You’ve Been Overlooking This Surprising Source for Small Space Decor
You’ve probably heard of the site Dormify, but didn’t consider giving it a second glance because, well, you’re not in college anymore. However, considering the brand’s well-curated selection of decor for small spaces, it’s just as ideal for the urban dweller as it is for collegiate dorm rooms. Check out some of our highly covetable finds below. This black-and-white Scandi-inspired pillow sham will take your bedding game to the next level.
May 3, 2019
West Elm’s New Collection Will Have You Dreaming of Summer
West Elm’s boho-chic summer collection of furniture and accessories will have you throwing impromptu garden parties in no time (even if it’s just a backyard-less fantasy). The globally-inspired, itching-to-be-Instagrammed looks include rugs in modern ikat patterns, eye-catching woven seating, and a plethora of modern outdoor furnishings.
May 3, 2019
Soon, You’ll Be Able to Shop This Popular Joanna Gaines Product at Target
Hearth & Hand isn’t the only thing from Joanna Gaines that will be available at Target. Starting Sunday, April 1, another beloved Magnolia product will hit the shelves at the Bullseye. That’s right: Joanna’s paint line, Magnolia Home, is coming to Target. Launched in 2016, the line is a collaboration with KILZ and aims to take the guesswork out of choosing a wall color.
May 3, 2019
Amazon Wants to Pay You to Declutter
I like to think I’m a pretty savvy Amazon shopper. I regularly surf for Lightning Deals and take full advantage of Subscribe & Save and no-rush shipping discounts. So I’m a little shocked I didn’t know about this well-kept secret sooner. Have you heard about Amazon Trade-In? Amazon’s Trade-In program lets you turn in used items in exchange for Amazon gift cards and discounts.
May 3, 2019
No Costco Membership? 5 Stores That Will Match the Warehouse’s Prices
Don’t want to shell out $60-$120 on a Costco membership, but do want to take advantage of the club’s low prices? Well, you’re in luck, because these five retailers helpfully offer price-matching to us lowly non-members. Read on for all the details. There are reminders for each of the retailers below, but it warrants emphasis: be sure to read the fine print for any price-matching policy you come accross.
May 3, 2019
This Prime-Eligible Wall Hanging Is The Easiest Way To Update Your Walls For Spring
We love a good practical Amazon find, and their daily deals can be a great place to find practical staples at even lower prices. But sometimes, if you look hard enough, you may be lucky enough to find something that’s a bit more fun. Such is the case with these macrame hangings, currently on sale on Amazon. There are two options: the less expensive option, currently $12 (down from $15), is 12″ wide by 25″ long. The more expensive option is only $14, down from $18.
May 3, 2019
Lidl’s New Gardening Collection Is Total Plantspiration
If you’ve yet to get on board with grocery stores carrying adorable home accessories, now is the time. Lidl’s newest collection is for those plant parents (and wannabe plant parents) who want to nurture their green thumbs, for not a lot of green. The German supermarket chain—which sadly doesn’t have online shopping, but does have a growing number of locations on the East Coast from Delaware to South Carolina here in the U.S.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: Jess’ Cute and Quirky New Girl Bedroom
New Girl’s L.A. misfit friends are returning for their final season on Tuesday, April 10. [Spoilers ahead] The ending last season was tough because we didn’t know if we were saying goodbye forever or see ya later. Nick and Jess were kissing, Schmidt and Cece got pregnant, Winston is…Winston. It didn’t leave me totally satiated, but I wasn’t mad either. It was just kind of ‘eh’. Lucky for us, the team gets one more shot to wrap it up the way they want.
May 3, 2019
Think Twice Before Buying These Things at Harbor Freight
You might regret putting these items in your shopping cart, according to people who have used them.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: Mad Men’s Impeccable Mid-Century Cool
Recently, my parents sold my childhood home and bought a grown-up condo. Gone is the lovely, comfortable suburban dwelling that housed countless birthday parties, homework cram sessions and dance recital practices. Their new home doesn’t have to be kid proof; it can just be cool. And no show’s design has been quite so cool as Mad Men (my dad loves mid-century furniture, so it’s fairly obvious inspiration). The set of Mad Men was notoriously well researched and designed.
