Living room with desk and sofa; windowsills are used as shelves
8 Ways to Squeeze a Desk Into a Tiny Living Room
Style
Without it looking like an eyesore.
Mar 10, 2020
Before and After: $200 Made this Living Room Window Seat a Dramatic Focal Point
This black-and-white redo is totally DIYable.
Mar 6, 2020
Cabana Stripes Are Back and Better Than Ever
Style
Beaches are not required.
Mar 5, 2020
8 Cool Alternatives to Your Living Room Coffee Table
Shake things up!
Mar 4, 2020
Before and After: This Living Room Proves "Cozy" Doesn't Have to Mean "Cramped"
Knocking out a wall made this space way more inviting.
Mar 3, 2020
Before and After: A $150, 3-Day Project Gives a Plain Living Room Some Wow
"It's a low-cost project that can change the look and vibe of a room completely," says the homeowner.
Feb 22, 2020
This Old School Design Trick Will Make Your Living Room So Much Brighter
Through the looking glass we go.
Feb 21, 2020
Orange is the New Blue, at Least When it Comes to Living Room Sofas
The '70s are back!
Feb 20, 2020
Before and After: This Living Room's New Fireplace Will Make You Look Twice
The "after" is bringing max coziness.
Feb 17, 2020
This New Rug Trend is the Easiest Way to Make Your Living Room More Interesting
Oddly-shaped rugs are happening!
Feb 17, 2020
How To Make Your Home Look 10 Times Better in 10 Minutes Or Less
By looking at your home like a stylist, you can unlock the potential that's been there all along.
Feb 14, 2020
Before and After: A Light-Filled Refresh for This 1920s Living Room
You'll love the newly added window seat.
Feb 11, 2020
Before and After: From Blah to Ahhhh, An Influencer’s Now-Colorful Living Room
Flamingo wallpaper—enough said.
Feb 11, 2020
7 Spaces That Prove a Full Sized Sofa Isn’t the Be-All, End-All of Living Room Design
It's totally possible to make a living room work—and work well—without a large-scale sofa. You just have to be down for a not quite traditional layout.
Feb 6, 2020
Beautifully Organized: Family Rooms
A family room is the workhorse of the home: television, playtime, conversation, games, relaxing. It’s the room that has to handle it all. Here are some examples of rooms that manage not only to accommodate all those activities, but also to do it beautifully. TOP ROW: 1. Chris Colleen’s Small, Hip Family Home: Here, instruments on the wall are ready-at-hand and decorative.
Feb 3, 2020
5 Ways Make Your Living Room Feel More “Grown Up,” According to Home Experts
Ready, set, spring for an ottoman.
Feb 1, 2020
Before and After: A Nearly-New Fireplace for $100 (and a Day’s Work)
This is one small budget, big impact transformation.
Jan 31, 2020
Little Magic Tricks to Make Your Living Room Look New Again
Tired of your stuff? Here's how to refresh what you've already got so it feels brand new again.
Jan 24, 2020
Before and After: This $350 Living Room Refresh Proves the Power of Small Tweaks
Better yet? It took just a weekend.
Jan 24, 2020
The Anatomy of an Instagrammable Living Room
When you're on the 'gram regularly, you start noticing certain items popping up time and time again.
Jan 24, 2020
9 IKEA Living Room Buys That Look Surprisingly High End
Yup, these things are actually from IKEA.
Jan 21, 2020
The Real Difference Between a Living Room and a Family Room
Living
According to the experts.
Jan 18, 2020
This Type of Artwork is What Your Living Room Gallery Wall is Missing
Don't miss the boat on this trend!
Jan 17, 2020
10 Living Rooms with Dark Walls Perfect for Hibernating from the Cold Weather
It's cozy season, and dark walls are very on brand.
Jan 16, 2020
Before and After: A Cozy, Minimalist-Meets-Boho Living Room Redo
The "after" is like a breath of fresh air.
Jan 15, 2020
These 5 Rooms Explain Why We’re So Obsessed with Pharmacy Lamps
Let us count the ways.
