Beds in catalogs always look effortlessly stylish, but it’s not hard to bring that style to your own bedroom. The secret is a mix of layers, patterns, and pillows. These tips can help you transform your bed—and the look of your entire bedroom. Mix and Match Bedding doesn’t need to be matchy-matchy. Mix in pillowcases…
8 Great Bathroom Trends to Try
Bathrooms aren’t just utilitarian spaces anymore: They’re becoming personalized, spa-like retreats. If you’re ready to hit refresh on your bathroom, these eight ideas will inspire you to turn this everyday space into a calming sanctuary. Accent Walls Homeowners and designers are increasingly using accent walls to amp up interest in the bathroom. These can be…
6 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Picking Paint Colors
Picking out a paint color you’ll want to live with for years is perhaps one of the hardest design decisions to make. When we analyze a tiny paint chip, it’s hard for us to imagine how the color will look once brushed across an entire wall. And forget about envisioning how the hue might change…
How to Create a Functional, Stylish Family Room
A well-designed family room can truly be the heart of the household. But too often, the family room ends up feeling like either a formal parlor—stiff and uninviting—or a free-for-all kids’ playroom. Strike a balance by picking up some of these ideas for attractive, functional family rooms that look good and work hard for the…
Easy Swaps to Give Your House an Instant Upgrade
Sometimes the simplest decorating swaps can yield the biggest returns. These one-hit-wonder changes will invigorate your spaces with minimal effort on your part. But be forewarned: One swap may make you want to do another … and another. But that’s what makes decorating fun, right? Pillows Swap standard-issue pillows for something with personality. Ditch the…
Can’t Paint Your Home? Try These 5 Paint-Free Alternatives Instead
Renting an apartment or house is a cost-effective option for anyone who’s making their first foray into the real estate world or moving somewhere new (No home remodeling costs! No cost of selling a house to worry about!) but living in a temporary space can cramp anyone’s interior design game. Although you pay a monthly…
Clever Tips for Designing a Small Mudroom
When it comes to packing in lots of function, very few spaces beat a mudroom. But many homeowners don’t have a dedicated space for a mudroom. Or they may think they don’t have enough square footage to create a useful go-to spot for their families. But a few clever design ideas and some maxed-out storage…
3 Surprising Things White Paint Can Do for Your Space
White paint is having a years-long moment in the spotlight, and its popularity might just keep going—but this popular paint color isn’t just pretty. You may not have been able to quite put your finger on it, but white paint does a few things for its surroundings that other paint colors don’t. Call these benefits…
Beauty Meets Function: How to Create a Welcoming, Well-Designed Room
“I love what you’ve done!” Anyone who has remodeled or redesigned their home is of course pleased when they hear this from visiting friends. But I will let you in on a little secret: My heart soars when people walk into a space, look around, smile, and say it’s a room they want to spend…
The Principles and Elements of Design
Architects and interior designers use a basic set of building blocks when creating. They apply principles and elements to design beautiful objects, satisfying a human instinct for visual order. The elements are the individual tools used to create, while the principles are the guidelines that dictate how they’re used. This has been the basis of…
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