May 3, 2019
The Skincare Secret That’s Been Hiding in Your Linen Closet
Waking up with linen lines imprinted on your face is no fun, but it’s hard to resist the urge to snuggle into a soft, cozy pillow at night. Especially since you’re, you know, asleep. But sleep-you doesn’t necessarily know what’s best, which is why she needs awake-you to be the voice of reason. And for both your sakes, it’s time to pull out those satin pillowcases you stuffed inside the closet long ago.
May 3, 2019
10 Etsy Finds for the Target Obsessed (& Those of Us Who Love Them)
From coffee mugs to greeting cards, here are a few of our favorite Etsy finds for Target fangirls and fanboys, alike.
May 3, 2019
This Amazon Shopping Section is the Secret to Scoring Super Stylish Finds
If you’re the kind of shopper who heads to Amazon with a specific idea in mind of what you’re looking for, you’re not alone. However, a little known secret to finding interesting, more unique items is actually through a portal shown every time you log on. It’s called “Interesting Finds” and is accessed by clicking the “Explore” button at the top of the screen.
May 3, 2019
You’re About to See This Color Everywhere
By now you’ve probably heard of Gen Z Yellow. We first introduced you to term late last fall, and now that Millennial Pink fatigue may be starting to set in, and Pantone’s own Ultra Violet still seems a little esoteric and dark, perhaps you’re ready to take this shade of sunshine for for a test drive?
May 3, 2019
7 Flower Delivery Services Your Mom Will Love
Few things say, “I love you” like a fresh bouquet of flowers delivered on Mother’s Day. But what do you do if you’re looking for an arrangement that’s a little more unique than say, than your average bouquet of a dozen roses? Don’t worry friends; we’ve got you covered. We searched the web high and low and rounded up some of the coolest, boutique-y online spots to order flowers for Mother’s Day.
May 3, 2019
How Bad Is It To Sleep With Makeup On?
More nights than I care to admit, I work into the wee hours of the morning, slinging words so I can pay for important things like Netflix and magnetic eyelashes. When I finally drag my tired body toward the bedroom, I have just enough energy left to brush my teeth before crashing. But as I fall asleep to the symphonic range of my husband’s snoring, I often wonder just how bad it is for me to skip washing my face. Is the good skincare fairy going to come down and bop me on the head?
May 3, 2019
How Often Should You Wash Your Bras?
People, let’s talk undergarments. We’re all on the same page when it comes to underwear—and that page most certainly says they should be washed after each use. But have you ever stopped for a minute to consider how often you should wash your bra? If your answer is no, well, you’re definitely not doing it enough. And if your answer is yes, you’re probably still not doing it enough.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: RHONY Dorinda Medley’s Eclectic Berkshires Mansion
If you like The Real Housewives of New York, you already know how gorgeous Dorinda’s Berkshires manse is. If you pretend to be above watching reality television, let me tickle your fancy with this fact: Her inspiration was Marilyn Monroe meets Frankenstein, per TownVibe Berkshire. If that’s not badass, I don’t know what is. Like Dorinda, her home is stately on the outside and full of color on the inside.
May 3, 2019
These Are the Last Measuring Spoons I’ll Ever Need to Buy (And They’re Only $10)
When I give decluttering advice, I will always give you permission to get rid of duplicate kitchen tools. That’s because it’s a purchasing problem I always seem to fall victim to myself. I’ve had my fair share of kitchen tools that I don’t love, that I get new versions of, and that I keep all versions of for all the usual reasons: What if one breaks? What if I have people helping me in the kitchen and we both need it?
May 3, 2019
How Element Clay Studios Makes Her Clay Creations Look Straight From Nature
Heather Knight got started by making things she would want in her own home. Her business, Element Clay Studio, started as a way to supplement her income. Today, her line of nature-inspired ceramics is her full-time job, something she says was due, in part, to her decision to sell on Etsy. “I received such great press and visibility that I was able to make it my full-time job within a year,” she says.
May 3, 2019
Whole Foods, Lidl Offer Sweet Deals on Mother’s Day Flowers
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, so don’t forget to shower your mom and the moms in your life with love (and also flowers, if that’s their thing). Good news is that grocery stores are dropping some sweet smelling deals for those looking to bestow bouquets. Here are a few of the bargains to be had. German grocery chain Lidl is bringing the blooms with its Mother’s Day deals. A dozen roses are just $7.99, ten-stem tulip bunches start at $4.
