Decor & Accessories

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The 8 Smartest, Most Stylish Small-Space Decorating Ideas We've Seen This Year
If you missed these tiny but idea-packed house tours, we got you.
Sarah Lyon
Nov 3, 2022
The Under-the-Radar Source to Get Farm-Fresh Flowers for Fall Delivered Straight to Your Doorstep
What better way to welcome autumn than with some beautiful florals?
Sarah M. Vazquez
Nov 2, 2022
5 Decorating Ideas to Steal from The Home Depot and Vrbo's Lake Front Rental
You've probably never thought of some of these ideas before!
Danielle Blundell
Nov 2, 2022
I'm a Style Editor, and These Are the 9 Floor Lamps I'm Loving Right Now
Starting at just $40!
Blair Donovan
Nov 2, 2022
This Etsy Find Can Turn a Plain, Old, or Damaged Lampshade into a Boho Beauty
It's a DIY-friendly project, but doesn't look it.
Danielle Blundell
Nov 1, 2022
Make the Holiday Season Merrier with Le Creuset’s Noel Collection
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Spread some cheer while you serve some food!
Alyssa Longobucco
Nov 1, 2022
This Ridiculously Chic Home Decor Gift Was One of the Best I’ve Ever Received (and Gifted to Someone!)
Pair it with a candle and pretty matches, and you've got the perfect gift.
Tamara Kraus
Oct 31, 2022
The One Cute and Quick DIY You Should Do with an Empty Salsa Jar
HOME PROJECTS
Are you a plant lover AND a salsa lover? This quick DIY is for you.
Michelle Lau
Oct 31, 2022
If You Don't Have This Kind of Light in Your Home, You're Missing Out
Your gallery walls will never be the same after this!
Hannah Baker
Oct 30, 2022
Tries, Buys, and DIYs: 6 Things Apartment Therapy Editors Are Loving This Week
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From our editors' radars straight to your own home.
Blair Donovan
Oct 28, 2022
There’s One Key to Not Wasting a Day Off During the Pandemic
Whether it's a weekend or a weekday off of work, it's definitely possible to make the time feel unique and enjoyable.
Terri Pous
Oct 27, 2022
This Is the New "It" Mirror
These pieces are a great addition to a gallery wall, but they can also hold their own in an entryway over a console or in a bedroom over a dresser.
Hannah Baker
Oct 27, 2022
This Home Has So Many Halloween Decorations in the Yard
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The internet has questions.
Inigo Del Castillo
Oct 27, 2022
These Succulent Pillows Add So Much Cheer to My Space and Are the Perfect Gift for Plant Lovers
They're beyond adorable!
Sarah M. Vazquez
Oct 27, 2022
25 Brilliant Christmas Decorating Ideas for Small Spaces
If you love decorating for the holidays but don't have a ton of room, these ideas for getting festive with a small footprint might just be the answer.
Melissa Epifano
Oct 26, 2022
This Stylish, Functional Kids' Toy Will Blend Right in With Your Home Decor
Social media brought me to the Pikler triangle toy, and I'm here for it.
Cori Sears
Oct 26, 2022
Check Out The Playful Art Erin and Ben Napier Have on Their Frame TV
If you guessed that Erin Napier’s home would be the coziest place in the entire world come fall, you’d be right.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 26, 2022
Joanna Gaines’ Luxe-Looking Party Balloons Are Actually Super Easy to Dupe
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A fun way to make your next celebration special.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 26, 2022
We Tried Painting A Fabric Chair With Chalk Paint
Here's what we learned.
Ashley Poskin
Oct 25, 2022
Here’s Where to Find The Most Unique Objets D'art
This site should be your new go-to for unique art objects.
Taryn Mohrman
Oct 25, 2022
This Surprising Aluminum Foil Hack Will Help Save Time on Your Next DIY Project
Skip the tape, and try this painting trick instead.
Lois Alter Mark
Oct 25, 2022
No Windows? No Problem: Here’s How to Make a Dark Home Office Feel Huge
With the right decorations, you can turn even the darkest, tiniest of spaces into a quaint home office.
Audrey Carleton
Oct 25, 2022
This DIY Cemetery from TikTok Will Make Your House the Spookiest on the Block
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It's to die for.
