These DIY Room Dividers Can Help Break Up Your Open Floor Plan
If your open floor plan is a little too open, or if you want to carve out some defined space for focused use, room dividers can come in handy. Since…
‘Biophilic Design’ Is the New Home Decor Trend
Photo: Yuliya Yesina (Shutterstock) “Biophilic design” is a term used to describe an overall connection with nature in the composition of an interior space. Humans have a tendency to be…
10 Clever Ways to Keep Cats From Shredding Your Curtains
Cats love windows and they tend to like climbing things. Scratching surfaces allows them to stretch, mark the surface with their scent, and work off anxiety and aggression. While these…
The Easiest Ways to Make Your Kid’s Bedroom Less Scary at Night
A child’s bedroom isn’t supposed to be scary, but sometimes a weird sound or unusual shadow can make a young one’s imagination run wild, leading to lost sleep, anxiety, and…
You Can ‘Dust’ Curtains in Your Dryer
Photo: VanoVasaio (Shutterstock) Curtains can go a long way toward making a room feel homier, while helping to regulate the amount of natural light coming in. But given that they’re…
The Best Ways to Darken Your Bedroom (That Aren’t a Blackout Curtain)
Photo: WOSUNAN (Shutterstock) I require pitch blackness and perfect silence to sleep at night—no room is ever dark enough for me, though I keep trying to find one. If you’re…
Three Easy Ways to Make Your Own No-Sew Window Treatments
Photo: Ekaterina Iatcenko (Shutterstock) Dressing up your windows doesn’t seem like it should break the bank, but blinds, shades, and curtains can get expensive quickly. However, an ambitious DIYer can…
How to Winterize Your Screened-In Porch
Photo: Grusho Anna (Shutterstock) In the early days of the pandemic—back when many people were only leaving their homes when it was absolutely necessary—having any type of outdoor space made…
10 Simple Ways to Make a Small Room Look Bigger
Photo: Breadmaker (Shutterstock) This means no—or minimal—curtains, drapes, and rugs. Curtains are one more (long) thing for the eye to take in, which can register as clutter and make windows…
How to Make a Cheap DIY Canopy Bed
Photo: Archi_Viz (Shutterstock) Canopy beds can make your bedroom feel romantic, calm, and peaceful. But canopy beds themselves are, well, expensive. You can get the canopy look, though, but without…