The Idea Hub: Innovative Home Design

Decorating & Design

I’m Dealing with Major Construction Delays—Here’s How I’m Not Letting It Get Me Down

It's turned into a blessing in disguise.

March 22, 2024

April 4, 2024

Decorating & Design

9 Things You Need to Know Before Renovating Your Home, According to Experts

Pro interior designers weigh in on updating your space.

January 18, 2024

April 13, 2024

DIY Projects

This Is the One Product People Buy the Most When Renovating

It's a popular fix.

April 1, 2024

April 5, 2024

Home & Garden

Finishes Can Make or Break a House. Here’s How to Mix and Match Materials

Camille Styles handpicked the material for each surface in her Malibu beach house. Get an inside look at her mood board.

July 22, 2022

February 4, 2023

The Latest From Sunset

Kismet Labneh

Kefir grains are the mysterious little fun-with-fermentation blobs that we use to culture fresh milk and cream into labneh.

April 24, 2024

Perfect Smashed Potatoes

Simmer-smash-crisp, the holy trinity of root vegetable cooking techniques, never fails to deliver.

April 23, 2024

April 24, 2024

The Only Way to Bake a Salmon

This salmon dish shines at any temp; it’s just as much a star set out cold for breakfast as it is served straight from the oven for dinner.

April 23, 2024

Can’t-Take-It-off-the-Menu Cucumber Salad

This salad’s enduring popularity on the Kismet menu proves, year after year, that cucumbers are universally loved.

April 23, 2024

Ideas From Sunset Idea Houses

Idea Houses

Sunset Partners with Camille Styles to Create the 2023 Idea House

Join us and the founder of a prominent lifestyle website on the journey to renovate a 1950s Malibu home.

May 16, 2022

Idea Houses

I’m Moving My Dining Room Outside—Here Are My 5 Rules for Indoor-Outdoor Living

How to embrace nature indoors and outdoors.

April 13, 2023

July 22, 2023

Idea Houses

6 Tricks That Will Maximize a Small Space, Guaranteed

Optimize square footage without sacrificing style.

December 6, 2022

April 15, 2023

Idea Houses

Avoid Cookie-Cutter, Sterile Design—These Are the Steps to Creating a Home with Soul

How to create a meaningful space.

February 3, 2023

January 5, 2024

Idea Houses

This Overlooked Design Decision Pushed Me to My Dream House

Don't forget this underrated step in the renovation process.

June 10, 2022

July 10, 2022

Idea Houses

How an Architect’s Unconventional Use of Space Transformed a Malibu Beach House

It makes a big difference.

October 14, 2022

March 15, 2023

Renovation Inspiration

Decorating & Design

This Once-Popular Kitchen Trend Is Making a Big Comeback

It saw a decline during the pandemic.

February 1, 2024

February 2, 2024

Home & Garden

You’ll Never Guess Which Home Improvement Project Will Increase Your Home’s Value the Most

It really pays off.

May 10, 2023

April 13, 2024

San Francisco bathroom with bathtub and large window

Decorating & Design

This Is the Latest ‘It’ Color for Bathrooms (Hint: It’s Not White)

File this for your next bathroom reno.

September 28, 2023

Decorating & Design

This Surprising Paint Color Tricks Buyers into Paying More for a Home

Paint your rooms in these strategic colors to up your house's value.

July 5, 2023

July 14, 2023

Idea Houses

A Down-to-the-Studs, Beginner’s Guide to Renovating Your Dream House

The daunting process of gutting and rebuilding your home just got a little less terrifying.

February 5, 2021

January 22, 2022

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