One Carpenter’s Hilarious Instagram Shows You How Not To Install Shutters
The results range from hilarious to ridiculous.
Aug 1, 2020
You Can Rent a Celebrity Tour Bus For Your Socially Distanced Summer Road Trip
The star-studded celebrity client list includes Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Cher, Drake, Dolly Parton, Adele, and Rihanna.
Jul 31, 2020
This Jewel Box Studio Is a Lesson in Monochrome Design
Style
Pretty in pink doesn't even begin to cover it.
Jul 30, 2020
Science Says Girls’ Trips Are Good for Your Health, and Here’s Why
Filling your Instagram with envy-inducing vacation selfies of you and your closest gal pals living it up may serve as a temporary ego-booster, thanks to all the likes you’re bound to rack up. But there could be more—scientific studies suggest that there’s an even more crucial benefit connected to taking girls’ trips: It’s actually good for your health.
Jul 30, 2020
Science Says Night Owls Who Wake Up Late Are More Intelligent Than Early Birds
Benjamin Franklin wrote the famous phrase, “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” His viewpoint sounds nice, and his own personal success gives his advice some strong support. However, now night owls and researchers alike would beg to differ. During the last few decades, there’s a growing body of fascinating research on the relationship between sleep patterns and intelligence.
Jul 30, 2020
This Is Why You Have Trouble Sleeping in the Winter
Winter, the season of cozy hygge, seems like it would be the best time of year to catch up on all those ZZZs we miss out on during the more active months. But it turns out that—whether or not you’re one of the 10 million Americans who suffer from seasonal affective disorder each year—the long and dark days actually wreak havoc on our sleep schedules, both in the quality of our sleep and the number of hours of rest we’re getting each night.
Jul 30, 2020
Lush’s New Spring Products (and Hilariously Dark Bath Bomb Videos) Have Arrived
Spring has sprung at Lush Cosmetics with the launch of dozens of new bath bombs, massage bars, soaps, and sugar scrubs. It’s mesmerizing to watch the animations of the bath bombs on their product pages, fizzing away and leaving behind colorful water, but watching the animal-shaped ones ominously dip out of sight was an unexpected treat that we couldn’t help but giggle at.
Jul 30, 2020
How I Curated My Bedroom To Help Deal With My Insomnia
I spent several weeks staring up at my ceiling. “Do I have three hours before my alarm, or is it only two?” I’d wonder while waiting for sleep to come. Finally, I described my insomnia to my doctor. “You don’t have a sleep problem, my dear,” she says. “You have a stress problem.” She diagnosed me with burnout. I was shocked. Technically, it’s a mix of exhaustion, depression, and anxiety, but the long road to recovery is the same.
Jul 30, 2020
Finland Wants to Teach You How to Be Happier, and Give You a Free Summer Vacation
They say misery loves company, but it looks like joy does, too. And since the US is apparently the unhappiest it’s ever been, Americans could certainly make some pretty good use out of Finland’s “happiness guides,” and get a free summer vacation in the process.
Jul 30, 2020
These Desktop Water Fountains Are ASMR Moments of Zen
Design and science experts have assured us that one way of reducing your stress levels is to get yourself near some water for a healthy dose of what’s known as “blue mind,” or the calming effect that simply being in the vicinity of H2O has on people. It’s not quite possible to bottle those good vibes up and take them home, but the next best option is to invest in indoor fountains, like these beautiful, zen-emitting devices by Lily Clark.
Jul 30, 2020
This Is How Drew Barrymore Spends Her Perfect Night In
Perfect Night In is a series where we ask actors, artists, entrepreneurs, and beyond how they’d spend the ultimate luxury—a blissful evening at home. “Charlie’s Angels,””The Wedding Singer,””Never Been Kissed,” “Ever After”—the list of iconic Drew Barrymore classics goes on and on (and on). As it’s known, however, Barrymore’s success goes well beyond the big screen.
Jul 30, 2020
JVN Hit Over 100 Episodes of “Getting Curious” and Hunny, We’ve Learned A Lot
There have been so many milestones to celebrate in the world of grooming expert-turned-figure skater Jonathan Van Ness. First, as we already know and have binged, the third season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” premiered this month. Second, the Fab Five member turned 32 today (happy birthday, JVN!). And third, Van Ness’s beloved podcast “Getting Curious” aired over one-hundred episodes. Can you believe?!
Jul 30, 2020
How Melissa Rauch from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spends Her Perfect Night In
Perfect Night In is a series where we ask actors, artists, entrepreneurs, and beyond how they’d spend the ultimate luxury—a blissful evening at home.If you’re a fan of “The Big Bang Theory,” you’ll recognize Melissa Rauch, who plays Howard’s wife Bernadette. She was introduced in the show during the third season and quickly became a regular—and 10 seasons later, this will be her last as the beloved TV sitcom comes to an end.