Jan 14, 2020
Before and After: This Living Room's New Addition Is a Bookworm's Dream
A one-wall redo totally transforms the look of this living room.
Jan 5, 2020
10 Realistic Tips from People Who *Actually* Work Out in Their Living Room
“A living room workout might not have been your first choice, but look at the positives: You get to play your own music and have the ‘gym’ all to yourself!”
Jan 5, 2020
8 Things from Your Grandparents' Living Room that are Cool Again
Yes, grandmillennial style is happening, and we're here for it.
Jan 4, 2020
The Best Bold Wall Color Transformations We Saw This Year
These stunners will have you running to the paint store on the double.
Jan 3, 2020
This $20 Trick Will Fix Your Living Room’s Biggest Eyesore—I Promise!
It's amazing what a can of paint can do.
Jan 2, 2020
Before and After: This Living Room Goes from All-Beige to Bright and Cozy
Spoiler: The word art decal doesn't make the cut.
Dec 23, 2019
Before and After: A Just-OK Living Room Becomes a Stunning Dining Room
The shakeup took the space from blah and bland to totally vibrant.
Dec 23, 2019
Before and After: This Sunroom's Before is Good, but Its After Wows
This renovation made the space way more usable year-round.
Dec 23, 2019
This One-and-Done Decorating Trick Will Change Your Living Room
Hint: It's the easiest ever way to style your sofa.
Dec 23, 2019
Before & After: A Dated 1970s House Got a Jaw-Dropping Modern Remodel, Is Now Totally Unrecognizable
After quite a few months of casually house shopping, a 1970s house in a great location came up and this couple had to go for it; it just had too much potential.
Dec 20, 2019
Before & After: Painting a San Francisco Victorian
When Andi, Dean and their building neighbors decided to re-paint the faded exterior of their Victorian home, it quickly became apparent that the process was not for amateurs. Located in the Alamo Square neighborhood of San Francisco, not far from the famous painted ladies, their building is over a century old.
Dec 19, 2019
The “Cookie Cutter Condo to Creative Open Space” Makeover
Project by: Ana Location: Seattle, WA The one thing I love and appreciate most in life, besides my baby son Magnus and awesome husband Jordan, is working with my hands. The process of creation amazes me every time, and I look down at my hands and thank them for being healthy and strong, then I realize I should thank my eyes, brain and heart for caring on an artistic drive in me year after year.
Dec 19, 2019
The “Blank & Boring to Cheery & Comfortable” Living Room Makeover
Project by: Molly of Awfully Big Adventure Location: Austin, TX This project focused on taking my tiny, boring, popcorn-ceilinged living room and turning it into a cheery, comfortable place to come home to- all on a serious budget. Using mainly Ikea, Craigslist, hand-me-downs, and tchotchkes galore, the living room came together and is now a colorful, eclectic space far from the oatmeal box it once was.
Dec 19, 2019
Chris and Sam’s Elegant Family Duplex in Edinburgh
Name: Sam, Chris, Madeleine and Maggie Location: New Town; Edinburgh, Scotland Size: 3,000 square feet Years lived in: 1 1/2 years; Owned From the moment you walk through the front door into the spacious and grand, grey hall, this family home is elegant and beautiful. Chris holds up his hands and tells me firmly that it is “all down to Sam.
Dec 19, 2019
Make the Most Out of Your Space With These Genius Living Room Layouts
Seven smart ways to turn one space into two.
Dec 19, 2019
These Are the Most Popular Living Rooms Featured On Our Instagram In February
If you’re familiar with our Instagram, you know we love to fill our feed with jaw-dropping spaces that aim to inspire—whether it’s regrammed from a follower or photographed in one of our House Tours. Since we feel that our audience truly have a great eye for design, we wanted give some of our top liked posts from February a little extra lovin’. To narrow it down, we decided to focus on living rooms that we’ve featured over the past 28 days.
Dec 19, 2019
Before and After: A Genius Holiday-Ready Gallery Wall Redo for $40
You'll want to rainbow everything once you see this transformation.
Dec 15, 2019
7 Nature-Inspired Living Room Trends to Chill Out With in 2020
Bring the outdoors inside. You won't regret it.
