Bedroom

How Well-Designed Homes Support Healthy and Satisfying Sex Lives
We know that you can design a home that supports your priorities and goals. So what does a bedroom built for better sex look like?
Taryn Williford
Feb 14, 2019
The $35 Amazon Duvet That Makes My Bed the Best Spot in My Apartment
When I moved to New York City last year I approached the prospect of furnishing and decorating my first “real” apartment with excitement and, in typical Virgo fashion, a vision. My main goal was to create a cozy abode that would be my refuge from the insomnia and nonstop hustle happening outside.
Nicole Lund
Feb 2, 2019
8 IKEA Bedroom Buys That Look Surprisingly High-End
*Adds to cart*
Kelsey Mulvey
Jan 17, 2019
This Suburban SoCal Home Has the Most Beautifully Boho Bedrooms
Name: Melanie Raver, husband, three daughters (8, 4, and 3 years old), and dog Location: San Diego, California Size: 3,000 square feet Years lived in: 7 years, owned We are the Ravers! My handsome hubby, my mini girl gang, and our extremely furry German Shepherd. We upgraded from our small starter home to a home with more space for our growing family. We found our home in a great area of North County San Diego, plenty of rooms, great schools, and a killer view of the Pacific Ocean!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Dec 26, 2018
7 Smart Wall-Mounted Storage Solutions You Can Buy on Amazon
Let’s face it: Finding the room to fit all your stuff in a tiny apartment is tough. Fortunately, one of our favorite online retailers, Amazon, offers an impressive assortment of wall-mounted furnishings that are both space-savvy and super functional. To prove our point, we searched Amazon high and low and rounded up seven wall-mounted storage solutions to help you make the most of your small bedroom.
Caroline Biggs
Dec 16, 2018
These 8 Bedroom Trends Are About to Fade into Oblivion
These are the bedroom trends that are seriously past their prime.
Kelsey Mulvey
Dec 16, 2018
Before and After: This Big Blank Bedroom Canvas Became Something Beautiful
While this photo may look like an “after” shot, it’s actually just the blank white canvas on which a colorful, glamorous wonderland has been created. While a room outfitted in gray, white, and wood has an understated charm, sometimes it needs the type of beauty that only mint and pink velvet and plenty of gold can provide. The new predominately pink, mint, and white color scheme is delicious, while the wallpaper and bookshelves add a multitude of other hues.
Tess Wilson
Dec 11, 2018
Before and After: An Entirely New Beautiful Bedroom for Only $350
While a master bedroom with an adjacent sunroom is a glorious thing to have, this particular one was “dreary and dated”—and not very sunny. It was overwhelmed by comfy but massive furniture and ready for a fresh look. Here’s the sunroom first. Nothing fresher than lush greenery, bright blooms, and a happy bird on a newly bright white wall. Avery Michaels of Holland Avenue Home boldly hand-painted this mural—inspired by Rifle Paper Co.
Tess Wilson
Dec 3, 2018
The One Thing I Regret Buying at IKEA
There was a time when matching bedroom sets were de rigueur. If your bed frame, dresser, and nightstand didn’t match perfectly well, did you even have a bedroom? Alas, those years are far behind us, and now, full-on bedroom sets just feel too matchy-matchy. You’re much more likely to find bedrooms decorated with items that complement each other, but aren’t the exact same style, which gives you the chance to add your own personal style to the mix.
Bridget Mallon
Aug 28, 2018
Before and After: We Love This No-Reno Bedroom Makeover
This bedroom, pre-makeover, was very relatable: an assortment of cozy fabrics in interesting patterns, a jury-rigged reading light, and a bit of fun thanks to the dartboard. Relatable, but not up to the high standards of its resident, who’s been passionate about interior design since childhood. That’s more like it.
Tess Wilson
Aug 8, 2018
Smart & Stylish Ideas for Dividing a Bed Area in a Studio
Living in just one room doesn’t have to mean seeing your bedroom from the front door. These smart studio dwellers created cozy bedroom areas despite the fact that their homes don’t have walls. Elaine Burns had the unique idea for her studio apartment to create a plantation shutter faux wall to hide the bed and separate it from the entryway. She reached out to American Blinds to have the wall custom built.
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 31, 2018
Before and After: Finally, A Big Change for A Neglected Master Bedroom
This master bedroom was perfectly nice but understandably neglected, having been low on the family’s priority list for years. But it finally got its much-desired makeover, and the hotel-inspired results are totally worth the wait. This is so dreamy and calm! I’ve never stayed at a Four Seasons hotel, but now I want to know if the rooms are anything like this. Stephanie of Olive and Tate is responsible for this excellent bedroom upgrade.