Jul 30, 2020
How Molly Bernard From ‘Younger’ Spends Her Perfect Night In at Home
Perfect Night In is a series where we ask actors, artists, entrepreneurs, and beyond how they’d spend the ultimate luxury—a blissful evening at home.I’m putting this truth out into the universe: my life changed for the better after watching the first episode of TV Land’s “Younger” (season 6 premieres tonight, June 12).
Jul 30, 2020
How One Scandinavian City Is Creating Low-Cost Sustainable Housing for Its Young People
It represents hope for the future of Stockholm’s housing market, which has been going through a crisis for the last few decades.
Jul 29, 2020
Stay in These Novel-Inspired Airbnbs for Only $17 a Night
Calling all book worms!
Jul 29, 2020
6 Stand-Up Specials to Watch If You Need a Good Laugh
No matter what your current self-care routine looks like, it could probably benefit from a few hours of laughter.
Jul 29, 2020
Grocery Stores Have the Most Trusted Safety Protocols of All Retailers, According to a New Survey
It's a relief given the essentialness of them.
Jul 29, 2020
Before and After: HGTV’s “Good Bones” Worked Scandi-Modern Magic on this Abandoned Home
They call it a “cozy, Scandinavian cottage.”
Jul 28, 2020
A New Harry Potter Board Game Was Just Announced, and You Have to Defeat Voldemort
Make room in your official collection of all things Harry Potter for a new wizardly addition: Board game and puzzle manufacturer USAopoly recently announced the forthcoming release of a new collaborative game. HARRY POTTER: Death Eaters Rising is based on the fifth book/film, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” The game, which will be available in Fall 2019, pits players against the infamous Death Eaters on a quest to ultimately corral and conquer Lord Voldemort.
Jul 28, 2020
This Home Was In That Iconic Note Card Scene from “Love Actually,” and It’s For Sale
Does this property make you want to say, “To me, you are perfect”?
Jul 28, 2020
This Iconic Sectional from the 1970s Is Making a Comeback
It's been 50 years since its original debut.
Jul 28, 2020
Ellie Goulding’s Raw Wood Kitchen Cabinets Are What Dreams Are Made Of
Goulding’s kitchen is the hub of the house.
Jul 27, 2020
6 Planets Will Be Visible for 12 Days Straight—Here’s When You Need to Be Outside
An almost 2-week long event when you can visibly see multiple planets in the sky. Count us in!
Jul 27, 2020
Iceland Wants to Broadcast Your Screams Into the Wilderness
It's been a rough year. Iceland wants you to scream it out.
Jul 25, 2020
From Spooky Garlands to Gothic Candelabras, Target’s Halloween Collection is Here
It's never too early to Halloween shop.
Jul 25, 2020
Take a Peek Inside an Off-Grid Dome in the Texas Desert
Social distancing goals.
Jul 24, 2020
The Outside of This Forest Home Is Tranquil, But the Walls Inside are Something Else
The listing sort of glossed over the fact that walls in the house are covered—floor to ceiling—in rather intricate murals.
Jul 24, 2020
Look Closely Or You Just Might Miss The Invisible House in Joshua Tree
And just wait until you look inside.
Jul 23, 2020
Need a Moment? Mini-Meditations Are Now Available Inside Snapchat for Free
The company recently rolled out the Headspace Mini, one of many bite-size applications developers and companies can launch on the platform.
Jul 23, 2020
This Sound-Absorbing Armchair Is Designed to Keep You Focused During the Workday
The capsule-shaped chair aims to block out noise and distractions.
Jul 23, 2020
Before and After: HGTV’s “Build Me Up” Renovated This Dated Dining Room with Vintage Wallpaper
It's all about highlighting mid-century style.
Jul 23, 2020
“The Sims” Has Its Own Reality TV Show—And It’s Really Entertaining
It's fun, even if you don't regularly watch other people play video games.
Jul 22, 2020
Jennifer Garner DIYed Her Own Backyard Dunk Tank, And Now We Want One
The video has already been viewed almost 2.7 million times.
Jul 22, 2020
Marie Kondo Has an 8-Week Tidying Up Program, and It’s Free
Kondo is issuing her followers an eight-week organization challenge, and it’s totally free to hop on board.
Jul 22, 2020
HGTV’s “Good Bones” Transformed a Deserted Biker Bar Into a Modern Home
Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak describe its style as “refined industrial.”
Jul 22, 2020
This Editor-Loved Cutting Board Now Comes In a Cute New Size
Snag it before it sells out!
Jul 21, 2020
Why You Shouldn’t Paint Your Walls Gray, According to Reddit
Taking notes.
Jul 21, 2020
Met Opera Stars Will Perform at Stunning Locations Worldwide Without Audiences
New York’s Metropolitan Opera House has thought of a unique way to bring opera to the masses without putting anyone’s health at risk. Met stars will be performing audience-free recitals via live stream from incredible locations worldwide, and anyone can attend.
