Kristen Flanagan

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Here’s How Our Editors Are Stretching Out Summer This Year for Less Than $100

Here’s How Our Editors Are Stretching Out Summer This Year for Less Than $100

Get out your gardening gloves!

Sponsored By Endless Summer Hydrangeas

stuffed bear on bench in patterned kids' room

A Cottagecore IKEA Hack Made It Possible for Two Sisters to Share a 140-Square-Foot Room

As did the closet–turned–bed nook.

orange bed nook with circle cutout

Can You Spot the Genius Second Use for the Tangerine Headboard in This Kid’s Room?

It gives “climbing into bed” a whole new meaning.

glossy green bathroom

When Gallons of Car Paint Meet ’70s IKEA Cabinetry, You Get High-Shine Perfection

Inside our special collector’s issue cover story.

small cream-colored kitchen with turquoise tile

A Pop-Up Table Makes This Tiny Kitchen Eat-In Friendly

The footprint stayed exactly the same.

chair next to door to terrace

Renovating This Milan Terrace Kept the Contractor Up at Night But Made the Whole Place Feel Like a Treehouse

Inside, the kitchen is so sleek, you might miss it.

industrial kitchen with marble island

This 2020 Addition Looks Nothing Like the Original Tudor, Except for One Detail

Here’s how the designer subtly tied them together.

light-filled modern bathroom with floating tub

An (Almost) Completely New Layout Revived This Beige Builder-Grade Bathroom

The ’90s no more.

white clapboard farmhouse exterior

Trading Square Footage for More Light Saved This Greek Revival Farmhouse’s 1860s Soul

Goodbye, 1980s additions.