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This Watering Hack Has Kept All My Plants Alive This Watering Hack Has Kept All My Plants Alive

By Kate McGregor

Buffet, Chair, Artwork

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To Emphasize Her Rental’s Lofty Ceilings, This Philadelphia Stylist Created a 14-Foot-Tall Gallery Wall To Emphasize Her Rental’s Lofty Ceilings, This Philadelphia Stylist Created a 14-Foot-Tall Gallery Wall

Photography By Brittany Ambridge, Morgan Bulman

Entryway with concrete bench and wall hanging

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This Seasoned Designer Made a Major Renovating Mistake in Her Own Home This Seasoned Designer Made a Major Renovating Mistake in Her Own Home

By Lauren Jones

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This British Designer’s Majorca Home Is a Crash Course in Pattern Mixing This British Designer’s Majorca Home Is a Crash Course in Pattern Mixing

Photography by Iaia Coco, Lydia Geisel

Arched doorway in Spanish home

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Surprisingly, Brown Floral Velvet Is What Made This 1920s Home Fresh Again Surprisingly, Brown Floral Velvet Is What Made This 1920s Home Fresh Again

By Gabrielle Savoie

woman in hallway

A Wood-Clad Ceiling, Faux Marble Flooring, and More Fresh DIYs From an Entry Reno A Wood-Clad Ceiling, Faux Marble Flooring, and More Fresh DIYs From an Entry Reno

Photography by Camille Kurtz, Lydia Geisel

Style & Shopping

These Clever Tiles (Made Out of Eggshells!) Are the New Answer to Terrazzo These Clever Tiles (Made Out of Eggshells!) Are the New Answer to Terrazzo

By Lydia Geisel

sleek wood deck

The Black Paint That Took This Facade From “Flat and Square” to Sophisticated Scandi The Black Paint That Took This Facade From “Flat and Square” to Sophisticated Scandi

Photography by Virtually Here Studios, Lydia Geisel

Green Living Room Pendant Large Coffee Table

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A Cane Screen and Two Bookcases Cleverly Divide One Large Living Room Into Three Spaces A Cane Screen and Two Bookcases Cleverly Divide One Large Living Room Into Three Spaces

Photography By Christopher Lee, Morgan Bulman

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A Plywood Kitchen and DIY Furniture Gave This Aussie Apartment Life Again A Plywood Kitchen and DIY Furniture Gave This Aussie Apartment Life Again

Photography by Anna Hutchcroft, Lydia Geisel

wood mantel with floral wallpaper

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How One Renter Made Her Own Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper How One Renter Made Her Own Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper

By Kate McGregor

vintage photo, family smiling in front of their house's entry

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This Mom of Two Turned Her Own Childhood Home Into an Airy Scandi Dream This Mom of Two Turned Her Own Childhood Home Into an Airy Scandi Dream

By Laura Fenton

navy ikea billy bookcase with glass doors

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IKEA Is Buying Back Even More of Old Starter Furniture This Month IKEA Is Buying Back Even More of Old Starter Furniture This Month

By Kate McGregor

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A Salamander Green Bedroom and Matte Black Kitchen Turn the Volume Up in This Home A Salamander Green Bedroom and Matte Black Kitchen Turn the Volume Up in This Home

Photography by Brianna Hughes, Lydia Geisel

woman holding kid on bunk bed

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How an NYC Family of 6 Finds Respite (and Space!) in Their Three-Bedroom Apartment How an NYC Family of 6 Finds Respite (and Space!) in Their Three-Bedroom Apartment

Photography by Annie Schlechter, Lydia Geisel

Family picture in their Pasadena home

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All the Little Custom Details (Cast-Bronze Baby Feet!) I Added to My Pasadena Home All the Little Custom Details (Cast-Bronze Baby Feet!) I Added to My Pasadena Home

By Julia Sherman

writing desk looking over ocean

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The Neon Pink Glow in This Beach House’s Stairwell Isn’t From a Light Fixture The Neon Pink Glow in This Beach House’s Stairwell Isn’t From a Light Fixture