Dec 9, 2019
Before and After: This Living Room Redo Brings Instant Cozy
Looking at this living room just makes us want to curl up with a good book.
Dec 8, 2019
The Living Room Storage Spot You’re Probably Overlooking—And How to Use It
Hint: It's not your coffee table or bookshelf!
Dec 6, 2019
6 Easy Ways to Make Your Living Room Look More Expensive
Real estate pros reveal their secrets to making any space look more elevated.
Dec 6, 2019
A Countdown of the Most Gorgeous Living Rooms We Saw in 2019
These are some of the most beautiful living rooms of 2019... is your favorite of the year on the list?
Dec 4, 2019
Before and After: A Dreamy Fireplace Just in Time for the Holiday Season
This bright, welcoming redo is fireplace goals.
Nov 26, 2019
Before and After: You'll Want to Warm Up in This Sunroom ASAP
Bye, dirty carpet and crumbly ceiling tiles. Hi, dream destination.
Nov 25, 2019
Before and After: See This Frumpy Living Room Go Cozy-Modern
You can barely tell it's the same space!
Nov 25, 2019
How to Fit a Lot of People in Your Tiny Living Room
Hosting more guests than you know what to do with? Here, our tips for making it work in the smallest of spaces.
Nov 27, 2019
These are the Trendiest Colors to Bring into Your Living Room and Beyond
Yes, brown is back. Seriously.
Nov 21, 2019
5 Smart Ways to Update Your Living Room—for Free
Yes, it *is* possible.
Nov 20, 2019
Before and After: A Bold Bookshelf Transformation for Less than $100
A wall full of built-in bookshelves is a bookworm's dream! Bit Karie Frost didn't love about it: the white paint job, which—while nice enough—made the wear-and-tear of the decades-old wood more obvious.
Nov 19, 2019
9 One-Hour Ways To Boost Your Living Room This Weekend
Weekends are precious. Use them wisely.
Nov 19, 2019
7 Ways to Make Your Living Room Look Bigger in 10 Minutes Or Less
These decorating tricks will help you gain space in your living room in less than 10 minutes' time.
Nov 19, 2019
A Brief History of the TV Tray
This 1950s icon just might be the OG of home hacking.
Nov 17, 2019
Pros Reveal How to Pick the Right-Sized Sofa for Your Living Room
Six smart tips for what you should know before you invite a new sofa into your home.
Nov 15, 2019
Drew Barrymore’s New Flower Home Collection Will Refresh Your Living Room for as Little as $20
The extension of Drew Barrymore’s home collection sold at Walmart reflects the season of fall and is more eclectic than ever before through five new patterns.
Nov 7, 2019
7 Sleek and Stylish Living Room Coffee Tables You Can Get on Amazon for Under $125
A new coffee table will transform your living room in an instant—promise!
Nov 5, 2019
Look Back on 500 Years of Living Rooms In 90 Seconds
These 12 design styles span half a millennium.
Nov 4, 2019
7 Budget Projects to Make Your Living Room Feel Twice as Bright
If you can't add a window, try one of these low-cost tricks instead.
Oct 30, 2019
Before and After: A Frumpy Living Room Goes Industrial-Cool
Brick veneer plus DIY art makes for one fresh hangout space.
Oct 22, 2019
You're Spending too Much Money on These Home Decor Items
STYLE
Plus, the one items that's actually worth the splurge.
Oct 22, 2019
5 Things in Your Living Room that Are Dirtier Than You Think
Living rooms host so many of what become life's memories. But all that living means lots of people touching things, and spilling things, and sneezing on things...
Oct 21, 2019
The Property Brothers’ New Home Line at Kohl’s Will Upgrade Your Living Room with Finds Under $75
To give you a taste of it, we’ve compiled our favorite 7 home items from the line—all under $75.
Oct 11, 2019
The Best Things You Can Do to Your Living Room for Under $100
You don't have to spend a fortune to make a big impact in your living space. Here, our favorite ideas for brining lots of charm and character for not a lot of money.
Oct 10, 2019