Tess Wilson
Jul 3, 2018
Questions We All Ask Ourselves: Should You Switch Duvets in the Summer?
Summer-proofing your home happens like clockwork. Once the temperature rises, you add an air conditioning unit and screens to your windows, trade in your woodsy candle for a beachier scent, and swap out your flannel sheets for some lightweight linen ones. But, if we’re being honest, we never know what to do with our duvets. On the one hand, duvets are comfortable and a great extra layer for when your AC is on full blast.
Kelsey Mulvey
Jun 26, 2018
Before and After: This Bedroom Wall Has the Best Possible Paint Job
This guest room had beautiful wooden floors, a cool old radiator, and some pretty delicious blue paint, but it was gradually becoming “kind of a neglected spot.” This renovation-free redo transformed the room from an accidental storage space to basically a boutique hotel, complete with a commissioned mural.
Tess Wilson
Jun 20, 2018
Before and After: This Blank Slate is Now a Cozy Bedroom
In this photo, this little French bedroom appears to simply be a blank slate, but according to its new owners, “Everything was old and ugly.” Five months of DIY weekends later, this room is now cozy, dramatic… and double-decked! The bedroom has gone from plain white to an incredible blue. This paint—Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue—is the perfect blue for a bedroom; it’s deep and inky like the night sky, while perfectly white linens pop against it like stars.
Tess Wilson
May 11, 2018
This 400 Square Foot ‘Tiny House’ is My Dream Home
Here at Apartment Therapy, we write about tiny houses a whole lot. Sometimes, I find myself wondering if we’ve reached peak tiny house. Are these adorable little dwellings on wheels just glorified trailer homes? Are they destined for the pages of Craigslist in a few years, once the mania dies down? Or are they a reflection of a cultural shift in the way we look at our homes, where bigger isn’t always better?
Nancy Mitchell
Apr 28, 2018
Smart (and Cheap) Ways to Store More in Your Bedroom
There’s something so cozy about a small bedroom, but there’s also something pretty maddening about trying to figure out how to put all your stuff in one. And the fact that tiny bedrooms often come with tiny closets often makes things worse. What’s a cash-strapped small-space dweller to do? We’ve rounded up a few solutions that will make a little extra room for your stuff without breaking the bank. No space for shelves in the bedroom?
Nancy Mitchell
Apr 26, 2018
We Made Over a Rental Bedroom With $200
Redecorating can be a bit overwhelming. You might get stuck deciding on what style is right for you or even just anxious about how much it’ll all cost. Eventually it can get stressful to the point where it just feels easier to avoid altogether and live with what you’ve got. Which got me chatting recently with a few fellow editors about what a good “budget” price point would be for a quick room refresh.
Arlyn Hernandez
Apr 3, 2018
This Tiny House Has a Bedroom You’d Actually Want to Wake Up In
Tiny houses are charming, and a great way to simplify and streamline your life—but the tradeoff, for many tiny house designs, is having to struggle up a ladder at night to reach your tiny peaked loft bedroom. Forget where you are in the morning, and you may just whack your head on the tiny adorable roof of your tiny adorable home. But the Escher, a creation of New Frontier Tiny Homes, takes a different approach: it has a bedroom you’d actually want to wake up in.
Nancy Mitchell
Mar 29, 2018
Why This Genius Comforter Is a Relationship Saver
I can’t imagine I’m alone in this predicament: I tend to flip-flop between being a hot and cold sleeper, as does my S.O., except, we never seem to be on the same page at the same time. We are not sleeping temperature compatible, people, and wow is it a nuisance. When my toes are frozen solid and I can’t seem to cocoon myself enough in my comforter to achieve P.S.T.
Arlyn Hernandez
Mar 27, 2018
Everything You’ve Been Told About Thread Count in Sheets Is Wrong
Have you, too, stood in the linens department, eyes glazed as you try to figure out the best sheets? It doesn’t help that they tend to be folded up and jammed into a plastic container so that you can only feel a tiny corner of them. How are you supposed to know how it will feel on your entire body if only the tip of your finger can brush a sliver of the sheet? Well there’s always thread count, which is what it seems “they” want us to rely on.
