Home Designs & Decorating Ideas

The Top 10 Home Trends to Watch This Year

Sage green paint, comfortable outdoor living, the return of the dining room, and other big home and design trends to keep things interesting in 2022.

January 5, 2022

January 6, 2022

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Decorating & Design

Where to Buy Furniture When You Need It Now

Months-long production and shipping delays have caused headaches for anyone hoping to furnish a home in a hurry. Quick-ship and local pick-up options (think vintage!) are here to the rescue.

January 19, 2022

Decorating & Design

These A-Frames, Cottages, and Desert Retreats Are Our Most-Loved Homes of 2021

From a snowy A-frame in the mountains to a sunny poolside Santa Barbara cabana, these are the top 15 home tours that caught your attention.

January 7, 2022

January 8, 2022

Home Tours

A Renovated A-Frame Near Lake Arrowhead Builds the Case for a Pink Front Door

The A-frame endures as America’s favorite weekend hideout.

November 23, 2021

December 29, 2021

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Frame Your New Year with These DIY Photo Backdrops

Capture the last moments of the year in style.

December 21, 2021

December 28, 2021

Home & Garden

The 2022 Color of the Year Is (Drumroll, Please)…Kinda Purple?

"Veri Peri," a purplish-gray-blue periwinkle, is Pantone's pick as color of the year.

December 14, 2021

December 16, 2021

DIY Projects

Creative Ways to Hang up Your Holiday Cards This Season

Repurpose your holiday cards into your Christmas decorations with these tips and tricks from stationery experts.

December 7, 2021

January 19, 2022

Decorating & Design

3 Quick and Cheerful Ways to Decorate for the Holidays with French Flair

Jean-Pascal Lemire, a French-Canadian floral designer, shares a few easy-to-replicate, budget-friendly ideas to deck the halls like a pro.

December 3, 2021

January 19, 2022

At-Home Artistry

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Home Tours

A Newport Beach Designer Infuses a Builder’s House with Charm and Character

For her own growing family, designer Leigh Lincoln of Pure Salt made a brand-new house feel loved, lived-in, and layered with the brand's signature style.

January 24, 2022

January 21, 2022

Home Tours

Two Architects Erase Everything Basic About Their Family’s Ranch House

Two principals at the modern architecture firm EYRC took their typical three-bedroom mid-century ranch house and turned it into a simple, Zen haven.

October 21, 2021

November 26, 2021

Decorating & Design

Have an Under-Used Closet? Awkward Alcove? Empty Built-in Shelving? Turn It into a Pocket Bar

Building another desk in your house won't improve your work-life balance. But creating a small bar nook might.

September 7, 2021

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Home Tours

An Unloved Building on an Apple Farm Gets Its Second Wind As a Cool, Creative Weekend Retreat

How do you buy a vacation retreat on a budget, without taking affordable housing away from locals? Find a structure that nobody wants—like this unused farm building in Central Washington with a great view—and turn it into your dream house.

October 6, 2021

December 9, 2021

Home Tours

A Family of Six Settles into a Traditional Craftsman with Country-in-the-City Style

Channeling her intuitive skills for creating inviting and grounded interiors, Lauren Soloff built a layered and well-loved home for her own blended family.

October 5, 2021

December 29, 2021

Home Tours

A Remote Wyoming Log Cabin Becomes a Dreamy Work-from-Home Hub

From her log cabin in rural Wyoming, Brooklyn transplant Stephanie Housley creates her woodland-themed pillow and textile collection, and relishes all that life on the range has to offer.

December 2, 2021

January 6, 2022

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Decorating & Design

Reclaim Your Dining Room with These Design Ideas

After a few years of puzzles, classes, Zoom meetings, and storage space, it's time to dress up your dining room again.

January 20, 2022

January 25, 2022

Home Tours

A Breezy Malibu Surf Shack Is Filled with Small Space Living Ideas

Plenty of hidden storage, and a show-stopping kitchen with a baby blue refrigerator, turn an 800-square-foot trailer into a family crash pad.

November 24, 2021

December 6, 2021

Decorating & Design

Make a Bold Move with Green Kitchen Cabinets

Trying to incorporate green into your kitchen design? We have ideas for every shade.

January 11, 2022

January 13, 2022

Home & Garden

Settling the Top Sheet Debate: The Best Quick-Change Duvet Covers and Topless Sets for Anyone Ditching the Two-Sheet Bed

The debate over how to make a bed—with a fitted sheet only, or a flat sheet on top—rages on. Our take? There is no wrong side of the bed. Here are some of our favorite linen brands that offer versatile, well-designed options for all.

November 3, 2021

November 8, 2021

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Home Tours

A Classic Seventies Condo on Oregon’s Black Butte Ranch Gets a Modern Makeover

Built-in benches and buggy pine paneling give this Oregon condo a rustic, refined cabin vibe.

December 10, 2021

December 16, 2021

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Decorating & Design

Brighten up Your Kitchen with These Colorful Appliances

Looking for big color impact in an otherwise neutral kitchen? Try a bright blue fridge or a cherry red range.

January 14, 2022

January 18, 2022

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Gift Guide: Gallery wall of prints by Western artists

Decorating & Design

Make a Picture Perfect Gallery Wall with Prints by Western Artists

Make a statement with a gallery wall featuring prints by western artists—or gift one to match a loved one’s style.

December 8, 2021

December 27, 2021

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Home & Garden

Don’t Let Your Veggies Hide In the Kitchen. Use Them to Decorate a Fall Harvest Table

Edible Gardens LA founder and master gardener Lauri Kranz shares her fall harvest, and some tips for putting the bounty on display.

November 17, 2021

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Decorating & Design

DIY This Gorgeous, Edible Centerpiece with a Bag Full of Groceries from Trader Joe’s

Check out this simple step-by-step tutorial, made with $100 worth of goodies from TJ's (shopping list included), by L.A.'s favorite party snack maker, Kori Jones.

October 26, 2021

December 22, 2021

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