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Mid-century modern is the Coco Chanel of design—timeless and trend-proof—but that doesn’t mean it can’t take an update. Right now, we’re loving looks that bring the Eames era into the 21st century. Think simple lines and sleek shapes that complement modern life. With the right pieces, you can turn mid-century modern into modern mid-century—a 2.0 take that you can make your own.

Prize: BISSELL CrossWave® Pet Pro All-In-One Multi-Surface Cleaner From: BISSELL Value: $299.99 Long walks, snuggles on the couch, cheerful greetings at the end of the day: Our pets bring an endless amount of joy to our lives (and sometimes constitute our most committed relationships). But they can also bring an equally endless amount of cleanup, from the fur balls on the carpet to the muddy paw prints by the front door.

Plush textures and plantspiration are everywhere this spring. Throw in a little rattan and you’ve got yourself a very cool, very now take on a boho chic bedroom. All of this is in Target’s just-released collection called Opalhouse, which takes us on a globetrotting journey without leaving our home.

At first we wanted to report that cognac leather is making a comeback, but then we realized it never went away. Which is the whole point of leather. It’s durable, reliable, always looks great, and like a great pair of jeans, only gets better with use. That balance—between real life and real style—is one that Industry West nails.

Prize: A customized Sleeper Sofa from American Leather (your choice of finishes!) From: American Leather Value: $4,999 Even if you only read fashion magazines in airport gift shops, you’ve seen those “Day to Night” photo spreads that show you how to turn what you wore to the office this morning into an elegant ensemble for after-dark.

Will Taylor, the color-obsessed designer behind one of our favorite blogs, Bright.Bazaar, knows potential when he sees it. So when he and his husband, Toby, snapped up the property that would become their airy beach retreat in Bellport, NY, they already had a clear vision of the “make-you-smile style” renovations that would turn the house into their dream home.

Name: Will Taylor and Toby Taylor-Willis Location: Bellport, NY Size: 1500 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, owned If you’ve spent any time (or, like us, endless time) browsing the colorful design blog Bright.Bazaar, you know that Will Taylor’s signature “make-you-smile style” does exactly that.

Forget interior design pros and forget interior design shows, because nothing can help you prepare for living in a small space like playing Tetris. If you spent your formative years trying to organize an increasingly frantic number of squares, rectangles and…whatever that Z-shaped thing was, then you’re ready to figure out how to arrange your life within the walls of a small home.

If you own a pet, you know the issue: How can I have all the cuddles in the world without my home feeling like a kennel? Pets add a lot of little challenges to good housekeeping, but they’re undeniably worth it, fur balls and all. Fortunately, we have some smart solutions to help you keep your space clean and your design fresh. Because no one should sacrifice snuggles for style. Not every aspect of pet ownership is ready for Instagram (we’re looking at you, gross chew toys).

It’s not that Rikki Snyder is a perfectionist; she just has an eye trained to see what makes spaces beautiful. As an interiors photographer, she spots all the little dust bunnies, paw prints and crumbs the rest of us overlook. “You might not realize it when you’re living in your own space day to day,” she says, “but when I come in with my camera, everything shows up!

We love a good kitchen reno: the Pinterest boards, the paint samples, the Instagram feeds full of possibilities. But it’s easy to get so hung up on your dream look that you forget you’re making it a reality—and reality means looking past the finishes. There are two words you need to think about before starting your next renovation, and they’re not subway tile. So, let’s talk about universal design.

At Apartment Therapy, we are constantly talking to top influencers and style experts about the biggest trends in home design. But often the best ideas of all come from you – our readers, who have made this site what it is today. That’s why we’re recruiting a panel of new “tastemakers” who can be our go-to insiders for sponsored opportunities.

The just-so rumpled sheets, the perfectly plump pillows, the A+ color mixing: Is anyone else’s Instagram feed full of the dreamiest beds ever? Before you get too jealous, know that these beds did not wake up like this. (Except for Queen Bey’s. Her bed is obviously perfect at all times.) No, these beds were just styled by folks who know how to turn sleep into chic. Good news: So do we.

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To make laundry less of a chore, set up your space with the right supplies.

The right rug can make all the difference in a room—but which rug is the right one? High-pile, low-pile, kilim, shag: The options are endless, and that’s not always a good thing. If you’re not sure which look says “you” most, trust the stars to shed a little astrological light on the situation. Just remember that your rug and floor will show signs of age quickly if you don’t use a rug pad.

