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If You’re Going to Read One Book In November, Make It This One

In a time where self-reflection and hope for change is top of mind, this book is perfect.

Gina Vaynshteyn

Jun 12, 2021

The Unexpected Spot You Probably Haven’t Thought to Paint — Yet

Small/Cool Experience 2021

And it's a low-lift project, too.

Nicoletta Richardson

Jun 11, 2021

The Very First Thing You Should Do When Designing a Calming, Tranquil Room in Your Home

Small/Cool Experience 2021

According to HGTV's Tiffany Brooks!

Terri Pous

Jun 11, 2021

This $10 Amazon Phone Stand Became the WFH Gadget I Can’t Live Without

It's the perfect hands-free solution for all types of multitasking.

Grace Cooper

Jun 11, 2021

Before and After: A 1980s Bathroom with Gross Tile Gets a Head-to-Toe Upgrade

Nearly every part of this bathroom got a modern-looking refresh.

Sarah Everett

Jun 11, 2021

5 Tiny Plants to Fit in Awkward Corners, Cramped Spaces, and Other Tight Spots

You can bring greenery into your home no matter its size.

Molly Williams

Jun 11, 2021

One Good Thing @ Small/Cool: The Amazing Novo Horizontal Murphy Bed

Welcome back to One Good Thing, but this week NOT AT HOME! This week I ventured into the city to our remarkable, amazing Small Cool Experience where we’re OPENING UP NYC again and sharing ten rooms where we challenged ten awesome designers with ten themes to see what they would do. Each got 120 square feet and an endless array of sources to choose from – furniture, art, paint, rugs, lighting – you name it; they had the works.

Maxwell Ryan

Jun 11, 2021

5 Home Reno Shows To Watch That Spotlight Black Designers and Real Estate Agents

Aside from having great representation, these shows offer innovative and creative ways to make your home all the more inviting.

Jada Jackson

Jun 11, 2021

The Unexpected Furniture Item That's Popping Up in Bathrooms Everywhere

No matter the square footage, more and more people are adding them to this traditionally furniture-less space.

Marlen Komar

Jun 10, 2021

5 Little Landscaping Maneuvers That Can Increase Your Home’s Value by Thousands

Real estate experts weighed in.

Lauren Wellbank

Jun 11, 2021

This Calm Neutral Is Summer’s Hottest Paint Color, According to This Survey

If you're planning to repaint this summer, these five colors will have you covered.

Inigo Del Castillo

Jun 11, 2021

I Tried Three Internet-Favorite Mini Vacuums to See Which One Cleans the Best — Here’s My Honest Review

Kiss the keyboard dust and food crumbs goodbye.

Britt Franklin

Jun 11, 2021

This Small, Maximalist Brooklyn Rental Is a Decade-Long Labor of Love

For the past 10 years, Abbe Wright's small rental apartment has been her sanctuary during a hurricane, breakup, a death in the family, and job changes. But it's also been where she's celebrated new jobs, gathered travel collectibles and family heirlooms, and found love.

Erin Derby

Jun 11, 2021

This Woman’s Disastrous DIY Bathroom Journey Had TikTok Begging Her To Stop

There are over 100 videos.

Inigo Del Castillo

Jun 11, 2021

This Two-Second, Free (!) Hack to Dry Reusable Bags Uses a Kitchen Tool You Own

And it's Reddit-approved!

Ella Cerón

Jun 10, 2021

This New-to-Me Target Find Erased My Need for Daily Starbucks Runs

And it's under $6!

Andie Kanaras

Jun 11, 2021

7 Real Estate Agents Confess Their Weirdest Showings, From Drunk Buyers to Naked Sellers

We asked real estate agents about the rare occasions when showings and open houses went less than smoothly. Here, they share their most awkward and bizarre showing stories.

Brittany Anas

Jun 11, 2021

Before and After: The Property Brothers Gave This Tired 1970s Kitchen a Major Facelift

Proof that adding white really does lighten a space.

Nicoletta Richardson

Jun 11, 2021

But probably not for long ...

Celia Shatzman

Jun 11, 2021

Small Kitchen? Home Stagers Say to Do This to Your Countertops

Here are a few steps to follow while organizing.

Jennifer Billock

Jun 11, 2021

5 Ways My Houseplants Help Me Prioritize My Mental Health

Sometimes it feels like my plants care for me as much as I care for them.

Jendayi Omowale

Jun 11, 2021

The Best Kitchen Paint Colors, According to Real Estate Agents

When it comes time to sell, the wrong color can knock off thousands off your home's value.