Inigo Del Castillo
Oct 25, 2022
Why You Should Add Baking Soda to Latex Paint
A whole new world of paint will open up to you.
Tess Wilson
Oct 25, 2022
This Viral TikTok Stone Wall Is Actually a Renter-Friendly Hack
It looks like the real thing.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 25, 2022
I Tried the Quickest — and Cheapest! — Way to Get Gallery-Worthy Art on Your TV
For less than $4 a month, you can have a Picasso on your walls.
Taryn Mohrman
Oct 24, 2022
5 Clever Alternatives to Traditional Christmas Tree Skirts
While we love a traditional Christmas decorating scheme as much as the next person, there’s something fun about updating a few classic elements in unexpected ways. One simple way to up your holiday decor prowess is by thinking outside of the box in terms of your Christmas tree skirt. Below, you’ll find five brilliant (and affordable!) alternatives that will have all your party guests talking.
Lauren Wicks
Oct 24, 2022
TikTok’s Favorite Grandma Shared These Unexpected Pumpkin Carving Tips
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With Costello’s help, your fall-themed outdoor decor will look perfect well beyond Halloween.
Arielle Tschinkel
Oct 24, 2022
Thanksgiving Decorating Ideas That Will Take 10 Minutes or Less
Consider this your procrastinator's guide to festive decor.
Arlyn Hernandez
Oct 24, 2022
How to Deal (Stylishly) with Wall-to-Wall Carpet
What to do if you don't have the permission, the desire, or the budget to pull up all your wall-to-wall carpet.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 22, 2022
Here's How to Get the Grandmillennial Look in Your Kitchen
According to interior designers!
L. Daniela Alvarez
Oct 22, 2022
Tries, Buys, and DIYs: 6 Things Apartment Therapy Editors Are Loving This Week
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From our editors' radars straight to your own home.
Blair Donovan
Oct 21, 2022
The Best Artificial Christmas Trees You Can Buy
For real, these don't look faux.
Kendall Cornish
Oct 21, 2022
Tomato Cage Ghosts Are The Cutest, Easiest DIY Halloween Decorations
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It’s officially time to start spookifying your space.
Arielle Tschinkel
Oct 21, 2022
How to Use Your Indoor Furniture for Outdoor Living
Want to try repurposing some indoor furniture for outdoor use? Here's how to do it right.
Haley Velasco
Oct 20, 2022
5 Ways Real Estate Agents DIY Their Own Art (For Under $20!)
Create your own statement pieces with these tips.
Lauren Wellbank
Oct 20, 2022
Dolly Parton Is Giving Free Books to Kids — Here’s How You Can Participate
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Dolly Parton is at it again!
Arielle Tschinkel
Oct 20, 2022
9 Gorgeous Pendants That Will Light Up Your Life
Starting at Just $68!
Taryn Mohrman
Oct 19, 2022
You'll Want To Keep This TikTok-Famous DIY Pumpkin Arch Past Halloween
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Your neighbors will ooh and aah and trick-or-treaters will absolutely beware.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 19, 2022
This Genius Art Hack Is the Cheapest Way to Get Luxe-Looking, Unique Artwork
Bonus: The first step is completely free.
Blair Donovan
Oct 19, 2022
6 DIY Skills Every Homeowner Must Know, According to Reddit
HOME PROJECTS
A new homeowner asked the Home Improvement subreddit for advice and got hundreds of responses
Kelly Dawson
Oct 19, 2022
5 Studio Apartment Layouts That Just Plain Work
A few lessons from real-life studio apartment layouts, created by real-life studio apartment dwellers like yourself.
Nancy Mitchell
Oct 18, 2022
Watch This TikToker Create The Most Beautiful Squirrel House
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It even has Halloween decorations!
Olivia Harvey
Oct 18, 2022
Here’s What You Should Know Before You Buy Oversized Wall Art
Read this before you go big!
Samantha Leal
Oct 18, 2022
5 Ways to Decorate Around the TV from Real Homes
If you like art, and are always looking for a way to get more into your home, around your flatscreen is the perfect place to keep building your collection.
Arlyn Hernandez
Oct 17, 2022
This Is the One Unexpected Spot You Probably Haven't Thought to Hang Art
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Gallery walls aren't just for hanging over a sofa.
