Few things make a bigger difference in your daily (and nightly) life than a quality mattress. And if you’re thinking about making an upgrade, now’s a great time to do it since Memorial Day mattress sales abound. Whether you want to sleep cooler, get more support, or find just-the-right feel, here’s a quick guide to mattress types from A to ZZZ. This mega-popular mattress style includes high-density polyurethane foam that adapts to your body.
We spend more than a third of our lives in bed, and that time should be as comfortable as possible—not easy when you’re sleeping on a lumpy, saggy or sinking mattress. If you’re yawning and nodding off as you read this, it might be time to reconsider your current sleep situation. And now’s the time to do it since we’re right in the middle of mattress sale season! Here’s how to know if you’re due for an upgrade.
Even if it feels like winter will never end, 2019 is already barreling along, and several of the year’s trends are beginning to crystallize. We’re seeing people work new texture, line, and scale into their spaces in ways that emphasize comfort just as much as style. In short, comfy is in. These three mood boards show some of the themes of what’s trending, and they’re shoppable so you can get the look.
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Prize: $1,000 credit plus one year of VIP service Total Value: $1,020 From: Grove Collaborative We hereby resolve to make 2019 the year of mindfulness: the year we become more intentional in every aspect of our lives, especially our homes. That’s why we’re so excited about Grove Collaborative. This subscription shopping service is a convenient way to stock up on responsible household and personal care brands that you can feel good using—brands we already love, like Mrs.
Every stylish space has some secret ingredient. Think of it as that spice a great dish you can’t really discern but makes the thing sing. In the same way, the rooms in your home have some ineffable energy—a vibe—that makes them more you. It’s the feeling that welcomes you home, whether that welcome looks colorful and energetic or calm and peaceful. The question is, what vibe do you want to cultivate? Let these mood boards lead the way.
Prize: Cricut Maker® + Everything Material Bundle Total Value: $592 From: Cricut® Are you the DIY pro in your circle? You know, the one whose wall art, sewing projects, and custom cards always have friends and family asking, “Can you make me one of those?” Yeah, us too. Consider the Cricut Maker® your new best friend: This slim and sleek machine uses a workshop’s worth of precision tools that can cut just about any pattern from almost any material.
There’s always a moment of surprise when you meet someone whose idea of a classic holiday is the exact opposite of your own. You grow up thinking that everybody puts up a [insert seasonal decoration] around which they drink [insert decadent tipple] and sing [badly—that one is universal]. There are two styles we love for holiday decor: One that’s more classic, and one that’s a bit more modern and colorful.
Between the elaborate feasts, the shopping sprees, and the endless parties, the holiday season can be exhilarating exhausting. That’s why we’re treating ourselves—and the folks on our gift list—to better and more beautiful sleep. They don’t call Lincove “the pillow people” for nothing: The heart of this luxe home brand is a comfy, cloud-like, precisely engineered pillow that just might be our fave for life.
Followers of DesignAddictMom Stacey Blake know that she’s never met a color she doesn’t love: The Fayetteville, North Carolina, blogger is all about them, and the brighter the better. Her home is a shrine to the whole Pantone wheel, but it’s also an ode to her family and her style—Stacey designed it herself!
We know what you’re thinking right now: This is it, this is the year that you get a head start on the holidays. You’re gonna be finished with your shopping by lunchtime today, you’ll roll into every party with a made-from-scratch dessert, and you’ll even find a way to relax between now and the end of December. But this season never works like that, does it?
Name: Stacey Blake and family Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina Size: 3,000 square feet Years lived in: 8 years There’s color, and then there’s color. Stacey Blake is a master of the latter. She mixes bold and bright oranges, greens, pinks, and more to ecstatic perfection in her Fayetteville, North Carolina, dream home. And we mean dream home: Stacey, who shares her colorful progress online as DesignAddictMom, designed the space herself.
Prize: Samsung SmartThings Hub, Sensors, Outlet and Button Total Value: $199 From: Samsung The good thing about our homes getting smarter is that almost everything we use—security system, doorbell, thermostat, lighting—is one step closer to The Jetsons world we all imagined. The unexpected twist, though, is that all these systems became a lot to manage. We never knew we’d need a system for our systems, but here we are.
It’s fall. That means apple picking, pumpkins, cider, and falling leaves! It probably also means you’re about to be spending a lot of time inside. Now, more than ever, it’s important to set up a cozy space that you love coming home to. This stylish living room takes cues from the season itself and uses key pieces from Raymour & Flanigan to create a space that’s super inviting. Let’s look at the five tips that make it work and how we can use them all year round.
