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The Latest: 2020

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This Home's Filled With Neat Decor Finds, Including Repurposed Kilim Rug Chairs
It's a collection of pieces from places and people that mean something to the owners, all displayed in a beautiful way.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 13, 2020
The 12 Best Suburbs of Nashville to Live In
Take note of these up-and-coming towns.
Sarah Magnuson
Jan 13, 2020
B&A: This Dated 600-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Gets a Beautiful, Low-Cost Upgrade
Although it's a rental, Ashley used lots of low-cost upgrades, covering ugly tile with laminate stickers, ugly countertops with marble-look contact paper, and more ideas.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 10, 2020
This Quiet, Distraction-Free Routine is the Cure for “Home Blindness”
January Cure
If you can navigate your bedroom in pitch black, imagine how much of your home you aren’t really seeing anymore.
Taryn Williford
Jan 13, 2020
This 600-Square-Foot Home Is Full of Minimal Art and Enviable Organizing Ideas
Mariana's home feels the way she wants her heart to feel: happy, harmonious, calm, whimsical, and adventurous!
Liz Calka
Jan 9, 2020
Before and After: A Bright, Cheery DIY Bathroom Overhaul for $1,500
See ya, crayon-patterned wallpaper border.
Megan Baker Detloff
Jan 12, 2020
You’re Not Washing Your Beauty Blender Enough—Here's the Expert Advice
Without proper care, makeup sponges can harbor bacteria and even mold.
Brigitt Earley
Jan 12, 2020
7 Two-Tone Furniture Redos for When You Just Want a *Little* Paint
These furniture makeovers let natural wood have the spotlight.
Sarah Lyon
Jan 12, 2020
The First Things to Buy for Your New Apartment, According to Landlords
White noise machines are key.
Brittany Anas
Jan 12, 2020
This is the Real Reason Comforters are Always White, According to Experts
We turned to bedding pros to get the answer.
Sarah Lyon
Jan 12, 2020
I Bought a $170 Vacuum From a Thrift Store for $20—And You (Probably) Can Too
These eight quick tests will tell you if a used vacuum works well, and if it had a rough past life.
Ashley Poskin
Jan 12, 2020
Apparently, Cleaning Can Give You an Adrenaline Rush
One more reason to do the dishes.
Mia Nakaji Monnier
Jan 11, 2020
Celebrate Your Pet in Scandinavian Minimalist Style with One of These Portraits
Choose from 14 cat breeds and more than 90 dog breeds (oh, and a rabbit).
Mia Nakaji Monnier
Jan 11, 2020
A Dated, Dilapidated Building Is Now a Bright and Boho Dream House
The listing ad described the house as "needs a lot of TLC," but Erin and Ryan saw the property's potential.
Heather Keeling
Jan 9, 2020
A New Study Suggests More Gen Zers Will Be Homeowners by 2035
Keep buying avocado toast, millennials.
Grace Cassidy
Jan 11, 2020
Before and After: A Bedroom Redo That'll Make You Want to Be a Kid Again
This bedroom perfectly blends practicality and fun.
Megan Baker Detloff
Jan 11, 2020
5 Surprising Paint Ideas to Brighten Up Your Home, According to Designers
Move over, white and beige!
Sarah Lyon
Jan 11, 2020
The Unexpected Organizing Tool I’ll Always Shell Out a Few Dollars for at Thrift Stores
In most cases, these pieces are somewhere between $1 and $5, and there is always a spot for them in the house.
Olivia Muenter
Jan 11, 2020
What Actually Is Rent Control, Anyway?
For one, it's complicated.
Gina Vaynshteyn
Jan 11, 2020
A Modern and Minimal Rental Apartment in Crown Heights Is Sleek and Inspiring
It's organic, modern, minimal, neutral, and peaceful.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 11, 2020
A Pro Organizer’s Exceptionally Serene, Minimal Rowhouse
Go ahead...take a look behind her doors and drawers.
Minette Hand
Jan 10, 2020
This Tidy Toronto Condo is Packed with Organizing Ideas You’ll Want to Steal
If you like labels, you're going to love getting to see inside this professional organizer's drawers, closets, and more.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 10, 2020
A Pro Organizer Reveals the Beautiful Home Basics She Can’t Live Without
Kristen Ziegler, owner of Minima, recommends items that combine function and beauty and take usually boring, utilitarian household items to a whole other level.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 10, 2020
Before and After: This Dated RV got a Bright, Scandi-Boho Remodel
Can we move in?
