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9 Simple Master Bedroom Furniture Upgrade Ideas

9 Simple Master Bedroom Furniture Upgrade Ideas

Are you bored with your old master bedroom and want to put a twist to it? Then it may be time to give your room the ultimate makeover and have it look like the gorgeous and ample space that’s perfect for a good night’s sleep. But the question is: Where do you start? It’s time…

Get an Organized Kitchen in 7 Days

Get an Organized Kitchen in 7 Days

Laura Gaskill, Houzz Contributor Have you noticed that the state of your kitchen can make a huge difference in how your entire home feels? When things aren’t running as they should, the smallest tasks (making breakfast, putting away groceries) can feel like a hassle. Messiness can sneak up on you — the corners get a…

Stylish Bunk Bed Plans – It’s All In The Details

Stylish Bunk Bed Plans – It’s All In The Details

Bunk beds are extraordinarily practical and it’s easy to see why. Few other options are as great for a small space as these cool bunk beds we’re about to show you. They’re space-efficient and that’s one of the things that matter most when dealing with a small floor plan but they’re also inexpensive and easy…

8 Kitchen Organizing Ideas for Messy Cooks

8 Kitchen Organizing Ideas for Messy Cooks

Lisa Frederick, Houzz Contributor I’ve always loved to cook. My stove gets a daily workout, my recipe books number in the hundreds, and I have so many pots, dishes and kitchen gadgets that I rotate them in and out of storage. With enthusiasm comes a price, however: an unruly mess that somehow has overtaken every…

Decorating An Apartment For Christmas

Decorating An Apartment For Christmas

If you are living in an apartment that is tight on space, you might find decorating an apartment for Christmas to be quite challenging. The following are some ways that you can use your small space in festive ways. Wall Apartment Christmas Tree A Christmas wall tree is a great way to incorporate a tree into…

Sofa Bed Versus Wall Bed: What’s Best For Your Small Space?

Sofa Bed Versus Wall Bed: What’s Best For Your Small Space?

In recent years, consideration for bedroom space has often trumped other factors, like look or price. After all, people living in small spaces don’t have room for the king-size bed of their dreams—even a full-size bed may be too much of a space hog. That’s why people have become interested in transforming furniture, particularly with…

How to Spice Up Your Neutral Kitchen

How to Spice Up Your Neutral Kitchen

Mitchell Parker, Houzz Editorial Staff Despite the benefits of neutral kitchens, such as enhanced natural light and an emboldened sense of cleanliness, many homeowners find neutral kitchens so boring. Never fear. With a few design tweaks, you can get all the advantages of neutral kitchens with a little added excitement. These six kitchens show you…

Small Bedroom Hacks If Your Room Is The Size Of A Shoe Cupboard

Small Bedroom Hacks If Your Room Is The Size Of A Shoe Cupboard

Things To Do by Alyss Bowen | 04 09 2016 If your room is the size of a pea, we’ve got the answers So you’re moving into a flat smaller than a shoe cupboard because your current flat is ridden in mould and you can’t afford anything bigger. But where on earth are you going…

How To Create A Charming Vintage Kitchen

How To Create A Charming Vintage Kitchen

By Laura Gaskill, Houzz Editorial Staff From the slam and squeak of a screen door to the scent of berry pie wafting from its windowsill cooling spot, summer in the kitchen can stir up cravings for times gone by (or at least their style). Whether you pine for the kitchen of your childhood home or…

5 Ways To Make Your Kitchen Less Boring

5 Ways To Make Your Kitchen Less Boring

Designer Ken Fulk isn’t typically one to break with tradition. Especially when it comes to kitchens. “I try to avoid trends. You want to build something that’s going to last for a while and not something that you are going to grow tired of,” he says. But his latest project isn’t just any kitchen. It’s…

7 Ingredients For A Well-Styled Kitchen

7 Ingredients For A Well-Styled Kitchen

  Photography by STUDIO MCGEE   In our opinion, the best kitchens are those that look like the homeowners actually cook! Whether your kitchen is dated, classic, modern, or trendy, styling adds much-appreciated warmth and personality. Nothing beats having friends and family gather in the kitchen to chat and eat, so make it inviting! We…

How To Control Christmas Lights

How To Control Christmas Lights

With everything that seems to go on around Christmas, it is easy to forget to turn the Christmas lights on or off. Whether you have lights around the outside of your home, a great set up of Christmas tree lights, or a whole yard display, having some technical help could make controlling your Christmas lights…

Where to Put the Microwave in Your Kitchen

Where to Put the Microwave in Your Kitchen

By Yanic Simard, Houzz Contributor The classic kitchen work triangle organizes foot traffic from the fridge to the sink to the stove, in an attempt to make cooking and preparing meals flow more smoothly. But what about the other major, although sometimes smaller, appliances that many of us use every day? Take the microwave, for…

10 Ways To Add Personality To Your Kitchen

10 Ways To Add Personality To Your Kitchen

By Joanna Simmons, Houzz Contributor One of our favorite spaces in the house, the kitchen can also be one of the most predictable. After all, it typically contains some countertop space, a few appliances and lots of storage. But a little imagination and some inventive styling can softly steer this room toward a look filled…

10 Surprising Hacks That Will Make Your Bathroom A Better Place

10 Surprising Hacks That Will Make Your Bathroom A Better Place

We’re always looking for the easiest, fastest and most effective ways to clean our homes… who isn’t? And this is especially important when it comes to cleaning our bathrooms. So we’ve rounded up 10 awesomely inventive, totally useful bathroom lifehacks that will make dealing with this space so much easier. 1. Clean your bathtub with…