The Latest: Mar 12, 2020

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Stop Throwing Out Your Used Tea Bags

Here are some ways to re-use them post brew.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 12, 2020

3 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Home, According to Experts

Here’s what you should be doing right now to protect your house.

Lauren Wellbank

Mar 12, 2020

Is Rose Gold Finally Over?

Don't give up on this pink-toned metal just yet!

Sarah Lyon

Mar 12, 2020

Actress Janina Gavankar’s Los Angeles Home Is Bold, Artful—and Has Swings!

A lot of the art in the house was created by Janina herself, and she even tackled furniture DIY projects, too.

Adrienne Breaux

Mar 12, 2020

The $15 Amazon Find That Finally Got Rid of My Home’s Smelliest Spots

It's like magic.

Tara Bellucci

Mar 12, 2020

This Cinderella-Themed Rental with a Ball Gown Canopy and Pumpkin Carriage Bathroom Is a Fairy Tale

Bippity-boppity-book your stay!

Nicoletta Richardson

Mar 12, 2020

Don’t Move Into a New Apartment Until You’ve Asked These 9 Questions

Here's how to do a pre-rental inspection.

Brittany Anas

Mar 12, 2020

B&A: This Rental Was Transformed With Contact Paper, Paint, and Thrift Finds

Taylored DIY transformed this rental apartment with elements like faux marble counter covering, paint and supplies for painting cabinets, and thrifted/yard sale furniture finds.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Mar 12, 2020

11 Simple Cleaning Habits That Are Obvious to Experts, But Maybe Not to You

These tips help make cleanliness part of the rhythm of daily life.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 12, 2020

Worth the Effort: 10 DIY Skills to Finally Master This Year

To truly master all the skills of maintaining a home is an exhaustive list and frankly, out of reach for many people. But even if knowing everything about home repair and DIY is not on your list of life goals, there are still a few skills worth knowing. This year, consider finally mastering a few from this list of ten — they’re skills that will come in handy in just about any home and not that difficult to learn!

Adrienne Breaux

Mar 12, 2020

How To Propagate Cacti & Succulents

Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies, but it can also be expensive when you start buying lots of plants and pots. What if you could double, triple, even quadruple the number of plants you currently have without spending a dime? If you have a little bit of time on your hands, along with a lot of patience, you can do just that. Let’s dig into cacti and succulent propagation!

Kimber Watson

Mar 12, 2020

My Life Without a Dishwasher

My current flat has a dishwasher, which, after 5+ years of living in London without one, felt like a huge luxury when I moved in a year ago. In my naivety, I thought I’d become so used to and efficient at washing my own dishes that I’d barely use the thing. Yeah, you can guess how long that attitude lasted. The following statement pretty much sums up how my flatmate and I view doing the dishes: if something fits into the dishwasher, it’s going into the dishwasher.

Eleanor Büsing

Mar 12, 2020

Sweet & Simple Ways to Show Your Home You Love It This Valentine’s Day

Do you love where you live almost as much as you love your life partner? Are you single this year and looking for a hot date with an emotionally available living space? This year, forget the chocolates and corny Valentine’s Day cards and spend some time treating your home to a little lovin’ this February 14th. It’s not just about greeting your guests with a little bit of seasonal cheer. It’s about greeting yourself, too, after a long day at work or away from home.

Adrienne Breaux

Mar 12, 2020

Before &amp After: A Mid-C Modern Bathroom

Designer Gina De Pasquale renovated this Las Vegas residence that needed a little updating throughout. Her work is most impressive in the bathroom where she did a great a job of mixing high and low pieces, all while staying true to the mid-century aesthetic.

Rachel Wray Thompson

Mar 12, 2020

8 Excellent Ways to Make a Cheap Furniture Find Look More Expensive

Whether it’s a piece of furniture you found for free on the side of the road, a hand-me-down you’ve had for ages, something you found in a really affordable big-box store or just something that feels cheap looking to you, there are some successful things you can DIY to make a piece of furniture look a lot more expensive (and personal!) to you. Splurge on some seriously rad hardware like pulls or handles and remove the less impressive ones that the furniture piece came to you with.

Adrienne Breaux

Mar 12, 2020

Curb Future Cleaning Clashes: A Trick to Keeping Rooms Cleaner and Households Happier

Sharing a home with another person (or persons) isn’t always easy — and conflicts tend to occur, especially when it comes to cleaning chores. There’s a way you can cut down on disagreements over cleaning tasks in the future, though, and it’s actually a really easy step: Have everyone who lives in the home work together to officially decide when a room is considered “clean.

Adrienne Breaux

Mar 12, 2020

Accidentally On-Trend: My Rose Gold Pantry Shelves

I am giddy over my new pretty, pretty pantry shelves. Just days ago, they were a hodgepodge of mismatched boards and faux-wood stickers. It’s amazing what a little paint and the old switcharoo will do! When we started working on our new house, I was pleased to find a set of shelves in the pantry. They were nothing to write home about, but they would hold things and they were free and they were fine.

Tess Wilson

Mar 12, 2020

5 Tasks to Check Off Your Thanksgiving To-Do List a Week Early

If you’re preparing to host Thanksgiving dinner this year, you may be feeling like this week is the silence before the storm. Rather than let nerves build to a day-of crescendo, here are some things you can check off of that Thanksgiving to-do list a full week in advance, freeing up time on the holiday itself: Make a shopping list. Depending upon what’s on your list, you might be able to even get your shopping out of the way now, before stores are overcrowded.

Regina Yunghans

Mar 12, 2020

Before & After: Molly’s Custom Fit Wall Mounted Shelving Unit

Gregory Han

Mar 12, 2020

2 Rooms, 2 Kids: Share a Bedroom & Gain a Playroom?

It seems that, increasingly, it’s becoming the norm for kids to have their own bedrooms, especially if there’s adequate space for it. But what if you have two rooms, two kids, and no playroom? Is it a better use of the space to have the kids share a bedroom? In my experience, young children don’t feel much of a need for a private bedroom. They would rather have ample space to play.

Carolyn Purnell

Mar 12, 2020

Day 1: Complete the Style Cure Interview

Day 1: Thursday, August 1 Assignment: Complete the Style Cure interview Welcome to the start of the Style Cure! This is the first day of our inaugural month-long group decorating project. Step-by-step, day-by-day, we’ll work together to makeover a room in each of our homes. Whether you choose your living room, bedroom, kitchen, entryway or bath, by the end of the month it will have a fresh, renewed look for you to show off and enjoy.

Janel Laban

Mar 12, 2020

Before & After: Blank Slate Hallway

When my husband and I moved into our renovated row home in 2011, this second-floor hallway was pretty much a blank slate. Almost two years later, we’ve made one major change and brought needed personality into the space.Neither of us liked the carpet; after living with it for a year and a half, we impulsively removed it in April. Our home is over a hundred years old, and we knew the original heart pine was mostly intact underneath.

Kim R. McCormick

Mar 12, 2020