May 3, 2019
The One Thing Melissa McCarthy Buys In Bulk From the Dollar Store
Funny lady Melissa McCarthy isn’t kidding about her love of bargains. The Life of the Party producer and star chatted with People Magazine and professed what she recently snagged at the dollar store. “First of all, I love me a 99-cent store,” she says in the magazine’s latest cover story, which is on newsstands this Friday. But when a tabloid story came out recently that said her shopping habit was “tearing [her] family apart,” McCarthy laughed about it.
May 3, 2019
West Elm x Pottery Barn Kids Just Launched & Is Perfect For Cool Babies (& The Adults That Love Them)
Is it just us, or are kids products getting cooler and cooler the further away we get from being kids ourselves? Such is the case with the latest nursery collection West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids. The two furniture retailers, both members of the Williams-Sonoma family brands, have teamed up to bring West Elm’s signature midcentury modern ascetic to the under-five set. The collection is available now at both West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids stores and websites.
May 3, 2019
How This Couple Combines Fashion Industry Know-How With Woodworking for Stunning Designs
The Store: Brush Factory The Makers: Rosie Kovacs and Hayes Shane We don’t necessarily think of fashion and woodworking as going hand-in-hand (unless we’re watching Sex And The City circa the Aidan and Carrie days). But Rosie Kovacs and Hayes Shanes, the couple behind Brush Factory, credit their backgrounds in fashion and design as part of what sets their handmade furniture and home goods apart.
May 3, 2019
5 Unexpected Things Modern Couples are Registering For
Millennials are changing the wedding game by waiting to tie the knot and living together before marriage, so many soon-to-be spouses already have a solid inventory of home goods before they even say “I do.” No surprise then that modern couples are registering for wedding gifts that are a little bit outside the norm. Next to standard wedding gifts like dishes and blenders, today’s couples are also wishing for goods like Google Home, Roombas and even paddle boards.
May 3, 2019
There’s a Hidden Section of Amazon Where Almost Everything is $2
As if we needed another reason to buy everything on Amazon, we go and uncover a whole new section of affordable offerings, most of which are $2. Yes, two bucks. Believe it or not, Amazon has a special sample store, filled with everything from beauty to baby care products, exclusively for Prime members. Translation: You can get your hands on samples of some of Amazon’s bestsellers for about $2 a pop.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: The Night Manager’s Egyptian Inspired Space
With the monster hit of Avengers Infinity War still going strong at the box office (topping $2 billion worldwide), I’d like to celebrate Tom Hiddleston in his role as…Jonathan Pine, The Night Manager! And by celebrate him, I mean focus solely on the Egyptian interiors of the Nefertiti Hotel in Cairo.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: The Young Pope’s Traditional Yet Exotic Vatican
With the Met Gala’s theme last month being “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and Catholic Imagination”, I got to thinking about how the Catholic Church has influenced other areas of design. The lives lived within the Vatican are a beautiful juxtaposition of minimalism and maximalism as seen in the architecture and interior decor. Symbolism and story are woven (literally) into the textiles of the Church.
May 3, 2019
10 Smart Trader Joe’s Secrets for Saving Time in the Kitchen
Among the shelves stocked with quirky snacks, irresistible cheesesdesserts Found in the produce section, this riced cauliflower wins us over with convenience. When it’s a race against the clock to get dinner on the table, this bag is way faster than blitzing a head of cauliflower in the food processor or shredding it on a box grater. It’s also a win for the uniform-sized “grains” that keep their shape without getting too soggy or watery during cooking.
May 3, 2019
One Stop Shopping: Anthropologie Now Sells Farrow & Ball Paint
Good news for those who prefer a one-stop shopping experience: As of today, Anthropologie now sells UK-based Farrow & Ball, a first foray into paint the for the boho retailer. The British prestige brand’s range of 132 interior paint colors in five different finishes, as well as primers, undercoats, brushes and rollers are currently available online, a move that is part of Anthro’s deeper expansion into the home space.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: Ibiza’s Party-Ready Mid-Century Hotel
Netflix’s new original movie, Ibiza, has everything: Strong female friendship. Hijinks. That guy from Game of Thrones. EDM music. Phoebe Robinson spitting one-liner darts left and right. Well-designed interiors may not be the focus of this movie, but they certainly don’t disappoint. The design was so on-point in places that I ended up needing to scour the Internet for lookalike wall hangings and accent chairs.