A change of season brings the opportunity to hit refresh on your closet: Even if you’re just swapping out sundresses for lightweight cashmere, this is a great moment to make sure your warm-weather clothes will have a happy hibernation and to move your sweater-weather wardrobe to first position. Show your pieces how much you love them with these three easy steps. Try The Laundress and get 30% off with the code ATREADERS through December 4, 2018, only!
Reuniting with faraway family for the holidays can be wonderful, emotional, and… exhausting. When you’re traveling with little ones, all of that is amplified. Schlepping bags full of toys and gifts-from-the-grandparents through the airport is daunting, but it can be managed! Use this Sago Mini packing list to save space while keeping kids entertained with toys that spark imagination and curiosity. Plus, you can forward this wishlist to Grandma and Grandpa.
Instagram is great for design inspo, but sometimes we forget that all those digital ideas come from the real world. (Remember the real world? It’s so tactile!) It’s time to stop scrolling and start snapping: Which is exactly what Heather Thibodeau—the DIY-ing, color-loving lady behind The Heathered Nest—is doing for her next projects, all inspired by New England.
When Megan Pflug wanted to decamp from New York to the Hudson Valley and live on a property that doubled as a business, running a hotel wasn’t exactly what she had in mind. But Megan, an interior designer, has a great eye for potential, and when she found an upstate New York property that had it, she knew it was a match. The 1962 A-frame lodge needed some love to greet the 21st century in style, but that wasn’t Megan’s biggest obstacle.
Things no one has ever said about their closet: “Look how clean it is!” “It’s just like shopping in a boutique!” “I’m so organized.” Until now. Leave it to The Laundress, who somehow made laundry day an Instagram opportunity, to unveil a new home storage and organization collection that’s both a small-space lifesaver and the stuff of chic dreams.
Name: Megan Pflug Site: The Woodhouse Lodge Location: Greenville, NY Size: 6,000 square feet Years lived in: 1 When New York interior designer Megan Pflug set her (impeccable) eye on the nearby Hudson Valley for a property that would double as a home and a business, she and her husband were in the market for an older property—one of the 18th- or 19th-century colonials the area is known for. Or so they thought.
When it comes to controlling clutter, your entryway is the most important part of your house. When you walk in the door, you’re probably carrying all kinds of stuff: purse, keys, mail, etc. Finding a place for it all to go—a place that’s not the floor of your living room—is essential for maintaining a beautiful, peaceful home. One of our favorite solutions for corralling entryway clutter? The console table. Meet your new organizing BFF.
Most of us have two lighting settings: off and on. But how we use our homes isn’t so black-and-white — one person’s meditative bedroom yoga practice might be just as beneficial as another’s high-intensity living room workout, but they definitely don’t look the same. The fanciest homes have lighting designers to address all these nuances, but you can give your home the same benefits using the lights you already have.
Planning a wedding is a big undertaking—building your wedding website shouldn’t be. While you’re choosing color schemes and floral arrangements, let someone else handle the details of, well, telling your guests the details. Enter Zola. They make it easy, with one place to plan everything wedding-related — including your wedding website. Start by choosing a (free!
The mattress-in-a-box maestro Tuft & Needle is celebrating its sixth anniversary by giving away one mattress for every day in August. The contest is open through September 1. Then, on September 4, they’ll randomly choose 31 entrants and send them a free mattress—in any size! (Get the full terms and conditions download on their giveaway page.
By August, the sparkle of our spring cleaning efforts can start to fade like even the best spray tan. But the summer is often too hot—and too busy—to tackle a deep clean. Welcome to late-summer cleaning: By looking around your place and identifying a few low-key chores, you can prolong that summer shine without breaking a sweat. Aniko Levai, the blogger behind Place of My Taste, invited us into her home to share some little tasks that won’t ruin the season’s lazy vibes.
Jenni of I Spy DIY is all about rolling up her sleeves and turning that DIY home into a permanent address—and she’s got a whole house to prove it. When she got a tip on a Milwaukee fixer-upper (emphasis on the “fixer”), Jenni had never bought a house before. And this one had a complicated story: Now owned by the city, its buyer would need to pass a proposal process and demonstrate a commitment to the neighborhood.
