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An unexpected bright spot of the past year is how much joy we’ve found in nature — especially at home. This was the year we grew scallions in glasses of water, sprouted new greenery from our bok choy and carrot scraps, and maybe even got avocado pits to grow roots. Sometimes these plant projects provided food, but they also gave us the delightful magic show that is watching plants grow. Mother Nature has another trick we bet you haven’t tried: peanut plants.

Designing your space is an art that’s unique to you. It depends on your personal style and unmistakable eye. But whatever look speaks to you, there’s one thing we can say with certainty: Every aesthetic looks better with greenery.When you think about it, plants are the ultimate versatile home decor. They come in endless shapes and textures, and their pots and accessories present extra opportunities to show off your style. How to choose? Ummmmm, astrology, obviously!

There’s nothing like spending months (and months, and months) at home to make you realize how much your space is worth investing in. All those changes we said we’d get around to? We’re making them. All those pieces that don’t spark joy? We’re replacing them. All those design trends we were afraid to try? We’re trying them. (Well, maybe not all at once.

Prize: $1,500 gift card to LUMASGallery walls are the It Girls of interior design: effortlessly cool and sophisticated with an intuitive combo of shapes, colors, and textures that somehow look just right together. A great gallery wall isn’t hard to put together, either — once you have the artwork.Think of LUMAS as your personal art buyer.

As a New York apartment dweller, Apartment Therapy contributor Erin Johnson knows how to make her space multitask: Her kitchen is also her office since she prefers spreading her work out at a table over working at a desk. Because she spends so much time at her kitchen table, she wanted the room to feel extra special and energetic. The walls were currently a blank canvas, and she knew just how she wanted to fill them: a geometric mural.

Sometimes even the most stylish spaces still need a little extra something. That was the case for Meredith’s charming Brooklyn apartment, a whimsically maximalist space that a friend once likened to a curiosity shop. Meredith just wasn’t sure what her added oomph should be — so she let the AT community help.Meredith knew she wanted to paint some part of the living room, which features a cozy seating area and an open bookshelf.

Technology hasn’t advanced quite enough to bring us robot butlers who do our laundry, but it’s come close: Smart technology has totally revolutionized how we wash clothes. The days of meticulous measuring and wondering, What is this button for? are gone, and we’re glad to see them go. It’s time to introduce smart tech into your laundry routine.Samsung smart washers and dryers aren’t just tech for tech’s sake.

The kitchen is one of the most rewarding rooms to shop for: You can geek out over gadgets and appliances, plan all the delicious meals you’re going to make, and pick out decor that lets your style shine. Win. Win. Win. From essential equipment to just-for-fun details, these products take the busiest room of your house to the next level. If you want to kit out your kitchen, Klarna gives you flexibility to make your wants work with your budget.

We spend a lot of time looking at other people’s homes. It’s fun to see how people shop, decorate, and live in their unique spaces. It’s also useful: Getting a peek inside someone else’s home gives you ideas for sprucing up and redoing your own space.Apartment Therapy readers are especially creative when it comes to decorating and upgrading their homes. They’re also savvy about how they shop.

One of the few bright spots of quarantine was having more quality time with our four-legged family members. Cuddly coworkers! Midday walks! No more sad eyes on the way out the door! But now that we’re heading back to the office, our fur babes need some extra TLC to adjust. (As do we, frankly.