Walls & Floors Decorating

And it’s low-cost, too!

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.

Warning/workspace/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/atmedia-cloudinary-image-block/atmedia-cloudinary-image-block.php82 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.

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. Warning/workspace/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/atmedia-cloudinary-image-block/atmedia-cloudinary-image-block.

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!

Our readers come up with some of the most brilliant ideas.

Plus, two easier ways to copy the look.

A genius architectural detail from Small/Cool NYC.

It may have fallen out of fashion in favor of more modern materials like vinyl and engineered wood, but linoleum has been here all along — just waiting for the masses to remember its appeal.

Hint: It's above your doorway!

You haven't seen hardwood floors like this.