Danielle Blundell
Oct 17, 2022
How To Turn Clear Glass Vases Into Any Color You Want, According to TikTok
Grab some Modge Podge and food coloring.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 17, 2022
10 of the Best Neutral Home Decor Finds From Etsy
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Starting at just $14.
Sarah Lyon
Oct 17, 2022
One Space, Two Styles: See a Copenhagen Apartment Evolve
Every home is a work in progress — maybe you think you’re done decorating and then you see something really great that you just can’t pass up, or you’re really happy with your look for a long time until you suddenly decide it’s time to change everything up. Or maybe your style is something that slowly evolves over the years, as your taste and your particular needs change.
Nancy Mitchell
Oct 15, 2022
5 Design Lessons from a Tiny Paris Apartment
Here’s a story that might make you more than a little jealous: Alain Meyer, who works at an advertising agency in Paris, was bored one day at work. He heard some of his co-workers talking about studio apartments, and decided to do a little hunting online. He happened to find one that he really liked — a trim 30 square meters (323 square feet), in the sixth arrondisement, where he grew up. So he bought it. Just like that.
Nancy Mitchell
Oct 15, 2022
This Super Simple 2-Ingredient Charcoal Face Mask is a Skin Saver
Activated charcoal and aloe are the two darlings of the beauty world right now, showing up in drugstore products, high-end cleansers and DIY recipes alike. This homemade face mask recipe combines the two star ingredients into the simplest skin detox around. Remember those blackhead-removing strips that were so fun as a teen? Consider this their trendy, grown-up cousin. So, what is activated charcoal, anyway?
Marla Christiansen
Oct 15, 2022
Amazon’s New Dash Wand Is Kind of Magical (And Basically Free)
Amazon is looking to make ordering a little more magical. The online retail giant just announced the Dash Wand, a gadget that combines scanner functionality with their Alexa voice assistant to create a truly useful—and practically magical—experience. When Amazon first released Dash buttons—those single product, one touch reordering modules—they drew a ton of mixed reviews.
Tara Bellucci
Oct 15, 2022
A Better Bedside: 9 Idea-Sparking Nightstand Makeovers
Old becomes new with these inspiring design tweaks.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 15, 2022
6 Smart Ways to Decorate the Space Between Your Sinks
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Make the most of each and every inch with these savvy ideas.
Danielle Blundell
Oct 15, 2022
Trio of IKEA Salad Bowls Turned Into DIY Nautilus Audio Speakers
B&W Nautilus speakers are legendary, both for their audio performance and their iconic cabinet shape. No surprise, audiophile loudspeakers like this are for rare and expensive, probably the reason IKEA Hacker, Damir Paco of Denmark, dreamt up a much more affordable DIY version using a trio of IKEA wood salad bowls and some BAREN clothes hooks…The inspiration? The Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus are fashioned after the beautiful marine creature with the logarithmic spiral shell.
Gregory Han
Oct 14, 2022
Lebowski Style: 10 Rugs That Really Tie The Room Together
We fill our rooms with furniture, throw pillows, blankets, books, art, light fixtures, hardware, and miscellaneous decorative objects. That’s a whole lot of look, but the perfect rug can bring it all together… TOP ROW: Natalie and Kevin’s Perfect Parkdale Perch: This poppy rug manages to unite not just the other bright colors (the pillows, the bottles) but the neutral elements (orange-y wood floors, cream walls, charcoal couch) as well.
Tess Wilson
Oct 14, 2022
10 on Trend: The Fine Art of Artfully Flinging a Sheepskin
Sheepskins are everywhere these days and why not? They add warmth and texture and can be played off as either luxe or laid back. They can be used in any room of the home, for the best effect – fling it somewhere. Across hard shell chair backs in the kitchen/dining area as in Eva’s Sense of Clarity home.
Carrie McBride
Oct 14, 2022
Tries, Buys, and DIYs: 7 Things Apartment Therapy Editors Are Loving This Week
Style
From our editors' radars straight to your own home.
Blair Donovan
Oct 14, 2022
The Kinds of Art That Make a Buyer Feel at Home in Your Space
According to real estate experts.
C.E. Larusso
Oct 14, 2022
2019 vs 2020 Design: How the Biggest Home Trends of the Year Will Look in 2020
Ch-ch-changes!