May 3, 2019
Thinx Wants to Conquer Period Sex Stigma — With a $369 Blanket
Period sex is a highlight of what I, personally, consider the most miserable 3-5 days of the month. Because of my birth control, it’s been about a year since I’ve had an actual period, but the previous fifteen years of intermittent anguish are burned into my memory: cramps, mood swings, anxiety attacks, ruined underwear, bloating, acne, and spotted sheets, to name just a few symptoms. But sex on my period?
May 3, 2019
7 Stylish Ways to Keep Your Home Cool This Summer
How is it that we forget how miserable summer can be until we’re profusely sweating just from sitting outside for our lunch break? Summer isn’t all beach trips and rosé on rooftops, people! This season has the potential to be a hot, humid, sweaty mess. You could blast the AC for the next three months—but it’s expensive and not great for the environment—or you could use your awesome design skills to hack your way to a cooler home.
May 3, 2019
The $16 Anthropologie Gift I Buy for Everyone’s Home
Buying a housewarming gift is sometimes easier said than done. Balancing what someone would want with something you’d actually want to give them (look, we all could appreciate a water filtration system, but…) is a task in and of itself, and it can leave you buying two bottles of wine and calling it a day. But while wine is (almost always) appreciated, sometimes it’s the unexpected that can make an impact.
May 3, 2019
The Trader Joe’s Towel Your Kitchen and Bathroom Have Been Missing
We’ve sung the praises of Fouta (a.k.a Turkish Towels, Peshtemal, Hammam) before. They’re lightweight and thin, which is great for folding and storing, but still pretty absorptive. If they’re authentic, the cotton gets softer with every wash. They come in a bunch of shades, perfect for adding a pop of color to any space that needs it.
May 3, 2019
Handy Little $5 Amazon Add-on Items You Can’t Own Too Many of
While browsing on Amazon, you’ve likely seen some products with a little blue flag that says “Add-on Item.” What does that mean? In a nutshell it means you can’t have it unless you buy $25 worth of stuff. Add-on items are usually lightweight and cheap—so much so that it costs Amazon more to ship it than it’s worth. Think Band-Aids, hair elastics and lip balm.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: The Incredibles 2 Mid-Century Super Home
It only took 14 years, but we finally have the superhero film we deserve. The hero being mid-century modern design. Picking up right where the first installment left off, the Parr family is on the forefront of the fight to make superheroes legal again. During that process, they are set up in a mid-century design lover’s dream house. And lucky for you, Zillow created a listing so you can really get a sense of the home’s super features.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: Moonrise Kingdom’s New England Coastal Vibes
Moonrise Kingdom was the second Wes Anderson film I ever saw, but the first of which I could see myself easily walking onto the set and living my life comfortably; this wasn’t terribly noteworthy as the competition was slim. Nonetheless, it’s sepia toned New England setting calls to me. And I’m a sucker for a peter pan collar. The thing that strikes me about this film is I don’t want to recreate a room piece by piece.
May 3, 2019
These Are the Books You Should Buy On Prime Day
Christmas in July, A.K.A. Amazon’s Prime Day, has finally arrived. While tech junkies get excited about the electronics deals, and we’ve found some amazing discounts on home items we love, bookworms can also get a piece of the Prime pie today. In addition to discounting some bestselling books, Amazon is offering a blanket discount on book orders of $20 or more.
May 3, 2019
The $12 Etsy Secret for Always Putting the Sheets on Right the First Time
There are two kinds of people in the world: people who think changing sheets is NBD and the rest of us, a.k.a. those who wind up grabbing the wrong size from our linen closets on the regular. The truth is, changing your sheets can be a real chore if your sheets aren’t organized in the first place. But fret not my friends, there’s a product out there designed to make switching out your bed sheets a bit more of a breeze.
May 3, 2019
The Next Best Thing to a Pricey Retro-Style Fridge Is This Under $100 Appliance
I LOVE those retro-style refrigerators that come in an array of colors and look 1,000 times better than a regular fridge. But some of the ones available on the market today are on the pricey side out of the budget of many. And also maybe you rent and don’t have the ability to replace an entire fridge?! Thankfully there’s a smaller, more affordable and more mobile appliance alternative that is still cute but something you can take with you when you move.
