wine and join me on an excursion through a rustic Italian farmhouse.
Sarah Magnuson
Jun 9, 2019
Your Houseplant Collection Needs These 5 Blooming Beauties
These blooming beauties bring color to your indoor space.
Molly Williams
Jun 9, 2019
A Tech Expert’s Breezy Beach House Is Decorated with Wellness in Mind
This coastal cozy home has lots of bright whites, wood tones, natural and woven materials, and soft places to land after long days at the beach.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 9, 2019
Don’t Waste Your Money on Fresh Flowers—Buy Dried Flowers Instead
Fresh flowers or a new plant can transform a home as easily as the weather. But personally, I find both of them to be a giant pain in the neck.
Emily Shwake
Jun 7, 2019
A Playful, Rainbow-Hued LA Studio Apartment Is Tiny But Well Designed
550 square feet of peppy colors, fiber art, and smart furniture arrangements in Cindy Tung's rental apartment.
Melanie Rieders
Jun 8, 2019
33 Best Small Space Design Tips
A few months ago, we asked you to share your fave small space design tips and there were some great ideas! We loved your suggestions and enthusiasm and definitely picked up some fab tips for our own small space. After the jump, check out the compiled list and pick up a tip or two.4 Tips For Making a Small Office Feel Big 1) If you have a small space use small pieces that fit the scale of the apartment. Your space will feel bigger.2) Keep it clean!3) Get rid of the clutter.
Rebecca Orlov
Jun 8, 2019
How To: Hang Curtains Across Any Space
It is really very simple to hang curtains across a room or a doorway if you have the right ingredients. We do it constantly in order to divide rooms or create soft walls that allow light to pass through, while maintaining privacy.The pic at top is from an apartment we did for HGTV last year. You can see the one room studio is divided by long curtains that came from Anthropology.
Maxwell Ryan
Jun 8, 2019
These Gorgeous Rooms Were The Most Pinned Images on Apartment Therapy This Week
We gathered the most pinned house tour photos of the week to see just what Apartment Therapy readers were most drawn to, design-wise. Are the images below your favorite rooms from this week’s house tours? Let us know in the comments below!The bedroom in Kristin Laing‘s must-see maximalist Austin home features Rebel Walls’ Jungleland vintage wallpaper, West Elm Audrey nightstands, pillowcases and throw from Kip and Co, and lamps from Target.
Adrienne Breaux
Jun 8, 2019
Rent This Tiny, Off-The-Grid A-Frame Cabin in Montana for Under $100/Night
100 percent of recent guests have given the location a five-star rating—and how could they not with Instagrammable views like this?
Grace Stetson
Jun 8, 2019
I Didn’t Expect to Have a Roommate in My 30s—But Here’s Why I’m Loving It
I had certain expectations for where I'd be at the cusp of 30, and I thought they didn't involve still having to label my cheese.
Marshall Bright
Jun 8, 2019
The Salary You’d Need to Afford the Most Iconic ‘Fixer Upper’ Homes
Want to live in a certified “Fixer Upper” rehab? To get a true Gaines original, you might need to shell out a bit more than the Waco median home price.
Kate Streit
Jun 8, 2019
A Small NYC Apartment Has the Cutest Simple Plant Display Above the Bed
This couple sharing a small New York apartment were able to create a functional floor plan that has separate functional areas.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 7, 2019
The 10 Best Background Movies to Have On While Entertaining at Home
Whether being projected onto a big wall during a cocktail party, or played quietly in the living room during game night, a background movie can act as a conversation starter, art, music, and entertainment all in one. Plus it’s easy to pop a disc in the DVD player or call up a title from Netflix. The only hard part, of course, is finding just the right background film.
Taryn Williford
Jun 7, 2019
This Movie Theater Has Beds and It’s Either Your Dream or Your Worst Nightmare
Let’s go on a journey, shall we? We’re going to pretend we’re having an outing at the movies together. Now let’s pretend the movie theater we choose is some hip and innovative spot that has double beds instead of chairs. That’s exactly how date nights can go now at the new “VIP Bedroom” theater located in the Cinema Pathe movies compound in Spreitenbach, Switzerland.
Elizabeth Seward
Jun 7, 2019
Before and After: A Cluttered Pantry Gets a Streamlined Redo
This pantry goes from cluttered to clean.
Jamie Wiebe
Jun 7, 2019
7 Kitchens That’ll Make You Want to Run Out and Buy Smeg Appliances
The brand is best known for its colorful, retro 1950s-style refrigerators.
Caroline Biggs
Jun 7, 2019
What is Functional Obsolescence?
You know what functional means, and you know what obsolescent means, but what does it mean for you, the home buyer and potential future seller? Here, everything you need to know.
Kelly Weimert
Jun 7, 2019
Before & After: The Midcentury TV Console Cat Condo
I can attest to the challenge of refinishing a vintage stereo entertainment cabinet. They’re undoubtedly beautiful, but also big, heavy, packed with difficult to disassemble, pre-miniaturization era electronics, and usually require a great deal of stripping and refinishing to bring them back to glory.
Gregory Han
Jun 7, 2019
Need to Blow Off Steam? Public Punching Bags Pop Up Around NYC
We have those classic “bang head here” desk signs and tension balls to help people relieve stress on the job, but Georgia-based design studio studio dtttww (an acronym for don’t take this the wrong way)  recently came up with an invention that encourages humans to blow off some steam in public—in a healthy and (presumably) safe way.