Jul 20, 2020
Turns Out, Staying at Home Has Helped People Rediscover Their Love for Rattan
According to Google, it's the most popular interior design trend since the beginning of March.
Jul 20, 2020
Watch Design Blogger CoCoCozy Renovate a 1930 Spanish Colonial House in This New Show
Each episode is only 4 to 7 minutes long.
Jul 19, 2020
This Virtual Tour of Farm Sanctuaries Across the U.S. Will Delight Animal Lovers
Here's how to get tickets for The Great Farm Sanctuary Tour on July 25.
Jul 19, 2020
Allow Demi Moore to Explain Her Carpeted Bathroom
Moore appeared on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" and explained her viral bathroom photo.
Jul 18, 2020
Tide Will Now Do Your Laundry For You
Whether it happens at the laundromat, the laundry room, or just a tiny corner of your apartment where you stash the washer/dryer, Tide wants to take laundry day off your plate. This week, the detergent giant launched Tide Cleaners, an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service “aimed at giving people the option to spend more time on life and less time doing laundry.” Although cleaning the bathroom is America’s most hated chore, doing laundry isn’t exactly loved.
Jul 18, 2020
How To Install a Dimmer Switch
Dimmer switches are great, not only do they provide opportunity for mood lighting and ambiance, but also save money due to reduced power usage. Almost all the lights in my home are on a dimmer switch, except for the bedrooms, where we’d actually like to have them the most.
Jul 18, 2020
Sorry, Parents: Nobody Wants the Family “Heirlooms”
In a modern world currently intrigued by minimalism, there’s something that all three adult generations can agree on: the problem of dealing with the collections curated (hoarded?) by our family members. From younger boomers and Gen X’ers sandwiched between their aging/dying parents and their own children to millennials trying to gently manage expectations (and their own limited budgets and storage space) without hurt feelings, the message is crystal clear.
Jul 18, 2020
Casper Has Opened a Nap Café in New York
If you need a nap in the city that never sleeps, then there’s a new way for you to catch some ZZZs. Casper, the direct-to-consumer mattress company that started the bed in a box craze, has opened The Dreamery, a nap café next to its store in New York. If you’re new to nap cafés, then you’ve been sleeping on a trend.
Jul 17, 2020
Khloe Kardashian Registered For a $10,000 Crib And We Have Questions
Leave it to the Kardashians to turn a baby shower into a star-studded fete with enough ritzy gifts to fill a truck. And that’s just what the family did over the weekend to honor the last currently pregnant Kardashian, Khloe, for the impending arrival of her baby girl with boyfriend Tristan Thompson.
Jul 17, 2020
The Most Expensive Cities in the World for Renters Are in the US
Everybody knows the rent is stupid high in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston — it’s one of those sad running jokes, an absurdity that’s nonetheless become an accepted fact of life at this point. But a new study by London real-estate startup Nested shows that America’s most notoriously expensive rental markets are now the priciest in the whole world.
Jul 17, 2020
Sacre Bleu! Disney World Is Opening a ‘Beauty and the Beast’-themed Lounge
If we could live in any Disney fairytale, it would be “Beauty and the Beast.” Gorgeous architecture, a library filled with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and a kitchen staff well-versed in French cuisine sound like a dream to us. Mild hostage situation aside, Beast’s castle is pretty much our dream. If you’ve ever watched the movie and thought, yep, I’d like to drink a glass of wine and take a selfie in here, you’re in luck.
Jul 17, 2020
Buy Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mayan-Style Temple in LA for $23M (Yes, the Westworld One)
Spoiler alert: The real-life version of Bernard/Arnold’s home in Westworld is for sale, and it happens to be one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most hallowed and historic works of Southern California architecture. The Mayan-style temple built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924 almost entirely out of interlocking concrete blocks—also known as The Ennis House—sits on a hillside in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, and just hit the market after a $17 million renovation.
Jul 17, 2020
One Reason to Renew: Staying Put Can Save Renters Thousands of Dollars a Year, New Study Says
Your landlord just sent a lease renewal form, but you’re not sure you want to sign it again this year. The rent is going up, the parking situation sucks, and the upstairs neighbors always seem to drag furniture across the floor in those fleeting seconds between consciousness and sleep. The average rent nationwide has been rising, but market rate rents — those advertised to new renters — are climbing even faster, according to new research by Zillow.
Jul 17, 2020
There’s a Genius Way to Binge Watch Netflix with Your Friends While Social Distancing
You can binge that show with friends, while still social distancing.