Dana McMahan
Mar 23, 2018
Before and After: This Bedroom Actually Makes Beige Carpet Look Good
When a DIY enthusiast moved from British Columbia to Toronto to be with her husband, she knew something had to be done about his nearly empty bedroom. Perhaps some bedside lights and a few throw pillows? Or would an entirely fresh start—new marriage, new city, new home—be more appropriate? Now this is a breath of fresh air! This gorgeous makeover was conceived and executed by Kamaldeep kaur Jawanda of Get Kamfortable, and the result is so airily gorgeous.
Tess Wilson
Mar 21, 2018
Medieval France Actually Had the Perfect Bedroom Solution for a Studio Apartment
In the third chapter of Wuthering Heights”, the narrator, finding himself at the manor house of the same name, describes a room with a curious kind of bed: The whole furniture consisted of a chair, a clothes-press, and a large oak case, with squares cut out near the top resembling coach windows.
Nancy Mitchell
Feb 23, 2018
There’s a Two Bedroom Apartment Hidden Inside This Crane
Amsterdam has a distinctive architecture style, but we can guarantee that this giant crane-turned-residence sticks out among the city’s livable structures – in a good way. Typically, old construction equipment and luxury don’t go hand in hand, but that’s the best way to describe this unique spot.
Kenya Foy
Feb 11, 2018
Why We’re Stealing the Pendant Lights from Mandy Moore’s Bedroom
And just like that, you can reclaim your nightstand.
Arlyn Hernandez
Feb 1, 2018
Before & After: Maximizing Every Square Inch of A Small Bedroom
We featured Medina’s closet makeover the other day, and now we are back to show you the rest of her bedroom, which she recently redid to take full advantage of every inch of the space. It’s a small room, so she had to get very creative…. This isn’t true before photo, but you can picture a standard rental bedroom with bland cream-colored walls, beige carpet and that ugly melamine wardrobe that Medina and her husband weren’t allowed to get rid of.
Dabney Frake
Jan 7, 2018
The Best Small Space Bedroom Solutions We Saw This Year
8 easy-to-execute ideas to maximize your limited bedroom floor plan.
Caroline Biggs
Dec 21, 2017
A Sleek (Renter-Friendly) Headboard You Can DIY
This headboard idea is So. Simple. It’s an uncomplicated DIY project that adds minimal and modern pizzazz to a bedroom or a guest bedroom. Creating architectural interest, the headboard ledge is now perfectly suited to store and display art, plants, lamps and more. This is the bedroom in Puno and Daniel’s LA loft. Using leftover material from their kitchen cabinet remodeling project, the couple built a headboard with a lip along the top that doubles as a shelf.
Marisa Vitale
Dec 7, 2017
Do You Really Know What’s In Your Sheets? Here’s How To Spot Fake Labels
A lot of attention has been paid lately to the increasingly competitive mattress industry, and the growing lack of transparency for consumers, but it turns out that we should be just as concerned about what covers our mattresses. Two recent studies show that an overwhelming majority of fabric labels on our sheet sets have been faked.
Melissa Massello
Nov 21, 2017
5 Tiny (Yet Inspiring) Bedrooms With Plenty of Lessons to Share
One of the challenges of living in a small apartment is trying to figure out how to fit everything you need into a small bedroom. Fitting everything in, plus the bed (which is pretty essential) can feel nearly impossible, so we’ve rounded up five small bedrooms that make very efficient use of their small footprints—plus ideas you can steal from each one. The bedroom above, from Hemnet via Apartment Therapy, is a perfect example of small-space efficiency.
Nancy Mitchell
Nov 21, 2017
How to Quickly Give Your Guest Room a Glow Up
If you like someone enough to let them stay inside your home, chances are you like them enough to want them to have a nice time during their visit. Help that happen by making sure your guest room is a cozy and functional place to stay before the holidays get here! Guest rooms can easily turn into “junk” rooms the longer they sit unoccupied.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 8, 2017
This $90 Bedding Set Wants To End the Struggle With Fitted Sheets
Have you ever felt like the exercise of replacing the fitted sheet on your bed should be an Olympic sport? One innovative new company in New York feels your pain and wants to arm you with better equipment: a sheet set that’s more like a layered ski shell than your standard bedding. Stretto is a new zip-on, zip-off fitted sheet design that envelopes your mattress more like a mattress cover — allowing you to just zip off the top part for cleaning and zip a fresh one back on.
Melissa Massello
Oct 31, 2017
These 7 Fantasy Bedrooms Are Inspired by Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson and More Star Directors
From the magical realism of Audrey Tatou’s bedroom in Amelie to the rustic cottage minimalism of Meryl Streep’s loft in Mama Mia, we all love to take Pinspiration from our favorite movie bedrooms — and HomeAdvisor just took it a step past paint swatches and accessories with these seven fantasy bedroom visualizations.