This is how grownups build living room forts.

Cooking is all about digging in and getting your hands dirty. Some ingredients in particular (often the best) are particularly good for dirty hands. Chocolate, tomatoes, and red wine are hazards to be sure, but what are you gonna do? Not eat them? Here are five of our most delicious messy recipes, and a few tips for cleaning up after them so you can eat with abandon. This soup is comfort food at its best — rich, creamy, and the perfect deep red-orange.

Bar carts may be the stars of the evening, but mornings deserve our attention too. If you’re a coffee drinker, you’re probably making at least a cup a day, so why not set up a stylish space to make your morning ritual a little smoother? It only takes a shelf or cart, some mugs, a coffee maker and, of course, your favorite brew. The secret to styling a hard-working coffee cart? Levels.

Call it the drugstore tax: When you stock up on anything from toothpaste to shampoo, you’re not just paying for what’s inside — you’re also paying for the packaging, the brand names that are on it, and the store you’re buying it from. The more steps in the chain, the steeper the price. Public Goods delivers quality bathroom products made of healthy ingredients in just two steps: their factories, then you.

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You and your travel mug spend every commute together, so it’s very appropriate you two complement each other’s styles. These three DIY projects give a ho-hum mug a little sophistication. We’ll be marbleizing, monogramming, and leather-stitching our way to a much cuter morning. Oh, and did we mention these make great gifts, especially alongside a bag of delicious ground coffee?

No matter how cute your storage solutions are, sometimes you look around your space and all you see is…stuff. A science project that’s taken over the kitchen table, mail that you’re definitely going to sort soon, stacks of clothes that are barely letting your closet door close — sometimes you don’t just want to organize these things, you want to make them invisible. Good news: You can.

Friendsgiving brings together two of the best things in life — food and friends — while leaving out one of the, er, more challenging (weird holiday family dynamics). When you celebrate Thanksgiving with the family you create yourself, you can do things up the way you want. Skip the cornucopias and go for easy-to-install decorations, along with a Command™ Brand toolkit that lets you get everything up (or down) in just a few minutes with no damage to walls.

It's your first stop in the morning. Make it gorgeous.

Of course we don’t know you better than you know yourself; we just know that FLOR has exactly the area rug you want. With their customizable tiles in a zillion (approximately) gorgeous styles, you can fall in love with a rug that fits your precise style and space. We practice what we preach: Apartment Therapy’s HQ is covered with FLOR, and we’re obsessed.

Carli, of the blog Fearfully & Wonderfully Made by Carli, hadn’t gotten around to turning her basement into the comfy family room she had imagined when she and her family bought the house. Dark walls and a lack of lighting made for a dim space that was only partially furnished, and almost never used by the family.

A little while ago, Rebecca came to us for help with a bathroom facelift. We told her one of the quickest and most affordable ways to bring in some major drama is to upgrade her fixtures. She didn’t want to hire a handyman, she told us, and we didn’t want her to. We told her that fixture changes are totally DIY projects, and she should totally DIY it. So we sent her some beautiful new Moen fixtures from The Home Depot. You may have seen her transformation here.

Rebecca’s LA apartment already had a dreamy bathroom. Like the rest of her rental, it featured vintage touches and baked-in charm that suited her organic, eclectic style. But its functionality wasn’t so pretty: The bathroom plumbing hadn’t been touched since the ’70s, and the rusty sink faucet required MacGyver-style moves — it once took a friend what felt like 20 minutes just to get the thing on!

People call New Yorkers opinionated, but we just know what we like — and we’d like what we like as fast as possible, please. If we can also get it without changing out of our sweatpants or pausing Netflix? Even better. Enter FoodKick: Powered by FreshDirect, FoodKick is on a mission to bring New Yorkers fresh food fast — crazy fast.

These napkins are a dream DIY: easy, natural, useful and beautiful. That pretty shade of pink comes from avocado pits and skins. (Seriously!) Don’t avocados make everything better? From toast to textiles, they’re a superfood for sure. The perfect accessory to complement your morning coffee, these napkins just might inspire you to start dyeing your sheets, curtains and clothes next.