Lambeth Hochwald

Jun 11, 2021

A 600-Square-Foot Toronto Rental Apartment Maximizes Kitchen Storage

Angelo and his boyfriend's strongest ability to decorate their small apartment is refurbishing old furniture to fit a more modern style (like their kitchen table, coffee table trunk, kitchen chairs) and they love creating art and furniture from scratch.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 11, 2021

One Thing You Can Clean to Put Your Family's Tumultuous Year Behind You

Weekend Projects

Take the opportunity to close out this school year with a particular task that's been a long time coming.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 11, 2021

This $9 Product Solved One of My Biggest Pet Parent Problems

Spoiler: It actually works!

Sarah M. Vazquez

Jun 10, 2021

This Ingenious Laundry Basket Collapses to Save Space — and Has a Surprising Second Use

If you live in a small space, this is for you!

Britt Franklin

Jun 10, 2021

Marie Kondo’s New Eco-Friendly Suitcase Organizers Combine Her Love for Organizing and Travel

These storage solutions will make your suitcase (and closet) so much nicer to look at.

Olivia Harvey

Jun 10, 2021

B&A: 3 Paint Projects Totaling $300 Take This White Kitchen from Dull to Dreamy

This 1956 house got the fresh mid-century-inspired look it deserves.

Savannah West

Jun 10, 2021

The Under $10 Item You Should Always Buy for Your Home, From a Real Estate Agent

It's a must-have.

Zakiya Kassam

Jun 10, 2021

Here’s What It’s Like to Be a Real Estate Agent on House Hunters

It’s not all complaints about ugly paint color and wall-to-wall carpeting.

Megan Johnson

Jun 10, 2021

3 Warning Signs That You Might Want to Fire Your Real Estate Agent

We asked recent homeowners to tell us — without sugarcoating it — what you should look for when hiring a real estate agent.

Tara Mastroeni

Jun 10, 2021

The 9 Best Living Room Decor Items on Etsy for Under $25, According to Designers

Awesome and affordable finds interior designers currently have in their Etsy carts.

Caroline Biggs

Jun 10, 2021

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent Say Curtains Make a Bedroom Cozy

Plus, they reveal how to get the perfect puddling effect.

Olivia Harvey

Jun 10, 2021

This 1880s Home for Sale in Buffalo Explodes with Color and Personality

PROPERTY CRUSH

Peek inside.

Madeline Bilis

Jun 10, 2021

5 TV Shows to Watch If You’re Already Missing “Mare of Easttown”

Here a few suggestions to fill the "Mare of Easttown"-shaped gap in your life.

Stephanie Barnes

Jun 10, 2021

Inside Lin-Manuel Miranda’s New NYC Bookstore That Takes Design Cues From Broadway

Emmy-award winning set designer David Korins, who worked on "Hamilton" among other shows, designed the space.

Alicia Ramírez

Jun 10, 2021

This Is the One Place You Haven’t Thought to Hang Your Art

Rather than having the gallery wall stop short at the door frame, interior designers and amateur decorators alike are nailing paintings, prints, and posters over their doors to create a bigger impact.

Marlen Komar

Jun 10, 2021

A Designer Remodeled Her Childhood House into a Warm, Modern Home

Estefania's home in Lima, Peru features tons of different textures, like exposed concrete, bricks, adobe, mosaics, wood, laminates, and lots of rugs, a bold mix that gives every room a strong identity.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 10, 2021

How I Grow More Than a Dozen Types of Vegetables on My 8x4 Back Patio

City living just got that much greener.

Olivia Muenter

Jun 8, 2021

6 Budgeting Hacks Money Experts Wish They'd Known 10 Years Ago

Even pros learn the hard way sometimes.

Caroline Biggs

Jun 10, 2021

The Backyard Upgrade Real Estate Agents Love Seeing

Plus 3 reasons why.

Sarah Magnuson

Jun 10, 2021

An Artist's Small Apartment Is Filled With Incredible One-of-a-Kind Murals

Katelan Foisy painted all the backdrops in her rental apartment, which mixes theatricality with luxury hotel vibes. "I always wanted to live in a theater and this is the way I bring that dream to life."

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Jun 8, 2021

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Before & After: 4 Lessons I Learned Giving My Sunroom a Colorful Upgrade

Ashley Poskin is an Apartment Therapy contributor with a Ph.D. in decorating with color. (OK, we made that up. But it should be a thing.) Her Chicago home is full of fixed-up vintage finds, cheery DIY projects, and every shade of the rainbow. So when she wanted to give her pale neutral sunroom a monochromatic makeover, she was eager to go bold. We were excited to see the final result — and find out what she learned along the way.

Courtney Balestier

Jun 3, 2021

I Tried This $10 Renter-Friendly Bath Storage Hack in Two Different Places

To say I ran to Target after seeing this TikTok is the understatement of the century.

Ashley Abramson

Jun 8, 2021

One Thing That Will Make Your Bath Feel Less Blah and More Spa

Introducing our new favorite shower curtain!

Danielle Blundell

Jun 10, 2021

If You’re Going to Read One Book In February, Make It This One

An antidote to the moody winter blues is a new book.