Melissa Massello
Oct 25, 2017
This Incredibly Chic Dorm Room Makeover Proves No Room is Beyond Hope
Are your dorm room days behind you? You can still find a ton of inspiration with this tiny, 180-square-foot, concrete-brick room's stunning transformation.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 23, 2017
Before & After: A Young Man Creates a Relaxing, Travel-Inspired Bedroom
A sanctuary in the city for a young man.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Oct 19, 2017
This Is the Only Sheet Brand I’ll Ever Buy Again—Here’s Why
I always thought good sheets were an investment. Until I found the last set of sheets I'll ever buy...and for cheap.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 16, 2017
Find Your Best Bedroom Layout with a King-Sized Bed
In this space planning series, Layout Lessons, we’ll be exploring layout options for different bed sizes within various shaped bedrooms because things can get tricky sometimes. We tapped Eleanor Büsing, a contributing writer for Apartment Therapy and an interior designer in her own right, for her expert opinion on the matter. Here, how to deal when only a King bed will do.
Eleanor Büsing
Oct 14, 2017
Before & After: A Bedroom Gets a Serious Boost of Warmth & Character
Ciao wall to wall carpet!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Oct 13, 2017
Smart Ways to Make a “Bedroom” in a Studio
Ask anyone who’s ever lived in a studio apartment what their least favorite thing about it is, and chances are that (after the size) they’ll complain about their bed being out in the open, in sight of the living room/dining room/kitchen. It can make it feel like you’re living in a dorm room versus an actual adult home. But, with smart decor elements and design tricks, you can make your bed feel like its own area, improving the way your studio looks from any angle.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 10, 2017
The “Make and Pile” Method Might Save Your Messy Bedroom
When faced with a messy bedroom, sometimes it’s easier to just shut the door than to climb the mental mountain of starting to actually pick it up. Disorder begets disorder and entropy is an easier, downhill path to take (especially when only you will see the room). But what if you were to flip the script and use an orderly room to motivate you before you put even a single errant item away? First, make your bed. Tighten the sheets, smooth the coverlet, and fluff the pillows.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 9, 2017
The Half Loft is a Genius Solution For Your Small Space Frustrations
If you’ve ever lived in a particularly small space, especially a studio apartment, you may have noticed that your bed takes up a significant portion of your square footage. Some people choose to loft their bed to open up floor space, but this strategy is not without its own problems.
Nancy Mitchell
Oct 6, 2017
Before & After: A Cozy and Minimal Master Bedroom
From kids' room to master bedroom.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Sep 27, 2017
Find Your Best Bedroom Layout with a Queen-Sized Bed
Should you have one of the following four room shapes, consider these your cheat sheets for how to best arrange your queen-sized bed.
Eleanor Büsing
Sep 15, 2017
How a Decorating Duo Would Spend $200 to Update a Bedroom
We’ve heard it time and again: the bedroom is often the last place you tackle decorating because it’s behind closed doors (and it seems more practical to devote your energy and dollars to the more public areas of your home). However, just because you’re not ready to take a deep dive into reimagining your sleeping quarters doesn’t mean there isn’t something you can do to spruce up the place in the meantime…sort of like a pre-makeover.
Caroline Biggs
Sep 12, 2017
Make it Work: 8 Beautiful Bedrooms that Include Home Offices
If you’ve had it when it comes to dreary home office spaces, listen up. Those who are short on space or privacy (i.e. roommates) needn’t look further than the room you sleep in for home workspace, and while writing emails may not be high on your list of favorite bedroom activities, these nine bedroom office nooks are so good they’ll have you reducing your commute time in big way.
Jessica Isaac
Sep 12, 2017
This Guest Bedroom is Like Your Deepest, Darkest Wallpaper Fantasies Come True
Project by: Karen Knox of Making Spaces Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire We’ve seen Karen work her magic on this Edwardian home before and this go-round is just as stunning as the last. Continuing with the rich colors of the living room, this guest bed refresh is dark and dramatic with an unexpected wallpaper choice thrown into the mix. A few carefully selected furniture pieces play up the “grand design” of the space, filling it with romantic drama.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Aug 31, 2017
Our Best Advice for Hosting Guests in Your Living Room
How to make guests as comfortable on your couch as they'd be at the Ritz-Carlton (ok, maybe not exactly).