There are two parts to every home renovation: There’s the fun part, where showroom salespeople treat you like royalty and Pinterest becomes your part-time job. But there’s also the practical part, which is mostly consumed with creating a budget and paying the bills. As much as we love a mood board, today we’re going to look at determining a project’s budget and financing.
There’s no shortage of advice out there for getting a restful night’s sleep, from setting the thermostat just so to banishing screens from the bedroom. But we often overlook a huge factor, not just in a good night’s sleep but in a healthful day too: lighting. The right light does wonders for wellness (just ask your plants), but we’re often bombarded with harsh rays, from the glare of our devices to the unflattering fluorescents at the office.
Vacuums do a simple job, but shopping for them can seem anything but. Do you have pets? What about hardwood? Have you ever thought about carpet pile? The variations can seem confusing—but shop the right way, and you only have to think about them once. We’ve broken down some of the characteristics of your home that’ll help you find the right forever vacuum and make shopping for it a clean sweep.
Our outdoor M.O. takes its cues from the Parisian sidewalk bistros of our dreams: sit, relax, repeat. Whether you’re working with a spacious yard or a tiny balcony, your outdoor space should be as stylish as the indoor space you’ve worked so hard on. That means investing in furniture that you actually want to sit on (read: not those scratchy plastic chaises at the home-improvement store).
Our three favorite words? Pop of color. It’s a phrase that works in just about every space, but it’s especially helpful in the teeniest homes. Here, color can simultaneously define different areas in the home while providing the illusion of depth and light. Case in point: Shaina and Michael’s tiny house. While every inch of their 400 square feet works hard, the MVP may well be their workspace area.
We’re endlessly inspired by the Hommeboys (aka Austin Carrier and Alex Mutter-Rottmayer) and their creative design DIYs. Their Sonoma, CA, home is the definition of #stylegoals, packed to the brim with texture, pattern, and color. Now, that is.
If you’ve ever ended a Fixer Upper binge convinced you can definitely make over your kitchen and shiplap your bedroom this weekend, then you know that renovations are rarely what they seem. Whether you’re calling in contractors or just refreshing paint, there are perennial pitfalls that cost time, money, and frustration. These common mistakes could cost you—or you could read on and avoid them now. (We suggest option B.
Name: Shaina and Michael, and Keiko Location: Stanardsville, VA Size: 400 square feet When Shaina and Michael decided to downsize, they knew the perfect tiny house to call home: the darling property that was originally built to house Shaina’s grandfather’s medical practice! The couple edited their possessions down to the essentials (beloved local art, items with emotional resonance, family heirlooms) and said hello to simpler living.
Often it just takes one item to make a space really sing, and seating is one of our favorite ways to accomplish this. The right chair offers so many design solutions: Color and functionality, plus a healthy dose of whatever your personal style is, whether it’s mid-century or boho or something else. Need a little inspo? Take a cue from these Instagram influencers who took statement seating from the modern design pros at Industry West and personalized it for their own homes.
If there’s one thing the many diverse homes of our House Tours have in common, it’s that they all have interesting, unique art and accessories. It’s what gives these homes a style you can’t find anywhere else. It’s what makes them not just beautiful, but personal to the people who live in them. It’s what makes them theirs.
There’s a misguided perception that neutrals are boring. But with a whole spectrum of “new” neutrals—light blues, greens, and pinks touched by gray and tan—people are finding exciting new alternatives to whites, beiges, and other conventional neutral colors. So which new neutral is right for your space? Tell us a little bit about your home and we’ll find a gorgeous color palette perfect for you.
There’s a misguided perception that neutrals are boring. But with a whole spectrum of “new” neutrals—light blues, greens, and pinks touched by gray and tan—people are finding exciting new alternatives to whites, beiges, and other conventional neutral colors. So which new neutral is right for your space? Tell us a little bit about your home and we’ll find a gorgeous color palette perfect for you.
There’s a misguided perception that neutrals are boring. But with a whole spectrum of “new” neutrals—light blues, greens, and pinks touched by gray and tan—people are finding exciting new alternatives to whites, beiges, and other conventional neutral colors. So which new neutral is right for your space? Tell us a little bit about your home and we’ll find a gorgeous color palette perfect for you.
Have you ever looked at a photo of a perfectly styled room and thought, Looks great, but I’d like to see you try that in my apartment? Small spaces can present big challenges, but they’re easier to solve than you think. Here are five ways to maximize your square footage in style. You live in an apartment, not a dollhouse: Choose furniture that’s proportional to the space instead of just grabbing all the smallest pieces you can find.