Photography by Nicole Franzen, Kate McGregor

Our Editor’s Coffee Table (Un)Styling Trick Will Help You Read More

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Our Editor’s Coffee Table (Un)Styling Trick Will Help You Read More Our Editor’s Coffee Table (Un)Styling Trick Will Help You Read More

By Julia Stevens

I’ve Toured 100-Plus Rentals—These Are the Apartment Deal Breakers I Look For

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I’ve Toured 100-Plus Rentals—These Are the Apartment Deal Breakers I Look For I’ve Toured 100-Plus Rentals—These Are the Apartment Deal Breakers I Look For

By Gabrielle Savoie

Image of a living room with dark floors

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Our Floor-Painting Project Was a Disaster—Until We Made This Fix Our Floor-Painting Project Was a Disaster—Until We Made This Fix

By Rebecca Deczynski

gold items on stand

Swap Out Your Rental-Grade Fixtures in One Go With This Customizable Kit Swap Out Your Rental-Grade Fixtures in One Go With This Customizable Kit

By Lydia Geisel

Napoleonic Architecture and Mid-Century Furniture Meet Head-On in This French Home

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Napoleonic Architecture and Mid-Century Furniture Meet Head-On in This French Home Napoleonic Architecture and Mid-Century Furniture Meet Head-On in This French Home

By Lydia Geisel

vintage chair and distressed dresser

The Unofficial Authority on How to Distress Furniture Shares His Secrets The Unofficial Authority on How to Distress Furniture Shares His Secrets

Photography by Zio and Sons Creative, Photography by Zio and Sons Creative, Alyssa Longobucco

An Interior Hammock and Some Paint Brought This Bungalow Into Cozy-Cool Territory

An Interior Hammock and Some Paint Brought This Bungalow Into Cozy-Cool Territory An Interior Hammock and Some Paint Brought This Bungalow Into Cozy-Cool Territory

By Lydia Geisel

wWhite office room with plants

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This Couple’s Reno Mistakes Only Add to the Charm of Their 19th-Century House This Couple’s Reno Mistakes Only Add to the Charm of Their 19th-Century House

Photography by Kylie Fitts, Edith Rousselot

Inside This Wall of IKEA Cabinetry: The Ultimate Surprise in the Form of a Sink Inside This Wall of IKEA Cabinetry: The Ultimate Surprise in the Form of a Sink

By Lydia Geisel

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We Finally Figured Out the Trick to Styling Trailing Plants We Finally Figured Out the Trick to Styling Trailing Plants

This Green Paint Color Is Gaining Momentum—And No, It’s Not Sage

Style & Shopping

This Green Paint Color Is Gaining Momentum—And No, It’s Not Sage This Green Paint Color Is Gaining Momentum—And No, It’s Not Sage

By Edith Rousselot

White sofa in small living room

3 Small Living Room Layouts That’ll Inspire You to Downsize 3 Small Living Room Layouts That’ll Inspire You to Downsize

By Gabrielle Savoie

Every Sprout Thrives at This California Creative’s Magical Redwood Home

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Every Sprout Thrives at This California Creative’s Magical Redwood Home Every Sprout Thrives at This California Creative’s Magical Redwood Home

By Alex Redgrave

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Millennials Care Way More About This Home Feature Than Gen-Z Millennials Care Way More About This Home Feature Than Gen-Z

By Edith Rousselot

sink in corner of bathroom

The Layout Tweak That Made This 27-Square-Foot Bathroom Feel Less Mini The Layout Tweak That Made This 27-Square-Foot Bathroom Feel Less Mini

Photography by Dan Doran, Lydia Geisel

Sky Blue bathroom

Style & Shopping

Behr’s New Paint Palette Was Created Specifically to Increase Your Home’s Value Behr’s New Paint Palette Was Created Specifically to Increase Your Home’s Value

