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If You're Doing This, You're Making Your House Look Cluttered

Apr 24, 2019

If You're Doing This, You're Making Your House Look Cluttered

The other day I had some friends over, and while I was pouring drinks, one of them commented about how clean my house always looks.

Design Pros Reveal the Exact 12 Shades of Gray to Paint Your Home

Jun 23, 2018

Design Pros Reveal the Exact 12 Shades of Gray to Paint Your Home

If there's one wall color designers universally love, it's gray.

How to Decorate a Rental Apartment From Scratch on a Budget

Jun 21, 2018

How to Decorate a Rental Apartment From Scratch on a Budget

When you move into a new apartment with nothing – not even a mattress – turning the empty space into a home can be a challenge.

5 Common Design Mistakes to Stop Making This Fall

Oct 7, 2017

5 Common Design Mistakes to Stop Making This Fall

Decorating a home can be challenging.

Top Interior Designers Reveal Their Go-To White Paint

Oct 5, 2017

Top Interior Designers Reveal Their Go-To White Paint

You can't click through Pinterest or Instagram lately without seeing white walls — clean, all-white kitchens, crisp white bedrooms, and bright living rooms as far as the eye can see.

A Real Estate Pro Shares Her Tips For Downsizing in Style

Aug 30, 2017

A Real Estate Pro Shares Her Tips For Downsizing in Style

Whether you're moving out of your parents' house and into your first adult studio apartment or just downsizing to more modest digs, the move to a smaller space can present certain design challenges.

HGTV's Drew Scott Just Revealed the Easiest Way to Make Every Room Look Great

Jul 31, 2017

HGTV's Drew Scott Just Revealed the Easiest Way to Make Every Room Look Great

Property Brothers isn't just fun to watch – it's also educational!

6 Surprising Reasons Your Home Might Be Giving You Bad Vibes

May 23, 2017

6 Surprising Reasons Your Home Might Be Giving You Bad Vibes

You decorate your home to make it feel more comfortable, welcoming, joyful — but in your effort to paint, decorate, and style every inch of your space, it's all too easy to fall into subtle design traps that work against you by sucking the happy energy out of your home.

8 Ways to Update an Antique Home That Don't Take Away From Its Charm

Mar 27, 2017

8 Ways to Update an Antique Home That Don't Take Away From Its Charm

There's a reason vintage homes continue to be used in romantic comedies and TV shows and are a fixture in HGTV's lineup.

Mistakes Experienced Interior Designers Would Never Make in Their Bedroom Design

Feb 9, 2017

Mistakes Experienced Interior Designers Would Never Make in Their Bedroom Design

Do you make these bedroom design mistakes?

Scott McGillivray Shares the 4 Essential Design Elements to an Awesome Home Gym

Dec 2, 2016

Scott McGillivray Shares the 4 Essential Design Elements to an Awesome Home Gym

Considering adding a home gym?

Update These 2 Things to Dramatically Change the Look of Your Kitchen

Sep 30, 2016

Update These 2 Things to Dramatically Change the Look of Your Kitchen

Working on a tight budget, Christina and Tarek El Moussa of HGTV's Flip or Flop buy, renovate, and resell dilapidated houses.