Jennifer Hunter

Learning your own taste can be a lifelong journey. Wherever you are on your path, take our quiz as a way to clarify your current perfect style profile. Here’s what to do: turn off your brain, scroll through these slides and pick the very first room that catches your eye. Don’t try to figure anything out, just go with your gut and record your answers.

When painting, choosing the perfect color is only the first step. Picking the right paint finish is another key ingredient in determining how your final product will look and wear. How to choose? Read on to discover the pros and cons. Paint finishes come in three general categories: flat (or matte), low-luster (eggshell and satin) and gloss (or semigloss). Choosing between them is simply a matter of weighing your room conditions, need for durability, and personal taste.

Get ready to gawk at these stunning spaces. We love browsing pretty pictures and getting inspired to try something new and these homes do it really, really right. Prepare to mop up your drool while you click through this list of our best eye candy.

Making a big commitment like colorful walls can be a bit daunting, so spend some time getting cozy with these stunning examples of paint jobs in every color of the rainbow. As you can see, some of these spaces choose to use major color only as an accent; others go whole hog. Many offset their swath of color choice with white trim to really show off the punchy hue while a few brave souls combine their color with…gasp…more color!

Sometimes the best rooms are the ones that throw all the rules right out the window! Down with cookie-cutter rooms that all follow the same formula. These rooms prove you can follow your own path and still have a stylish space. Nope. If you need lots of places to set your stuff (like, ahem, your coffee) then spend the money and space here. If you’d rather have some open space, that’s fine too.

We’ve said it a million times and 2013 was no exception: the best, cheapest and easiest way to dramatically transform your space is by using color. In fact, the hardest part of any painting project is probably deciding which color to choose. We got you. Here are 10 of the best in our series of Paint Color Portfolios to inspire you to make the leap to a more colorful home in 2014. 1.Coral Bathrooms 2. Black Bedrooms 3. Dark Green Kitchens 4. Dark Blue Dining Rooms 5. Light Grey Nurseries 6.

If you’re a master of the “snooze then rush,” then you are not making the most of your mornings. Taking just a few minutes out of your evenings to do these things can really make a huge difference in your morning and your entire day. Duh. But here’s the thing: just because you make an effort to lie in bed for the correct number of hours, doesn’t mean you’re really getting rest.

How hard can it be to choose a white paint? Trickier than you might think. Don’t get fooled by pretty names like Aspen Snow or Whitewash, here’s what you really need to look at before you commit to a shade. White paint has hints of other colors to lend it personality. If you want a warmer, creamier feel try something with yellow undertones. If you want a crisp, modern and brighter look, find a shade with blue undertones.

We all want to feel healthier at home and a good night’s sleep is key to keeping yourself in tip top shape. We’ve given you a lot of great sleep advice, bedroom product suggestions and even info about sciency stuff like how and why sleep is affecting you. Now it’s all in one place. 5 Things to Avoid for a Good Night’s Sleep 5 Easy Yet Effective Things to Try When You Can’t Sleep 8 Tips For A Cool Night’s Sleep (Without the AC!

If you’re interested in making your home beautiful, useful and just plain fun to be in, there are some basics of design you need to know. The good news? Once you learn this stuff, you’ll be able to use it in any room, in any home, forever. We’ll help you get started. C’mon. Good lighting is and always will be a make-or-break element to any room and it’s so easy to get right!

There are things you need at home (like a bed) and then there are things that can wait. What if you didn’t have to? We thought of three things that you may just be able to afford after all. Take a look. Since the price of a rug increases exponentially as it gets larger, you can save big bucks by skipping the expensive room-size rug and picking up a smaller statement rug instead. How to make up the coverage? Layer your statement over a super-cheap sisal.

My search for the perfect coffee table is endless. Not because of a lack of variety, just the opposite. There are tables in so many sizes, shapes and materials that, as often happens to me while decorating, I’m paralyzed by choice.There are so many beautiful options that each new, amazing find just reinforces my idea that committing to one table will, through the evil influence of Murphy’s Law, lead me down a path to an even more perfect choice.Then there are the rules.

No doubt you’ve heard of white noise, the sounds that can help you block loud or distracting noises in order to sleep or concentrate. Well, it turns out that, depending on the type of noise you’re trying to avoid, you may want to try some colored noise instead.  We’re not talking ocean waves or thunderstorms, although those can also be quite soothing.

I have a confession to make and it’s a doozy: I’m an editor of a site about design (this one) and I don’t know the difference between an interior designer and an interior decorator. In fact, I’ve been using those two terms interchangibly for years. Bad editor! So I decided to educate myself (and you!). Turns out, it’s pretty straightforward but there are some major distinctions.

It’s a rail…for a chair…right? This mid-wall molding actually has less to do with chairs and more to do with proportion and scale. Knowing how (and why) to use it can drastically affect the look and feel of your space. Here’s the scoop.