Danielle Blundell
Oct 14, 2022
How To Deal With Wall-To-Wall Carpet Woes
There are few souls in the world who have wall-to-wall carpet topping their dream decor list. It’s often the stuff of McMansions and is commonly viewed as the epitome of dated decor, but it’s also the reality for countless American homes. And if you’re a renter, there’s not a whole lot you can do to change it. So how to deal?Before we get started, we need to set a few things straight. Not all wall-to-wall carpet is created equal.
Leah Moss
Oct 14, 2022
5 Affordable Artists Whose Work I Absolutely Love and You Need to Know Now
Bye bye, bare walls!
Sarah Lyon
Oct 13, 2022
9 Art Displaying Mistakes Everyone Makes at Least Once (And How to Never Make Them Again)
Art is, and probably will forever be, an integral part of decorating and making a home. What’s not vital? Making the same art displaying mistakes that many of us have probably made at least once in our home-decorating histories. These are some of the most common art-displaying mistakes that can be avoided. Some people cringe when they see a picture frame crooked. Me?
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 13, 2022
This Puzzle Company Is Supporting Female Artists In A New Way
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Hunker down with a beautiful puzzle and to find your new favorite artist. 
Olivia Harvey
Oct 13, 2022
How To Make a Small Apartment More Fun for Your Cat
Cats who live in apartments face one very serious threat: boredom. Here are a few ideas for how to make your apartment a veritable kitty playground.
Candace Bryan
Oct 13, 2022
How To Make Your Own “Big and Dramatic” Art Without Spending Tons of Money, According to TikTok
TikTok saves the day again with this DIY art hack.
Olivia Harvey
Oct 13, 2022
5 Totally Easy Ways To Turn Your Home into a Calming Oasis, According to a Design Expert
According to Rebecca Atwood, who has a new collection with Pottery Barn!
Danielle Blundell
Oct 13, 2022
Oldies But Goodies: Early Apartment Therapy House Tours, 2005 Edition
When I started reading Apartment Therapy years ago, the hook for me was the house tours. Seeing “real” spaces that felt creative, personal, and above all, attainable taught me that a beautiful home means much more than high-end furniture. As a way of revisiting those roots, here are ten house tours from the AT vaults. 2005, coming right up!
Carolyn Purnell
Oct 13, 2022
Before & After: DIY Crib Turned Toddler Bed (Turned Crib Again!)
Long time readers may remember father and small space problem solver Jason who built his daughter Annabelle a stylish crib (above) to fit into a nook that was a few inches too small for a traditional crib. He took charge of his home and made it work for his family. As they all do, Annabelle grew up and was ready for a big girl bed. Here’s how Jason converted the crib into a toddler bed…and then back again when brother William joined the family!
Carrie McBride
Oct 13, 2022
Starting Out in Style: A Look Inside 10 Fantastic First Homes
When it comes to setting up a home, we never forget our first spaces. From our first apartments in college, to our first solo space, to our first time moving in with a significant other, we set out excited, inexperienced and ready to take on each empty space and make it our own. Here are a few first homes from our house tours. TOP ROW: 1. Mara Alex’s First Home as a Married Couple: Mara purchased her first house solo, and it became her first home as a newlywed as well. 2.
Kim Lucian
Oct 13, 2022
Our Best Advice Of The Year For Fixing Up (& Loving) Your Rental
No rental home is perfect. Perhaps your landlord prohibits you from putting holes in the walls or altering the space in any way, so you feel like all your #housegoals are impossible to achieve. At Apartment Therapy, nothing is impossible! We gathered the best posts of 2017 highlighting how simple changes here and there can really make your home shine, and perhaps make you fall in love again.
Esteban Cortez
Oct 13, 2022
The Most Iconic Mid-Century Modern Pieces You Need to Know
Simple silhouettes, minimal hardware, and pared-down color palettes. Let’s face it, most design enthusiasts can spot a modern piece from a mile away. (Psst… we broke down the difference between minimalist, modern, and contemporary, if you’re not up to date!) In 2018, almost every store has a slew of furniture and accessories that are inspired by mid-century modern classics—and for good reason. The style is contemporary, timeless, and looks good in virtually any space.
Kelsey Mulvey
Oct 12, 2022