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Under $1000 Kitchen Makeovers (That Look Like A Million Bucks)
These will knock your socks off, despite the teeniest tiniest price tags imaginable.
Dabney Frake
Nov 20, 2019
The First Apartment Checklist: Things to Buy Now, Things to Buy Later
Because you won't be buying a whole house full of furniture in one fell swoop — and really, where's the fun in that anyway?
Nancy Mitchell
Nov 20, 2019
How To Clean Suede Shoes
If you’ve ever owned anything suede you know how much of a hassle it can be to keep clean—but you also know how durable and long-lasting the fabric is. So if you’ve tucked away furniture or clothing because you’re stumped as to how to clean up those stains, get up and gather these three tools, because DIY suede stain removal is easier than you could ever imagine. The first step in stain removal is to identify your stains.
Ashley Poskin
Nov 20, 2019
Why You Shouldn't Close Your Credit Cards—Even After Paying Them Off
A financial expert explains.
Jamie Birdwell-Branson
Nov 20, 2019
7 Easy Ways to Create Mood Lighting in Your Dining Room
It's dinner party season.
Marlen Komar
Nov 20, 2019
How to Not Kill Your Plants If You're Traveling All Month
Yes, you can be a plant parent and still go on vacation. We've got the intel on how to keep your leafy fam happy while you're gone.
Kelly Dawson
Nov 20, 2019
Why I Never Kill Spiders (and Why Pros Say That's Totally OK)
Can't we all just get along?
Audrey Carleton
Nov 20, 2019
View Inside Whoopi Goldberg’s Former Pacific Palisades Home
Whoopi’s former home is a big whoop.
Kenya Foy
Nov 20, 2019
5 Smart Ways to Update Your Living Room—for Free
Yes, it *is* possible.
Sarah Lyon
Nov 20, 2019
A 1970s House Has the Best Collection of Secondhand Treasures We've Ever Seen
Jenasie Earl only buys things if they are ridiculously cheap; her home is full of styles over all decades!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 20, 2019
The Small Space Dweller’s Guide to Having People Over
Easy Untertaining
The people you’re hosting aren’t coming over to be wowed by extra counter space or a second bathroom; they’re coming over to spend time with you.
Ashley Abramson
Nov 20, 2019
“Easy Untertaining” is the Secret to Seeing Your Friends More
Easy Untertaining
Ahead of the bustling holiday season and the self-reflective start of another year, we wanted to give you some truths and tools to help you host at home and see your friends more.
Taryn Williford
Nov 20, 2019
The Messy Person’s Guide to Having People Over More
Easy Untertaining
Not ready to open up your doors? Here are a few simple suggestions for prepping your home for a gathering, without stressing too much about the nooks and crannies.
Ashley Abramson
Nov 20, 2019
The Broke Person’s Guide to Having People Over
Easy Untertaining
First: You definitely don’t need tons of cash to have fun. Second: You’re not alone in feeling discouraged about your money situation.
Ashley Abramson
Nov 20, 2019
Peek Inside Katie Holmes’ $4.6 Million Calabasas Home
She just listed her 6,040-square-foot estate in the luxe Los Angeles suburb.
Megan Johnson
Nov 19, 2019
Before and After: A Bold Bookshelf Transformation for Less than $100
A wall full of built-in bookshelves is a bookworm's dream! Bit Karie Frost didn't love about it: the white paint job, which—while nice enough—made the wear-and-tear of the decades-old wood more obvious.
Megan Baker Detloff
Nov 19, 2019
How to Grow and Care for Ornamental Kale and Cabbage
It's not just for salads! This cool weather-loving plant is a colorful addition to window boxes and other outdoor planters.
Molly Williams
Nov 19, 2019
10 Actually Awesome Kitchen Countertop DIY Projects
Creating your own countertops may seem intimidating — but we’ve rounded up 10 stylish DIYs that demystify the process. Your kitchen will look brand-new in no time! 1. Above: DIY Concrete Coated Countertops by Little Green Notebook 2. Faux Marble Countertops by Batchelors Way for Remodelaholic 3. DIY Butcher Block Countertops by This and That 4. DIY Live Edge Wood Countertops by Modfrugal (This is obviously a bathroom, but the concept could be adapted to a kitchen.) 5.
Tess Wilson
Nov 19, 2019
The Very Best Thing You Can Do For Your Bathroom for $25
This easy project adds both style and function, with very little effort.
Chris Perez
Nov 19, 2019
9 One-Hour Ways To Boost Your Living Room This Weekend
Weekends are precious. Use them wisely.
Jessica Isaac
Nov 19, 2019
7 Ways to Make Your Living Room Look Bigger in 10 Minutes Or Less
These decorating tricks will help you gain space in your living room in less than 10 minutes' time.
Danielle Blundell
Nov 19, 2019
Vacation Like Royalty, Now That the City Palace of Jaipur is on Airbnb
The words "royal vacation" and "discount" don’t typically go hand in hand, but that’s not the only exceptional detail about this fabulous palace suite that is now listed on Airbnb.
Kenya Foy
Nov 19, 2019
How to Be a Good Thanksgiving Host to Guests with Disabilities
Here's how to host a Thanksgiving celebration that's accessible for all of your guests.
Kelly Dawson
Nov 19, 2019
What to do When Going Home for the Holidays is Hard
Sometimes, it's not as easy as "there's no place like home for the holidays".
Lambeth Hochwald
Nov 19, 2019
Good News: You Can Now Buy Rifle Paper Co. Rugs at Anthropologie
They're just as beautiful as you'd expect.
Nicole Lund
Nov 19, 2019
8 Gift Wrapping Accessories from The Container Store You Need to Conquer the Holidays
Because wrapping presents can be pretty stressful, TBH.