Megan Baker Detloff
Jan 10, 2020
The 12 Best Suburbs of Atlanta for 2020
Thinking of escaping the city? Take your pick of these cities and towns.
Chelsea Greenwood
Jan 10, 2020
A 440-Square-Foot Apartment Feels Larger Thanks to a Fresh and Minimal Style
Inspired by Australian and Japanese design with a little California desert mixed in, we went for a natural, relaxing, minimalist aesthetic with low profiles and warm desert colors.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 9, 2020
You Can Nominate Your Town To Get a Complete HGTV Renovation
It could be the chance of a lifetime for you and your community.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 10, 2020
A Small Studio Features Stylish, Functional Sections in a One-Room Home
Interior designer Anna Monich didn't let living in just one room keep her from turning her small London studio apartment into a stylish home.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 10, 2020
You Can Brie the Lucky Winner of a One-Night Stay In the World’s First Cheese-Themed Hotel
The official “Cheese Suite” is the ultimate getaway for someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes the dairy staple.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 10, 2020
Hold Onto Your Broomsticks: The First-Ever Harry Potter Flagship Store Is Opening This Summer
If you're in the market for a new magical gadget or school robe, this is the place to shop.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 10, 2020
Hallelujah, Even the Sims Can Have Tiny Houses Now
We can’t wait to move our virtual characters in.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 10, 2020
These 5 Marie Kondo-Inspired Makeovers Will Make You Want to Tidy Up ASAP
Serious 2020 organizing inspiration straight ahead.
Sarah Lyon
Jan 10, 2020
A Pro Organizer's Philly Home Hides Storage in Plain Sight
According to professional organizer Janet M. Taylor, one of the most common misconceptions about getting your home in order is that once you get organized, you're done.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 10, 2020
Before and After: This New Dining Room Has Major "Hang Out Here" Vibes
This fresh redo proves dining rooms don't have to feel like a Downton Abbey set piece.
Megan Baker Detloff
Jan 9, 2020
These Showers are the New Big Thing in Bathrooms
A different kind of shower enclosure is picking up steam.
Nancy Mitchell
Jan 9, 2020
9 Bright Ideas For Making That Sad Lamp Look Way More Expensive
Give your old lamp the glow up it deserves.
Cat Meschia
Jan 9, 2020
6 Thoughts I Had While Reading Marie Kondo’s “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” For The First Time
It also made me want to run home and declutter, as is expected.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 9, 2020
Marie Kondo’s Best Advice for Dealing with Sentimental Clutter
And still preserve that spark of joy, of course.
Abigail Abesamis Demarest
Jan 9, 2020
I Felt Something After KonMari-ing My Home—But It Wasn’t Joy
I felt something different and equally as meaningful.
Amanda Becker
Jan 9, 2020
Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’ Explains Our Anxiety Over Clutter
It’s no secret that clutter and anxiety are linked.
Marissa Hermanson
Jan 9, 2020
Marie Kondo Helped Stephen Colbert KonMari His “Late Show” Desk
Her reaction to seeing the items in his desk: priceless.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 9, 2020
“Tokimeku” Means So Much More Than “Spark Joy” in Japanese
We talked to the inventor of the “spark joy” translation to get to the bottom of it.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 9, 2020
I KonMaried My Life Nine Months Ago—Here’s What I Kept Up with (and What Fell By the Wayside)
The first time she organized, Amanda Becker felt overwhelmed the entire time that she didn’t actually stop to take in anything she was doing. Now that she's continued to try a little KonMari-ing everyday, she finds the whole process less daunting—and is proud to say that she's somewhat kept up with it.
Amanda Becker
Jan 9, 2020
How Marie Kondo Took Over 2019, One Folded Shirt at a Time
We call it the year of Kondomania.
Jennifer Nied
Jan 9, 2020
This Is How Marie Kondo Keeps Her Clothes Organized When She’s Traveling
Find out how Kondo keeps things in order after she gets to the hotel room.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jan 9, 2020
These Scandinavian Lighting Tricks Will Help You Beat the Winter Blues
In January, Stockholm gets around six hours of daylight. Here's how Swedes make the most of it.
Danielle Blundell
Jan 9, 2020
How to Force Bulbs So They Bloom Indoors Any Time of Year
It's like a natural magic trick!
Molly Williams
Jan 9, 2020
Architects are Offering Free Services to Those Who Lost Their Homes in the Australian Bushfires
As the Australian bushfires rage on, the local design community is helping out the best way they know how.
Inigo Del Castillo
Jan 9, 2020