Walls & Floors Decorating

According to interior designers!

Love it or hate it, there are advantages to living with retro tile.

To some, ​area rugs over wall-to-wall carpeting is taboo. To others, it’s a means to an end. If the latter is you, here's how to make it work.

An alternative way to give a room a fresh look — with little more than a sample-sized can of paint — is to consider a statement door.

TikTok to the rescue — again!

It might be easier, too!

Whether you're looking for a vibrant blue, a charcoal green, or a nuanced pink, bookmark these 15 wall paint colors for your next project — there's a little something for everyone and every room.

A couple coats of paint can totally transform industrial concrete floors into a warmer, brighter space.

What to do if you don't have the permission, the desire, or the budget to pull up all your wall-to-wall carpet.

What you need to know, before you add to cart.

What you do to your walls can have a HUGE impact on the look, feel and mood of your home. So start with how you’d like the room to feel — what kind of vibe you’d like it to rock — and use this guide to give you ideas for the kind of treatment that would work for your walls. Go for polka dots! Paint the on or use vinyl wall decal stickers to get the look. Go for a medium-hue gray. Amherst Grey by Benjamin Moore really sets just the right tone in the room below.

Perhaps you’ve been playing it safe, decor-wise, your whole life, and are ready to do something wild. Or perhaps you have a room that you feel is finished, but you’re still just a little bit bored with it. Either way, here are five different pieces that will take your space to the next level, that will have your friends (and yourself) convinced that you are a person of taste, refinement and aesthetic derring-do.

So, your rental apartment or newly-built home didn’t come with coffered ceilings or pressed tin tiles? Set your sights above that unsightly popcorn or drop ceilings you’ve been dealt. All eight of these ceiling hacks will lend architectural interest to a boring room—whether you channel intricate European plasterwork or rustic exposed wood beams is entirely up to you. Give the impression of dramatic crown molding with a painted ceiling that extends about a foot down the wall.

To give you examples of just how transformative wallpaper can be, here are 11 home tours that creatively covered up entire rooms, small nooks, and even a ceiling. 

Breathe new life into your space in just a weekend's time (or less!).

Don't shy away from color.

It's potentially DIYable!