Nicole Lund
Nov 18, 2019
Spring Forward: 10 Tips to Update, Refresh & Modernize Your Home
The ushering in of spring on Tuesday may have gone unnoticed due to the lack of a proper winter in many regions of the US, but it is here, nonetheless! And with the change in seasons comes longer days, outdoor dining, blooming flowers, and an opportunity to renew and refresh your space. Take a break from preparing taxes and consider these 10 tips for reviving your abode; and please share your tips!
Chad Schroer
Nov 18, 2019
Here's How to Fix a Wobbly Table Before Holiday Guests Arrive
You don't have to deal with a shaky dinner! This is one to-do that's easy to tackle.
Kelly Dawson
Nov 18, 2019
What Can Humans Learn from Grizzly Bear Hibernation? Scientists Are Working on It
No five-month naps in our near future.
Mia Nakaji Monnier
Nov 18, 2019
Before and After: From Useless Pantry to Fab IKEA-Built Home Bar
Let this DIY built-in bar get you in the renovating spirit.
Megan Baker Detloff
Nov 17, 2019
7 Little Upgrades Under $40 That Make Having Company Way Easier
Hosting for the holidays? Make life a lot easier with these low-cost products.
Sarah Lyon
Nov 17, 2019
This Bright Boho House Has 75 House Plants... All With Their Own Names
The sun room is so dreamy!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 17, 2019
A Brief History of the TV Tray
This 1950s icon just might be the OG of home hacking.
Marlen Komar
Nov 17, 2019
45 “One Minute Rule” Cleaning Habits You Should Always Do Right Away
One way to prevent those creep-up-on-you, whole-house disasters is keeping this rule: "If it takes less than a minute to finish, do it right away."
Shifrah Combiths
Nov 17, 2019
Before and After: A Total Dining Room Revamp at This Abandoned House
*Blink blink blink.* Yes, it's the same dining room!
Ashley Poskin
Nov 16, 2019
25 Daily Habits That Make Life in the Kitchen a Million Times Better
We asked the editors from our sister site, Kitchn, to share the little things that they do to make their kitchens better on the daily.
Lauren Masur
Nov 16, 2019
Complement Your Boho Cat’s Aesthetic With This Macrame Cat Hammock
It's supposedly ergonomic too.
Mia Nakaji Monnier
Nov 16, 2019
A 1980s Cookie-Cutter Ranch House Was Turned into a Cozy Fiber Art-Filled Home
The first thing this couple did when they moved in was rip down all the country, floral wall paper and paint all the oak trim white!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 15, 2019
Before & After: An Abandoned Airstream Turned Warm Tiny Home on Wheels
Formerly used as a storage shed, this 1972 Airstream was filled with mold, lizards, mouse traps, but after a full gut renovation, “Honey” is now a 31-foot home on wheels.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 15, 2019
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Class of 2020: How Textile Designer Mili Suleman Is Preserving Old Techniques for Our Modern World
Who: Mili Suleman, founder of KUFRI Fabrics, and co-founder of SHIFTNominated by: Danielle Blundell, Apartment Therapy Home DirectorWhere to follow her: InstagramApartment Therapy’s Class of 2020 Design Changemakers is a specially-selected group of the 20 people in the design world everyone should know about by next year. We asked experts (and you!) to tell us who they think should be included—see the rest of the nominees here.
Creative Studio
Nov 15, 2019
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Class of 2020: How Ian Yang Rethought the Supply Chain to Make Beautiful Design Accessible to More People
Who: Ian Yang, founder and CEO of GantriNominated by: Maxwell Ryan, founder and CEO of Apartment TherapyWhere to follow him: InstagramApartment Therapy’s Class of 2020 Design Changemakers is a specially-selected group of the 20 people in the design world everyone should know about by next year. We asked experts (and you!) to tell us who they think should be included—see the rest of the nominees here.
Matt Gurry
Nov 15, 2019
12 Things You Should Get Out of Your Fridge Right Now
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, which falls on Nov. 15 this year, is appropriately timed for a pre-Thanksgiving refrigerator refresh so you can make space for all the green bean casserole and pumpkin pie you'll be whipping up.
Shifrah Combiths
Nov 15, 2019
B&A Remodeled Berlin Apartment's Now a Minimal, Modern Ode to Architecture
And it's full of the most BEAUTIFUL, Mediterranean and Scandinavian-inspired textures and colors.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 15, 2019
Plants are Complicated—But There’s One Easy Thing You Can Do That Every Houseplant Loves
Weekend Projects
This weekend, we'll do that universally helpful, little-known plant care task.
Shifrah Combiths
Nov 15, 2019
Pros Reveal How to Pick the Right-Sized Sofa for Your Living Room
Six smart tips for what you should know before you invite a new sofa into your home.
Ashley Poskin
Nov 15, 2019
How To Make a Clementine Candle
I learned this fabulous little party trick when I was a school teacher years ago and have been showing other folks how to do it for years.
Maxwell Ryan
Nov 15, 2019
A Scandi-Inspired UK Home Has a Beautiful Color Palette
This home was a total mess and everything needed to be replaced. Ruth van den Broek and her husband completely transformed it.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 15, 2019
Partner
This 90-Year-Old Dallas Rental Is a Lesson in Warm Minimalism
Name: Jamie, Brocke, Clara (and two cats) Location: Dallas, TXSize: 1,140 square feetYears Lived In: 6Fashion and prop stylist, Jamie, and her photographer husband, Brocke, don’t just have style; they have a whole design philosophy. The 1925 Tudor they share with daughter Clara, and two cats, is a neutrals-only zone—mostly black-and-white, plus touches of warm wood and the occasional gilded frame.
Creative Studio
Nov 15, 2019