By Edith Rousselot

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IKEA’s New Side Table Nixes the Need for This Common Small-Space Eyesore IKEA’s New Side Table Nixes the Need for This Common Small-Space Eyesore

By Lydia Geisel

Hawkins- couple- home tour

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An 18th-Century Farmhouse Revived by None Other Than the Founders of Hawkins New York An 18th-Century Farmhouse Revived by None Other Than the Founders of Hawkins New York

Photography by Adrian Gaut, Produced by Kate Berry, Sarah Coffey

kitchen with bulletin board

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Turn the Mess on Your Desk Into Art Turn the Mess on Your Desk Into Art

By Lydia Geisel

A Round Skylight Made This 1930s Bungalow Feel 100 Percent Airier

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A Round Skylight Made This 1930s Bungalow Feel 100 Percent Airier A Round Skylight Made This 1930s Bungalow Feel 100 Percent Airier

By Jennifer Fernandez

living room with large window

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An All-Black Kitchen Gives This Harlem Apartment Subtle Drama An All-Black Kitchen Gives This Harlem Apartment Subtle Drama

Photography by Chris Mottalini, Lydia Geisel

4 Design Ideas to Steal From an Art Deco Miami–Meets–1980s Salon

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4 Design Ideas to Steal From an Art Deco Miami–Meets–1980s Salon 4 Design Ideas to Steal From an Art Deco Miami–Meets–1980s Salon

By Lydia Geisel

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How to Care for Your Bird-of-Paradise, the Fiddle-Leaf Fig’s Less Finicky Friend How to Care for Your Bird-of-Paradise, the Fiddle-Leaf Fig’s Less Finicky Friend

By Lydia Geisel

Bedroom with dark bedding and plant.

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If You Want That $400 Ficus to Live, Hire a Plant Stylist If You Want That $400 Ficus to Live, Hire a Plant Stylist

By Christine Lennon

charming wood living room

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This Interior Stylist Designed Her Rental Closet Around the Most Unexpected Feature This Interior Stylist Designed Her Rental Closet Around the Most Unexpected Feature

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Erin Kelly, Styling by Courtney Favini, Lydia Geisel

According to Ellen Bennett, This Oil Is Like “Steroids for Your Plants”

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According to Ellen Bennett, This Oil Is Like “Steroids for Your Plants” According to Ellen Bennett, This Oil Is Like “Steroids for Your Plants”

The Paint Color That Brings La DoubleJ Founder JJ Martin Inner Peace

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The Paint Color That Brings La DoubleJ Founder JJ Martin Inner Peace The Paint Color That Brings La DoubleJ Founder JJ Martin Inner Peace

This 14-Year-Old’s Tricked-Out Backyard Loft Used to Be His Playhouse

This 14-Year-Old’s Tricked-Out Backyard Loft Used to Be His Playhouse This 14-Year-Old’s Tricked-Out Backyard Loft Used to Be His Playhouse

Photography by Madeline Harper, Laura Fenton

With $350K, I Gave My Ojai House Arches, Terrazzo Floors, and Even an Impromptu Dog Door

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With $350K, I Gave My Ojai House Arches, Terrazzo Floors, and Even an Impromptu Dog Door With $350K, I Gave My Ojai House Arches, Terrazzo Floors, and Even an Impromptu Dog Door

By Lydia Geisel

No, Your Kitchen Cabinets Don’t Have to Match No, Your Kitchen Cabinets Don’t Have to Match

By Julia Stevens

tiny neutral nursery

Two $100 IKEA Units Combine and—Poof!—a Storage-Friendly Nursery Is Born Two $100 IKEA Units Combine and—Poof!—a Storage-Friendly Nursery Is Born

Photography by Jillian Guyette, Lydia Geisel

gray and glass cabinets

Our 87 Favorite Kitchen Cabinet Colors, All Gathered in One Place Our 87 Favorite Kitchen Cabinet Colors, All Gathered in One Place