We wait for Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year like cinephiles wait for Oscar nominations, and the 2018 announcement did not disappoint: The paint pros picked Caliente AF-290, a strong and energetic red with personality to spare. Benjamin Moore chose Caliente for its bold, luxe vibe. “Strong, radiant and full of energy, Caliente AF-290 is total confidence.

Prize: A gift card for $1,000 to spend at Murals Your Way From: Murals Your Way Value: $1,000 Whether a full wall covering or an accent wall, a mural tells a complete story — one that is sure to be the statement-making piece of your home. With Murals Your Way offering endless customizable options, the story is entirely yours to write. And one lucky reader will win a super special jumpstart to writing theirs: a $1,000 gift card to spend on the Murals Your Way collection.

From natural light to smart storage to reliable Internet, your checklist for a workspace that works.

The kitchen is the home’s powerhouse of innovation. It’s the lab where you test new ingredients, try new recipes, and taste new flavors. When that spark of cooking inspiration strikes, having a kitchen that’s prepped and ready will help you bring that new dish to fruition. We’ve combed through years of kitchen tips and boiled it all down to a handful of recurring solutions that people have used to create spaces where anything is possible.

Prize: A gift card to spend on the tile of your dreams! From: Fireclay Tile Value: $2,000 Tiling a kitchen or bathroom is such a dramatic way to personalize the home’s hardest working rooms. But the actual process of choosing and installing tile? Easier said than done. Enter Fireclay Tile, the California-based, sustainability-committed company that’s changing how we think about tile.

When we met them in June, Ariel and Dillon had just taken their five-year, long-distance love local and moved in together. With Ariel’s old apartment styled to her liking, they were both excited to move into a new space together, where they could work both their tastes into one cohesive design. A big part of that change — a queen-sized part, to be exact — was a new bed perfect for a pair.

Summer brunch is peak brunch. The meal’s whole purpose is to let it be lazy and rambling, and lazy and rambling feel so right in the languid summer months. We set out to plan a summer brunch menu that does exactly that by keeping the heat low and the work minimal. In doing so, we quickly realized the two things we needed to think about to pull it off: bold flavor and beautiful presentation. A little extra thought in these areas let us get away with a lot by doing less.

When we last saw Pablo and Sophie, they were falling in love with L.A. after moving from New York. But as two independent creative professionals — Pablo is a photographer, Sophie a designer — they had a ton to do while they acclimated to the Best Coast lifestyle. As they put together their new sun-drenched digs, they wanted the bedroom to be an earthy and serene oasis from all that hectic excitement. Just one problem: The warm Cali nights were heating up their memory-foam mattress.

The prospect of moving in together opens up a lot of questions. How soon is too soon? Who should pay for the new couch? Whose spaghetti strainer should we keep and whose do we toss? There are a million things to consider when putting both of your names on the mailbox for the first time. We rounded up a panel of seasoned cohabitators to share their moving-in stories and helpful cohabitating tips.

Homeowners: Jaime and Anjay Milestone: New house, new job, new baby Makeover: Add touches that say “welcome home, family!” There’s busy, and then there’s Jaime and Anjay: The couple just bought a new home near Culver City, California, and sold their old one. Anjay, who works in the entertainment industry, just started a new job. Oh, and Jaime, who works in finance, is just weeks away from giving birth to their second child, a little sister to two-year-old son Nolan.

A few rules of thumb to make choosing the right rug a whole lot easier.

Whether you’ve just installed wood floors or they’ve been in your home for years, equal parts prevention and elbow grease will give you Pin-worthy hardwoods. Figuring out how to clean and maintain them may feel like a major #adulting moment, but once you learn some good habits it’s really just a matter of keeping up a routine.

Jenna is a mother to two kids — soon to be three — and two dogs. Her kids’ bathroom doubles as the guest bath, which means it has to work extra hard, but it’s also got to look good. Jenna describes her style as “on the modern side, but accessible. I don’t want to have rooms my kids aren’t allowed in and stuff they can’t touch.

It’s easy to overlook the bathroom. Renovations are expensive, and most of us will put up with a less-than-ideal space until we have the money for a makeover. Still, the lack of a renovation budget didn’t stop Jenna. With a full-time job, two dogs, two kids, and another on the way, she’s got more than enough to handle, but she and her husband knew they wanted a better bathroom before the baby arrived. Rather than remodel, Jenna decided to work with what she had.