7 Ways to Deck Out Your Deck for Winter, According to Designers

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Looking to deck out your outdoor space for the colder months? It seems like everyone invested in heating lamps last winter so they could safely have their pod over to their homes, and there’s no reason to stop … Read more

Before and After: A $170 DIYed “Marble” Mantel Adds Character to a Bedroom

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. When Nashville-based artist Elle Yount moved into her 1940s home, she knew she wanted to weave cozy elements into her space, but her first instinct wasn’t fuzzy blankets or shag rugs. Instead, she turned her attention to molding … Read more

6 Times CB2’s Stairway Bookcase Stole the Show in Rooms All Around the House

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If there’s one piece of furniture that has remained on my radar even as time has passed, it’s the Stairway Wall-Mounted Bookcase from CB2. I’m in awe of how gorgeous this ladder-like design looks in a wide variety … Read more

After 11 Moves in the Last 20 Years, This Family Has Found Their Forever Home

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Maggie Overby, husband, two children, two dogs, one cat, and four ducks Location: Sumter, South CarolinaType of home: HouseSize: 3600 square feetYears lived in: 4 years, owned Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home … Read more

Sad “The Great British Bake Off” Is Over? Keep Up the Fun With These Sweet Baking Kits

Uncommon Goods $45.00 The only thing better than baking a fresh loaf of bread? Baking a fresh loaf of dessert bread. Enter the babka. Swirly, chewy, sweet, and yeasty, there’s nothing like chocolate babka – especially one with a unique take. The brainchild of Elena Vazquez Felgueres and Tamar Fasja Unikel, owners of the Chicago-based … Read more

Yes, My Daughter’s Boyfriend Made a Frank Lloyd Wright Gingerbread House

Christmas wasn’t Christmas at our house if it didn’t include a tree strung with lights, carols on the town green, the cinnamon scent of baked goods, and mom, in the kitchen, close to collapse.  As in, propping up the walls of a listing gingerbread house, tucking canned goods in the corners and hoping no one … Read more

I Kept Only This Feature (and the Hardwoods) When I Gutted My House

When I first toured my 1950 ranch home back in 2011, it was a fixer-upper with a dated brick facade, avocado kitchen cabinets, and floor-to-ceiling mirrors in the dining room. None of those design details mattered though, because all I saw was potential.  Thanks to a shoestring budget and the desire to settle down near … Read more

Art and Stories Fill the Walls of This Shared Philadelphia Rental Rowhome

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Tiffany Weitzmann-Meyrick, Joseph Meyrick; their roommate / sister, Ashley Meyrick. With pets, Wally (dog) and Mugs (cat)Location: Fishtown — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 1140 square feetType of Home: Rowhouse Years lived in: 3 years, renting Before moving into this … Read more

We Asked Designers Around the U.S. for the Biggest Home Trends for 2022

Last year, after the pandemic forced pretty much everyone to shelter in place and rethink their living spaces, people brought in natural touches with plants galore, embraced comfortable furnishings, and carved out nooks dedicated to Zoom calls, home workouts, and other hobbies. It was a tough year, but homes are perhaps in a better place … Read more

This South Carolina Home Has the Neatest Window Kitchen Cabinets

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Anne (who goes by Annie), husband Steve, and adopted dogs Spark and MaiselLocation: Mount Pleasant, South CarolinaSize: 3,200 square feetYears lived in: 2.5 years, owned Annie, who is a painter, and her husband, Steve, found their house … Read more