Nancy Mitchell
Aug 4, 2017
Before and After: A “Luxe Bohemian” Bedroom Gets a Refresh
Bridget’s “luxe bohemian” Oakland apartment is full of unique furniture, eccentric art, and beautiful textiles. But even all of those wonderful elements combined can make a space feel cluttered and disorderly, as Bridget says was the case in her bedroom. “It was starting to feel clunky and granny-ish. There were big, heavy furniture pieces and too many color schemes.” To fix that, Bridget got the idea to rearrange large furniture pieces and mix it up with new art.
Esteban Cortez
Aug 2, 2017
It’s Time to Fall In Love With the Canopy Bed Again
The canopy bed of your childhood dreams has grown up and looks spectacular.
Arlyn Hernandez
Jul 28, 2017
Why It Works: A Pattern-Packed “More is More” Bedroom
As the bedroom is a place in which you want to be lulled to sleep, its design is typically tackled in ways that could be described as “soothing” and “serene”. Soft colors and delicate patterns are the norm for a “sophisticated” retreat. But what if you want something with more pizazz? A room that’ll get you excited about the day the second you peel your eyes open?
Arlyn Hernandez
Jul 26, 2017
Before & After: Hidden Surprises in a Master Bedroom Makeover
"When we moved into the house we discovered an original 19th Century fireplace had been lurking behind a desk and beneath the carpet the old floorboards were still in tact."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 24, 2017
Decor Superhero: A Perfect Lighting Solution for the Bedroom
Never underestimate the power of a good wall sconce. Not only will these beauties save you tons of space, they allow you to customize a unique lighting scheme to suit your specific needs. Unlike bulky table lamps, a properly placed sconce or two can offer loads of reading light without taking up any valuable nightstand space. Because we believe in showing and telling, here are nine of the chicest bedroom wall sconce scenes we could find on the web.
Caroline Biggs
Jul 19, 2017
The Top-Rated Sheets at Costco.com Have Us Second Guessing Everything We Thought We Felt About Sheets
I once heard a designer (whose name I cannot remember) say something that stuck with me. The exact phrasing escapes me, but the gist was that you should be investing your money in the items that you touch daily. The closer to your skin, the more you should consider spending. It makes total sense, as these are the things in your home you likely use more than anything. And sheets are one of those items.
Arlyn Hernandez
Jul 6, 2017
Before & After: A Basic-Guy-Style Bedroom Goes Simple Scandi-Chic
"I love the fact that it finally looks like a bedroom."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 28, 2017
A High-Contrast Color Combo Trend for the Bedroom
There’s a color combination I’ve been seeing pop up in bedroom after bedroom recently. From transitional to eclectic to bohemian style, it seems to be the kind of combo that works with any decor look. And considering one half of the pair is very popular (like, the most popular), it’s not surprising that the trend is starting to swing in this direction.
Adrienne Breaux
Jun 21, 2017
Before & After: Embracing Minimalism in a Tiny Bedroom
"I moved to San Francisco with a couple of suitcases and found a room that barely fit a bed and didn't have a closet."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 18, 2017
Don’t Be a Wallflower: Why You Should Consider “Floating” Your Bed
What if...you didn't put your bed on a wall at all?
Nancy Mitchell
Jun 18, 2017
The Fundamentals of Space Planning Your Bedroom
So you just moved in (that, or you’re itching to move some things around in your existing home). Now what? I don’t know about you, but I’m always so excited at the prospects of a blank canvas floor plan, until I actually have to start making decisions on where to put everything. I start questioning everything! Is my rug the right size? Should my sofa go against the wall or float in the room? Do my nightstands have to match?
Cara Gibbs
Jun 16, 2017
Before & After: A Bland Bedroom Gets a Breezy New Look
"I love how light and airy it feels which was a goal. I love the bright and happy splashes of colors in the accessories."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 16, 2017
Before & After: A Striking, Hand-Drawn DIY Wall is the Star of a Guest Bedroom Makeover
Nancy’s second bedroom was in need of a little oomph, and oomph it received! With a hand-drawn wall treatment, colors and patterns and incredible furniture finds, the space went full force glam. From Nancy: Before, we used our small second bedroom for storage and to hold our treadmill. It was a complete waste of space, and in NYC that is completely unheard of. It’s a pretty narrow room, but it has good bones with its pre-war moldings and original hardwood floors.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 9, 2017
Wraparound Headboards: The Sexy, Unusual Bedroom Detail We Love
Embrace the style of headboard that embraces you.
