Caroline Mullen

If you like herbaceous scents, this is for you!

Don’t sleep on this inexpensive but super-cute customizable banner.

They’re more versatile than you think.

According to designers.

Just a few of the incredible DIY projects writer Caroline Mullen has completed INSIDE her small rental apartment: kitchen shelves, the kitchen floor, a TV console, a bar cabinet, a tool and supply cabinet, and more!

Paint works wonders yet again!

This is open shelving at its best.

Knotty pine haters, check out the groovy use of this humble material. 

And I’m here for it.

Follow this design-savvy apartment dweller’s lead.

This partition is a work of art in and of itself.

No apartment is too small for a lot of books!

And it's not a slipcover!

Undecorating at its finest!

And it’s low-cost, too!

It came from a place I've often overlooked.

The best ideas for art are the budget-friendly ones, no?

It might be controversial when it comes to preventing splashes, but man, it looks good!

Here's how!

Glass markers, anyone?

Move over, arches and abstract shapes! 2023 is all about fooling the eye.

The internet's favorite paint project gets a personal, travel-inspired twist.

It'll transform a new build into a home that looks loaded with years of character.

Love it or hate it, there are advantages to living with retro tile.

If you're a fan of unlacquered brass, then this new take on an old-school trend might be for you.

Spills on upholstered pieces are fixable, even if you can't get the stain out!

It's a tiny detail, but it can make a difference, according to these London flat owners.

The changes that renters make to their rentals can be worth the happiness it brings them, even if it means painting it back to white at the end of the lease.

It's difficult to pick one favorite out of all the year’s house tours. Luckily, we let you pick it for us, just by clicking and reading and enjoying it yourself, we’ve got the most popular house tour of 2022.

From a genius Murphy bed, to a closet-turned-bedroom, and even a triple-decker bunk bed, here are the eight most brilliant space-maximizing ideas from house tours this year.

From a renovated school bus house-on-wheels, to a guest house made with straw bales, to a cabin on stilts in South Africa.

Bathrooms are the perfect place to go bold; their small square footage is the ideal opportunity to think out of the box when it comes to design.

From dogs to amphibians to so many more.

From a Cincinnati jewel-box colored home to a super-smart 190-square-foot studio, our editors' favorite homes of 2022 were totally unafraid of color and stuff.

Grab your nearest Allen wrench!

Squiggles for days!