May 3, 2019
You Can Revamp Your Bathroom By Shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Is there anything better than snagging a good deal during a sale? Honestly, if you love to shop, this is one of the best feelings there is. Get ready to feel this way for the next two weeks! You can now shop the Nordstrom Anniversary sale until the first week of August and there are some killer deals. Unlike some retailers who only put things they want to get rid of on sale, Nordstrom has some fall must-haves in their sale lineup.
May 3, 2019
Calling All Plant Parents: Amazon Is Having a One-Day Sale on Succulents
Low-maintenance and impossibly cute, this is the perfect way to get your plant parenthood off the ground.
May 3, 2019
How to Choose a Home Scent Based on Your Astrological Sign
I might be a little biased, since one of the first things Aliza Kelly Faragher told me was that my name, which rhymes and has always made me weirdly self-conscious, holds a lot of power in spellwork and spiritual practice. Let’s just say it was a good way to kick off a conversation with Allure magazine’s resident astrologer and the author of the forthcoming book, The Mixology of Astrology: Cosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Sign (it drops August 7).
May 3, 2019
The Sill Now Has A Monthly Subscription Box (and We Tried It)
Houseplants have gone from an accessory to a lifestyle, and having a wall full of plants is becoming more “millennial” than millennial pink. The only thing that could make it more trendy? If there was a subscription box associated with it. Well, wonder no further when such a thing will exist—The Sill has launched a Plant Parent Club.
May 3, 2019
This is the Most Overlooked, Yet Most Useful, Aisle in Target
I spend way too much time and money at Target. I don’t want to talk about how it feeds my unhealthy obsession with Key Lime Lara bars (I swear they go on sale every other week, just to tempt me), or mention all the other non-essentials I wind up buying before I leave. While wandering through the store the other day, I realized there’s one section that I always forget about, but it’s chock full of handy, everyday items that are actually useful.
May 3, 2019
NBC’s Craft Show Making It is What We All Need in 2018
Making It, hosted by Ron Swanson and Leslie Knope… I mean Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler, has received a lot of comparisons to the Great British Baking Show. And I totally get it: The hosts and judges are there for support and comic relief, not to critique contestants and bicker with one another. Making It is exactly what 2018 needs. Like Poehler says in the intro, “life is stressful enough—let’s make a show that makes you feel good.
May 3, 2019
This Online Store Is Going to Be Your New Favorite Lighting Source
Sometimes the most obvious place to shop for items is the best one—you just have to know it’s there. Case in point: Lights.com, an online lighting store founded by husband-wife duo Sheva and David Knopfler. Can you get more spot on than that domain name? Their story is similar to other startups in the home space. Graduate to the real world and you suddenly realize everything you need—sofa, mattress, etc.
May 3, 2019
This $5 Target Buy Can Help You Get it all Together
I’ve got tons of hair ties laying around—my go-to are Goody Ouchless without the metal band. They come in packages of 37 and upwards, but they still seem to always disappear. If you have long hair, I know you hear me on this. Target Goody Ouchless Elastics 5 Buy now So I’m constantly buying new packages and picking up plain single ties at the gym. I tend to keep one on my wrist at all times.
May 3, 2019
One Of Our Favorite Sources For Inexpensive Art Just Landed At Target
Society6 has long been one of our favorite places to find eye-catching prints. The website allows artists to upload their own work and put it on everything from posters to duffle bags to coasters. Starting this week, however, there’s a new way to shop some of Society6’s most popular prints: on Target’s website. The collection will be available exclusively on Target.com through the fall.
May 3, 2019
These Le Creuset Look-Alikes Are 69 Percent Off On Amazon Today Only
If you have Champagne taste and a beer budget, today is your lucky day. Cuisinart’s Dutch oven, which looks a lot like Le Creuset’s, is on sale — today only — for $55. (It’s impressively marked down by 69 percent from its list price of $180.) Worried it won’t be as good as the Le Creuset? The 5.5-quart oval, which even comes in two fun matte options, has 4.3 stars on Amazon.
May 3, 2019
Not Everything on a Movie Set Is Expensive: Affordable Finds From Film and TV
Imagine a set designer decorated your apartment: They’d tell you exactly where the meaningful conversation corner should be, which bar cart is the most likely to further your character arc, what lighting is the most flattering. While it’s not realistic, the next best thing is to buy the exact furniture and accessories from your favorite TV and movies and figure out the placement on your own. And you can.