Nancy Mitchell
May 25, 2017
This Weekend: A Brand New Bedroom For Zero Dollars
Many good things in life take time and money, but every now and then you can cut some corners and take a few minutes to improve a room in your home without a significant investment. This weekend, make your bedroom a better place with these easy (and completely free!) changes. Clear Your Nightstand(s): Is your bedside table functional, or is it bogged down by used earplugs, loose change, unread books, and half empty glasses of water?
Dabney Frake
Mar 31, 2017
Five Thousand Years in Bed: A Brief History of Where We Sleep
The average person spends about a third of their life in bed, but in discussions of history we seldom ever mention sleeping (unless, perhaps, someone had the misfortune to be murdered while doing it) and even more infrequently mention the place where the sleeping happens.
Nancy Mitchell
Mar 8, 2017
Before & After: A “What Took Me So Long!” Magnificent Master Bedroom Refresh
Christina’s master bedroom had a lot going for it, it just needed a little help to truly shine. With some smart upgrades, a very cool paint choice and a terrific plant collection, she created a dramatic new look for her space. From Christina: Out of all of my house renovations thus far, my master bedroom was a lot less intense than my other projects, but ended up being the one that looks most dramatically different from start-to-finish.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 2, 2017
So Your Bedroom’s Not Much Bigger Than Your Bed: Here’s How to Make it Work
Teeny tiny bedroom got you down? Fear not. We're here to help.
Katie Holdefehr
Feb 27, 2017
Is This Miracle Buckwheat Pillow Really The Last Pillow You’ll Ever Buy? We Tested One to Find Out
I’ve been on a quest for the perfect pillow for years. My mattress game is on point, but the same cannot be said about my pillows. I’ve tried memory foam, contoured memory foam, down varieties (not for me…too much fluffing), down-alternative, gel-fiber, polyester fluff—you name it, I’ve slept on it.
Arlyn Hernandez
Feb 24, 2017
The 3 Catch-Alls You Need to Keep the Top of Your Dresser Clutter-Free, Forever
“Everything in its place” is a great mantra, but it doesn’t seem to allow for things like an errant IKEA S-hook that might be useful one day, or for the receipt you’re sure you’ll need if you change your mind about the shoes. But those things exist and they keep coming into our homes, filing themselves away in junk drawers and on the tops of dressers.
Taryn Williford
Feb 16, 2017
Before and After: A Gussied Up Guest Room
Erin’s guest bedroom is small but makes up for it with great views. She was feeling it was a little too orange-y for her tastes and decided to paint the wainscoting grey. It made a world of difference, but wasn’t totally what she envisioned, so she dove in and gave the room an entirely new look. From Erin: Our guest room is the smallest in the house, but has amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean. It always felt dark and dreary and sad.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 27, 2017
Before & After: A Master Bedroom Goes from Blazingly Bold to Calm and Serene
Marti’s master bedroom makeover was a slow and steady labor of love. Her first move was to tackle the too-bright purple paint and choose a color that was a little more serene. After that, she mixed DIY projects with budget finds for a chic and calm bedroom. From Marti: We’ve lived in our house for a little over one year now, and our bedroom has come a long way. There was certainly nowhere to go but up!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 17, 2017
Before & After: This Dorm Room Keeps the Fun in Functional
Sarah’s dorm room is fun, bright and youthful. By mixing bright colorful DIY projects with bright white minimalism, she made her space look larger — all without sacrificing personality. From Sarah: As a junior in college, I had the opportunity to live in a single dorm room, and I couldn’t wait to start decorating. The goal was to make the dark 12′ X 8.5′ room more colorful and fun, but also feel open and inviting.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 22, 2016
Before & After: A Simple Yet Dramatic Guest Room
Courtney and John felt that they could take a leap of design faith in their guest room. A dark and daring ceiling and some funky, textured decor helped shape the room into an interesting and inviting space. From Courtney & John: In our opinion, a guest room renovation is the best kind of renovation! Though you want the room to be cohesive with the rest of your home, you don’t have to live in it everyday, so you can afford to take some risks.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 3, 2016
Before & After: Beautiful Beam for a Bedroom
Liz’s bedroom was already a cozy and serene space with a sloped ceiling and white plan walls, but she wanted to add a little something special. From Liz: To get this project started, I adapted a few ideas from one of my favorite bloggers, Jenna Sue. This girl has added amazing faux wood beams in her home and recently did a bathroom makeover with lace curtains around a clawfoot tub that seriously left my jaw on the floor. It was to die for, you guys!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Oct 31, 2016