Kenya Foy
Jun 7, 2019
The Outdated Dining Room Trend Slowly Disappearing From Our Homes
Matching dining room sets are overrated.
Caroline Biggs
Jun 7, 2019
This Australian Home Is Earthy Natural Style Meets Modern Minimalism, Perfected
This home's style is: "eclectic, usually dusty, mostly reused/ pre-loved, makeshift, and sometimes dangerous (sit on old stools at your own risk)."
Natalie Jeffcott
Jun 7, 2019
8 Landscaping Ideas That’ll Up Your Home’s Value
Even if you're not putting your home on the market any time soon, you might want to invest in a bit of landscaping to up your curb appeal.
Gina Vaynshteyn
Jun 7, 2019
A Small London Apartment’s Wall Decor DIY Is Proof You Can Be Bold on a Budget
This small London apartment has big windows, hardwood floors, and some smart budget decorating ideas.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 7, 2019
Quirky, Bright & Patterned Style in San Francisco
As a designer, Alexis views her home as a platform for experimentation. It’s also an opportunity for her and Ian to let their inner funkiness shine.
Lindsay Tella
Jun 7, 2019
7 Iridescent Items That Will Instantly Liven Up Your Space
These galactic-inspired home items will add to any decor.
Caroline Biggs
Jun 6, 2019
Twitter Is Sharing Why They Never Invite People Over and We Feel Seen
If you’ve ever felt like you just couldn’t with houseguests, I get it. Although I do like having people over, one of my chief reasons for liking it is pretty selfish: I like having a regular excuse to clean and at least pretend to look like I maybe have my life halfway together. But sometimes I just don’t feel up for it. It’s not an option. Neighbor kids will want to come play inside and I’ll flat-out deflect to the hose in the backyard.
Elizabeth Seward
Jun 6, 2019
Smarter Storage: 7 Ways to Reclaim Usable Space UNDER Your Shelves
Always on the hunt for ways to reclaim space from your small or cluttered home? Look UNDER your shelves — you can make use of that space for storing stuff, too.
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
Bring Back the Eat-in Kitchen
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
12 Things to Listen to That’ll Make Cleaning Not Such a Chore
If you’re going to devote a bunch of time to Cures, cleaning, clearing clutter, and reorganizing, you might as well be entertained, right? Here are a dozen ways to make time fly.
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
6 Ways to Save a Boring Kitchen
Stuck with a standard kitchen? There are six decorative ways you can make your simple kitchen stand out more and be the kind of inspiring space you want to hang out in.
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
An Amazing Kitchen Makeover for $5,000
We literally had nothing in this kitchen but floors, a door, and windows! With a LOT of sweat, TEARS, and lonnnnnngggg days and hours…we made it happen for just a little bit over $5,000.
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
Terrific Kitchen Toe Kicks
The Kitchn Editors
Jun 6, 2019
The Most Common Mistakes House Hunters Make, According to Real Estate Experts
Trying to find your first home is very exciting. But somewhere between the online research and countless showings, house hunting loses its luster. The whole thing just overwhelms. In this mix of ever-changing emotions, it’s easy to make mistakes. And while you can expect to make a few blunders the first time you do anything new, the stakes are a bit higher when buying a home. A few slip-ups can end up costing thousands of dollars—and possibly your dream home.
Lisa Iannucci
Jun 6, 2019
The Best Blue Living Room Wall Colors, According to Real Estate Agents
Real estate agents spend countless hours in living rooms of every color. They're unexpected experts in knowing which shades will work well and which ones you should avoid at all costs.
Lambeth Hochwald
Jun 6, 2019
This Stylist’s Austin House Is a Must-See Maximalist Wonderland
From giant mural wallpaper to layers of plants, bold romantic colors and multiple art galleries, this home has us swooning.
Minette Hand
Jun 6, 2019
Here’s What the Golden Girls’ Miami Home Would Look Like in 2018
Thank you for being a friend, ladies.
Maggie Fremont
Jun 6, 2019
This Countertop Dryer Dries Your Laundry in Just 15 Minutes
On the hierarchy of clothes-related crises, nothing grates more than having to forego stepping out in a smashing ensemble simply because you forgot to dry a piece of clothing ahead of time. For those of us who know this soppy scenario all too well, this Kickstarter campaign for a fast-working countertop tumble dryer just might offer a solution we’ve been looking for.
Kenya Foy
Jun 6, 2019
Find Tons of Decor Inspiration in This Quirky and Colorful UK Home
This home's quirky, eclectic decor was done on a very limited budget!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 6, 2019
Jamie & Byron’s Elegant Art Canvas
Name: Jamie and Byron with Roux, Simone and Coco Location: Cow Hollow — San Francisco, California Size: 2,300 square feet Years lived in: 1 — rented We first saw Jamie and Byron’s dining room in the 2011 room for color contest. Painted shades of grey, their apartment embodies a sense of mystery and glamour. Byron describes it as the canvas for Jamie’s artworks, and they truly make a statement on these walls.
Lindsay Tella
Jun 6, 2019
Cory and Kristine’s Marriage of Classic and Graphic
Name: Cory and Kristine HankinsLocation: Bucktown — Chicago, IllinoisSize: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom + denYears lived in: 9 months — rented In a short amount of time, newlyweds Cory and Kristine Hankins have managed to turn their one-bedroom rental into a calm, inviting space. Kristine tends to favor a classic look, where Cory’s style is more modern, but the two have come together to form a cozy, surprising mixture.
Carolyn Purnell
Jun 6, 2019