May 3, 2019
The Crazy Good $5 Trader Joe’s Deal You Should Get While It Lasts
Breaking floral news! You can get a ridiculous bargain for one of the longest-lasting flowers out there—seriously, alstroemerias stick around nearly forever. According to the Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer, “For a limited time, we are able to offer this 20-stem bunch for the astonishing price of $4.99, only a dollar more than our everyday, 9-stem bunch. But get ’em while they last—ethereal beauty like this doesn’t stick around forever.
May 3, 2019
Alert: Instagram’s Favorite “It” Plant Is Back at Costco
Great news, plant parents: the Instagram favorite fiddle leaf fig tree appears to be back in stock at select Costco locations across the country. You might remember how excited we got to spot them at a Michigan location last year (Auburn Hills) where they were around six feet tall and under $50 ($46.99 to be exact). Our plant sleuth Kaitlin Flannery just let us know that the leafy tree is back at Auburn Hills, though they are smaller in size and in price.
May 3, 2019
This $10 Amazon Buy Solved My Biggest Kitchen Annoyance
Just a few months back I moved into a new apartment with one of NYC’s most coveted amenities—a dishwasher. After years of washing every.single.dish by hand, it feels like such a luxury to be able to just rinse my dishes after dinner and load them into the machine. Of course, there are still some pieces that need to be hand washed, so I haven’t been able to get rid of my sponge completely. And that’s where the annoyance comes in.
May 3, 2019
The 5 Design Books I’ll Always Keep on My Bookshelf
As the House Tour editor here at Apartment Therapy, looking at a wide range of homes is a requirement (and a delight!). And while many of those spaces I see online, I still have a penchant for flipping through the pages of a good coffee table design book for inspiration.
May 3, 2019
Get the Look: Crazy Rich Asians”Palatial Family Compound
“Crazy Rich Asians” is sparkly and colorful; the story is heartwarming and heartbreaking; the acting is joyful, and the fact that this is the first entirely Asian cast of a major studio film since “The Joy Luck Club” makes its success all the sweeter (a sequel is already in the works). It also happens to be visually stunning. The majority of the movie is set in Singapore, which main character Nick Young’s family basically owns.
May 3, 2019
5 Things You Should Do Before Deciding on a Paint Color
Are you nervous about pulling the trigger on a possible new paint job? It’s only normal to have a bit of decision paralysis on such a seemingly big decision. What colors do you choose? What happens if you change your mind once it actually dries on the wall? What happens if–gasp–you don’t like it? We consulted several of our favorite designers to ask them what exactly you can do to prevent any paint-related disasters from occurring in the first place.
May 3, 2019
8 Smart Ways to Scale Furniture to Your Home’s Square Footage
We’ve all been there. You just bought the sofa, bed, desk—whatever—of your dreams, only to find out that it doesn’t fit in your space. Or worse, in your doorway. And it goes both ways. A too small piece can be just as annoying to deal with, time and energy-wise. Instead of hoping for the best when you’re unboxing or waiting for that white glove delivery, take matters into your own hands.
May 3, 2019
11 Cute Decor Pieces That Also Solve Small Space Problems
In a small space, every inch counts. There’s quite literally no room for frivolous decor items that don’t also provide a function. But the items in this post—spotted in real homes from recent house tours—are hardworking and good looking. Melina Peterson’s 300-square-foot New York studio apartment is not just small, it’s an odd shape.
May 3, 2019
Pottery Barn’s New Harry Potter Home Decor Has Us On Platform 9 ¾
Great news, Potter fans: You no longer have to attend Hogwarts to feel like a wizarding student. Following the success of last year’s PBteen Harry Potter collection, Pottery Barn has announced its official home decor expansion that involves the company’s entire trifecta (Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and PBteen). The new whimsical products have us spellbound, to say the least.
May 3, 2019
This Find From Urban Outfitters Is the Perfect Addition to My Small Space
All this talk about self-care and “me time” begs a question—where exactly are you giving yourself this attention? At roughly 700 square feet, my apartment’s not small (at least by New York City standards), but the freestanding tubs I see people bath-bombing and throwing back bubbly in are not a reality for me at this point.