Jul 17, 2020
Here Are the Worst Times for Thanksgiving Traffic, According to Google Maps
Using data from Google Maps, Google News Lab has figured out where we’re going, what we’re looking for and when we’re getting there around Thanksgiving. So, if you’re trying to eat Chinese food on the way to the plant nursery on Black Friday, you’re not alone—but you should probably avoid driving at 9am. So how’d they figure out that folks in Texas are particularly interested in bicycle sharing locations?
Jul 17, 2020
Drywall TikTok Exists, And It’s So Relaxing
They’re basically everything I love about HGTV renovation shows, condensed into short videos.
Jul 17, 2020
15 Removable Kitchen Backsplashes
Jul 17, 2020
Italy Is Giving Away Hundreds of Historic Buildings For Free
If you’ve ever lusted over Italy’s gorgeous architecture (who hasn’t?), we’ve got some news for you. The government is accepting proposals for 103 historic sites, and in exchange, they’re yours, rent free. Most of the historic buildings are old homes, inns, and monasteries, but some of the properties up for grabs are literal castles.
Jul 17, 2020
DIY Fabric Curtains to Conceal Clutter
Jul 17, 2020
5 Things You DON’T Really Need
From Apartment Therapy → 5 Things You DON’T Really Need Stores want to sell you lots and lots of stuff, that’s their job. Your job is to figure out which things you can’t live without and which ones you should leave on the shelf. That’s where we come in.
Jul 17, 2020
Meryl Streep Just Bought This Mid-Century Home in Pasadena
Meryl is on the move. The 20-time Academy Award nominee (and three-time winner) just dropped $3.6 million on a mid-century pad in Pasadena, California. Streep and her husband, sculptor Don Gummer, are the first people to buy the home in nearly fifty years, according to the exclusive on Variety. Built in 1959, the 3,087 square foot property sits on nearly two acres in the hills of Pasadena and has panoramic views of the surrounding San Gabriel Mountains and the Colorado Street Bridge.
Jul 17, 2020
76 (Mostly Free) Virtual Things To Do at Home Right Now
Bookmark and browse whenever boredom strikes.
Jul 17, 2020
Bust Out Your Trapper Keepers, A Lisa Frank Movie Is Happening
Your middle school dreams have come true—the intensely rainbow universe of Lisa Frank will be coming to a theater near you. The feature film, which will be a live action/animation hybrid, is currently in development. If it’s anything like classic hybrids Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Paula Abdul’s Opposites Attract video, count us in.
Jul 17, 2020
These Are The Hottest Home Colors, According to Pinterest
With the resurgence of ’80s style in the past few years, pastels have been having quite a moment at home. And while light colors will always have a place in our palettes, Pinterest is noticing that some bolder hues have been gaining in popularity recently. In the company’s 2018 Home Report released this week, bolder, deeper shades were gaining traction.
Jul 17, 2020
Calling All Wine Lovers: Be One with Your Vino and Stay at This Wine Barrel Hotel
For many wine lovers, an ideal relaxing scenario doesn’t exist without a glass (or two) of vino on deck. Apparently, there’s a new, fancy way to “wine” down, and it takes place inside of a barrel. Trust us when we say it’s a definite upgrade from getting wine drunk on your living room couch.
Jul 17, 2020
A Safe Non-Toxic Sealant for a Wooden Highchair?
Q: What is a safe, nontoxic sealant for a wooden highchair? We have an old wooden highchair that has a tray with all the finish worn off. The tray had also broken in half where it was seamed together. I glued it together again, but I’d like to refinish it to make it easier to clean. It is in otherwise perfect condition and we want to use it for our grandchildren.
Jul 17, 2020
5 Greens-and-Candles Table Settings
Jul 17, 2020
House of Cards Fans, You Can Buy Frank Underwood’s House at Auction
We interrupt your binge of House of Cards season 5 with this important announcement. The house that served as the Underwoods’ home pre-White House is hitting the auction block, and it can be yours. The brick Victorian townhouse is actually located in Baltimore’s Bolton Hill neighborhood, not Washington D.C. The exterior served as the home of Francis and Claire Underwood while Frank was still in the Senate.
Jul 17, 2020
Cary Grant’s Former Palm Springs Pad is on The Market
We are big fans of old school glam and Palm Springs vibes around these parts, so when we heard internet rumblings of Cary Grant’s former Palm Springs home going on the market, we were immediately intrigued. The folks at Trulia describe the stunning property as “the last true luxury estate ever to be offered in Palm Springs.
Jul 17, 2020
Time to Bulk Up: You Can Now Shop at Costco Without a Membership
The old adage, “I don’t want to be a part of a club that would have me as a member” was clearly coined in the pre-Costco (pc) era. Costco memberships, while reasonable, are often just not worth it for the casual bulk buyer, but boy are they tempting. But good news abounds! You can now shop at Costco without a membership. Thanks to Google Express, you can now shop at Costco, a lone wolf without a membership, from the comfort of your own home. “There must be a catch!
Jul 17, 2020