By Lydia Geisel

Salad for President’s Julia Sherman Left Brooklyn to Live Among the California Trees

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Salad for President’s Julia Sherman Left Brooklyn to Live Among the California Trees Salad for President’s Julia Sherman Left Brooklyn to Live Among the California Trees

By Julie Vadnal

Living room with rainbow curtains and a yellow sofa

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Hand-Dyed Rainbow Curtains Envelop This Event Designer’s Happy Place on Fire Island Hand-Dyed Rainbow Curtains Envelop This Event Designer’s Happy Place on Fire Island

Photography by Amber Gress, Julie Vadnal

Two women in a bathroom on Master of None

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Master of None Star Lena Waithe Bought This Velvet Sofa After Seeing It on Set Master of None Star Lena Waithe Bought This Velvet Sofa After Seeing It on Set

By Julie Vadnal

Bar with wooden shelving and black tile

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This Georgetown Row House Was Designed in 2020 Over—What Else?—Zoom This Georgetown Row House Was Designed in 2020 Over—What Else?—Zoom

By Julie Vadnal

In This Milan Apartment, the Candy Colors Were Inspired by an Original Feature

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In This Milan Apartment, the Candy Colors Were Inspired by an Original Feature In This Milan Apartment, the Candy Colors Were Inspired by an Original Feature

By Julie Vadnal

green hallway looking into living room

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Creaky Floors and Leaky Windows Are the Selling Points of This 1600s British Home Creaky Floors and Leaky Windows Are the Selling Points of This 1600s British Home

Photography by Fiona Walker-Arnott, Gabrielle Savoie

black house exterior with awnings

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How This Technicolor, Terrazzo-Covered Home Sold Before It Even Hit the Market How This Technicolor, Terrazzo-Covered Home Sold Before It Even Hit the Market

Photography by Jenny Siegwart, Gabrielle Savoie

Designer Susan Alexandra Completely Changed Her Rental Kitchen for Only $600

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Designer Susan Alexandra Completely Changed Her Rental Kitchen for Only $600 Designer Susan Alexandra Completely Changed Her Rental Kitchen for Only $600

Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling by Julia Stevens, Erin Cunningham

modern brick home with big windows

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An Entirely Self-Powered House (With a Secret Garden!) in Melbourne An Entirely Self-Powered House (With a Secret Garden!) in Melbourne

Photography by Derek Swalwell, Elana Castle

Your Favorite Products Have a Big Secret

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Your Favorite Products Have a Big Secret Your Favorite Products Have a Big Secret

By Kristin Limoges

Nantucket beach with view of house deck

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How a Nantucket Cottage Kept Its Compact Footprint But Grew by Two Showers How a Nantucket Cottage Kept Its Compact Footprint But Grew by Two Showers

Photography by Matt Kisiday, Gabrielle Savoie

This 100-Square-Foot Space Is a Home Office by Day and a Boys’ Bedroom by Night

This 100-Square-Foot Space Is a Home Office by Day and a Boys’ Bedroom by Night This 100-Square-Foot Space Is a Home Office by Day and a Boys’ Bedroom by Night

Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling by Julia Stevens, Laura Fenton

At the Popup Florist Founder’s NYC Apartment, Houseplants—Not Flowers—Are the Stars

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At the Popup Florist Founder’s NYC Apartment, Houseplants—Not Flowers—Are the Stars At the Popup Florist Founder’s NYC Apartment, Houseplants—Not Flowers—Are the Stars

Styling by Julia Stevens, Photography by Belle Morizio, Styling by Julia Stevens, Photography by Belle Morizio, Julie Vadnal

black farmhouse exterior

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A Young Family’s Kalamazoo Home Has a Touch of Danish Farmhouse and a Hint of Circus A Young Family’s Kalamazoo Home Has a Touch of Danish Farmhouse and a Hint of Circus

By Lydia Geisel

Something as Simple as These Window Shades Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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Something as Simple as These Window Shades Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Something as Simple as These Window Shades Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

By Christina Pérez

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