May 3, 2019
The Home Buy I Never Leave Trader Joe’s Without
Let me preface this by saying I have never been a flower person. I’ve always told romantic interests to skip the flowers—and meant it. I just don’t see the point in spending disposable income on something that’s so plentiful outdoors and dies as soon as you bring it indoors. Then there’s the whole bit about changing the water and cleaning up rotten stems. For me, you can file flowers under “waste of money.
May 3, 2019
3 Smart and Simple Methods for Decluttering Your Clothes Closet
I don’t know about you, but what’s inside my wardrobe is nothing like the magical land of Narnia. It’s mostly a mess of clothes that get rarely worn, but saved nonetheless. Because maybe one day I’ll get invited to a gala in the Maldives where that long, lime green bridesmaid dress can finally earn its keep on my hangers. I’m guessing that, while you might not have a floor-length green dress like mine, your closet is full of similar stories.
May 3, 2019
This Fun Brand Makes Me Wish I Was Going Back to School
Adulting is hard. I mean, the end of the summer is just as sad to me now as it was when I was a kid, and these days, nobody takes me out and buys me a bunch of new gear to get me motivated. All kidding aside though, shopping for back to school supplies was easily one of my favorite things growing up. There’s something about buying a fresh notebook, brand new pens, and even a new binder that just makes you feel like maybe this could be your year, you know?
May 3, 2019
The $10 Solution to My Messy Living Room Problem
The surest sign you’ve entered a millennial apartment isn’t the fiddle leaf fig or the Edison light bulbs (although those make great options on the Millennial Apartment bingo board), it’s the phone chargers. Now that we carry our smartphones as if they were surgically attached to our limbs, our living rooms have evolved to grow cords that emerge from outlets and tangle across the floor or creep over the backs of couches. That’s what my living room looked like, anyway.
May 3, 2019
9 Affordable Urban Outfitters Finds That Look Like Expensive High-End Designs
Urban Outfitters has proven itself to be more than just the store to go to when you want dorm room style. Though still known for a bevy of bohemian-themed tapestries and quirky patterned bedding, the brand has really stepped up their furniture offerings in terms of style. So much so, that every now and then I’ll confuse an UO item for a high-end piece from a pricey designer.
May 3, 2019
Etsy’s Trend Expert Is Seeing These Fall Styles Everywhere–Here Are Her Picks for Getting Them in Your Own Home
®How do you know what the next big thing is going to be? Well, if you’re Etsy’s trend expert, Dayna Isom Johnson, you have the entire marketplace to see what new styles are coming–and what new styles shoppers are looking for. The changing of the seasons is a perfect time to refresh your space, and she’s identified six trends that are a great way to do it.
May 3, 2019
Anthropologie’s New Food-Themed Ornaments Include Avocado (Of Course)
Right on cue, back-to-school season is over, and the holiday seasons has begun. That’s right — retailers are rolling out Christmas stuff! (Halloween was more of a June thing, we noticed?) Today Anthropologie launched 160 holiday ornaments and decor items — and even more holiday dining and entertaining wares will be rolling out in the next few weeks.
May 3, 2019
6 Style Lessons I Learned from the Fall Anthropologie Home Catalog
Somewhere along the lines of decorating my first real apartment, I started fangirling pretty hard for Anthropologie—stalking their in-store home sale section on the reg and bemoaning the $149 flat-rate fee of furniture delivery, which they plaster all over the place as if it’s a good deal. Maybe if you’re in the business of buying $5,000 beds. But that fee has stopped me from pulling the trigger on so many sale tables, lamps, and chairs over the years just on principle.
May 3, 2019
5 Assemble-It-Yourself Furniture Brands That Aren’t IKEA
I’m not an IKEA hater, and I’ll never be. There’s a reason they’ve become such a success. Their pieces are functional and affordable, and there’s something to be said for that. IKEA also basically put flat-pack furniture on the map, which is a win for all of us. Other companies have followed suit, and if you’re looking for something that might last a little longer than IKEA’s entry point pieces, you’ve come to the right place.
May 3, 2019
Timeless Furniture You’ll Love for Years to Come
You don’t often hear people complaining about the roll-arm upholstered sofa or white tulip dining table they bought. There are just some pieces that transcend whatever time, space, or style of interior they’re thrown into. Good bones and timeless materials equal design staying power, people! And though quality generally comes at a higher price point, you’d be surprised at the well-priced classics that some of your favorite affordable home furnishing brands offer.
May 3, 2019