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How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

How a Sleeping Nook Became a Magical Forest Canopy Bed

By Christina Pérez

bath tube filled with water

This Home Maintenance Hotline Will Get You Through Sheltering in Place

By Lydia Geisel

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

If You Love All Things Tie-Dye, You Need to Try Fabric Marbling

Kitchen with scalloped backsplash

This British Designer Used Cardboard to Plan Her Perfect Backsplash

By Rebecca Deczynski

white galley kitchen

What to Do About Your Pre–Social Distancing Renovation Plans

By Lydia Geisel

Pink living room

Is It Safe to Paint Your Space When You’re Stuck Indoors?

By Rebecca Deczynski

striped blue and white headboard and yellow nightstand

This Popular IKEA Product Combo Is the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Setup

By Lydia Geisel

vignette with blue dresser with trompe l'ceil effect

Transform a Flea Market Dresser With This Reality-Bending Paint Idea

By Elly Leavitt

leanne ford sitting on table

According to Leanne Ford, Your Kitchen Doesn’t Need This Feature

By Elly Leavitt

The #1 Home Improvement Project That Will Make Your Relationship Stronger

The #1 Home Improvement Project That Will Make Your Relationship Stronger

By Lydia Geisel

dining nook with pink arch wall mural

A $10 Paint DIY That’ll Help Separate an Open Layout

By Elly Leavitt

white bathroom with brass fixtures and black glass wall

3 Home Improvements You Can Make Without Going to the Hardware Store

By Lydia Geisel

Blue and white nightstand

I Made My IKEA Nightstand Look Vintage for Just $50

By Rebecca Deczynski

yellow and white painted bookcase wall in dining room

Paint Your Bookcase This Weekend—But Do It Selectively

By Elly Leavitt

Floating shoe wall

This Artistic Shoe Display Uses $10 Brackets From Amazon

By Rebecca Deczynski

teal kitchen cabinets

So You’re Thinking About Painting the Kitchen Cabinets Yourself

By Elly Leavitt

LRNCE in her Marrakech Studio

We’re Hooked on This Clever Room Divider Idea

By Gabrielle Savoie

mauve living room with green armchair

This Blink-and-You-Miss-It Paint Trick Is Eyeliner for Your Walls

By Elly Leavitt

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling My 5-Year Reno

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling My 5-Year Reno

By Erin Hiemstra

entry with dining table and pink door

Fake High Ceilings With This Easy Paint Trick

By Elly Leavitt

DIY Tetris Shelves

Ugly Pipes Were No Match for This Savvy Couple

By Gabrielle Savoie

This Cotton Candy Mirror Is a Spray-Foam DIY in Disguise

This Cotton Candy Mirror Is a Spray-Foam DIY in Disguise

By Gabrielle Savoie

floating woven brown headboard

An Under-$50 Headboard Hack Inspired by an Iconic Finnish Chair

By Lydia Geisel

yellow headboard green bedroom

Found: A Velvet Headboard DIY That Doesn’t Involve Channel Tufting

By Elly Leavitt

copper bar with clothes on it

When Your Closet Is at Capacity, It’s Time to Try This Storage Idea

By Lydia Geisel

white accent lamp on a wood dresser

How to Turn a Vase Into a Lamp—With Zero Electrical Know-How

By Lydia Geisel

blue bathroom with white counters

Can You Spot the 2 DIYs in This Bathroom Transformation?

By Elly Leavitt

built in bench with floral pillows

We Solved Our Entryway Shoe Pile with a Simple Storage Swap

By Lydia Geisel

staircase in entryway

Finally, a Foolproof Formula for Picking the Right Paint

By Elly Leavitt

baby clohtes hanging from edge of a shelf

This New Mom’s IKEA Shelf Hack Is as Simple as They Come

By Lydia Geisel

dark green room with l shaped sofa

The Most Intimidating Reno DIY Is Easier Than You’d Think

By Lydia Geisel

dresser in corner of room next to gallery wall

This Designer’s New Wall-to-Wall Headboard Is Actually an Optical Illusion

By Elly Leavitt

open bookcase stocked with baskets and candles

You Won’t Find This Chic DIY Standing Desk in a Corporate Office

By Lydia Geisel

black and white kitchen

Can You Spot the IKEA Hack in This Kitchen Makeover?

By Elly Leavitt

How to DIY a French Tufted Mattress

How to DIY a French Tufted Mattress

By Erin Kestenbaum

Add Some Sparkle to Your Bar Cart With This Easy DIY

Add Some Sparkle to Your Bar Cart With This Easy DIY

By Annette Vartanian

How-To Make Concrete Trivets

How-To Make Concrete Trivets

By Brittni Mehlhoff

paint roller contractor

This Is the First Step When Planning a Renovation

Make Your Own Masterpiece With This Easy Paper Art DIY

By Laura Kaesshaefer

contractor hammer and nail

How to Determine How Much Your Renovation Will Actually Cost

3 Art Hacks Your Bare Walls Need

3 Art Hacks Your Bare Walls Need

By Mackenzie Dunn

Try This DIY Before You Throw Away Old Napkins

Try This DIY Before You Throw Away Old Napkins

By Annette Vartanian

DIY an Upholstered Bench For Less Than $50

DIY an Upholstered Bench For Less Than $50

By Annette Vartanian

looking down a hall of arches

A Keyhole Entrance Is an Awe-Inspiring Way to Hide Hallway Clutter

By Lydia Geisel

This DIYer Always Dreamed of a Fireplace—So She Built One

By Rebecca Deczynski

orange tapestry over fireplace

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent Stand Behind This Taboo Living Room Idea

By Lydia Geisel

family sitting outside

This Couple Hung a Giant Ship’s Sail to Hide Their Neighbor’s Vinyl Siding

By Lydia Geisel, Photography by Andie Diemer

laundry closet with red sink and jungle wallpaper

The Key to a Brand-New Sink Isn’t a Sledgehammer

By Elly Leavitt

Can You Paint Kitchen Cabinets Without Sanding Them?

By Lydia Geisel

Bedroom with built-in cane headboard

This Headboard Hack Was Practically Made for Small Bedrooms

Market by Julia Stevens, By Rebecca Deczynski

Dining room with blue walls

So You’ve Decided to Paint Your Walls—Here’s What You Should Know

By Rebecca Deczynski

botanical backsplash

Orders of This Temporary Wallpaper Print Are Spiking

By Lydia Geisel

wood frames leaning against wall on top of desk

How to Make a Standing Desk Out of Two Tall IKEA Cabinets

By Lydia Geisel

man with a suit on

Nate Berkus’s Mirror Update Only Calls for a Touch of Black Paint

By Lydia Geisel

black bedroom with white headboard

We Found IKEA’s Secret DIY Website

By Elly Leavitt

parisan-decor-mantel-living-room

If You’ve Always Wanted a Parisian Mantel, This DIY Is Your Chance

By Elly Leavitt

terrazzo kitchen with open shelves

A Brilliant Use for Leftover Kitchen Countertop Stone

By Lydia Geisel

colorful-bedroom-pink-mural

Almost Everything in This Bedroom Was DIY-ed

By Elly Leavitt

colorful-floor-treatment

You’ve Tried Color-Blocked Walls, But Don’t Ignore Your Floors

By Elly Leavitt

white kitchen cabinets with shiny pihnk subway tile backsplash

I Used Peel-and-Stick Subway Tiles to Transform My Rental Kitchen

By Lydia Geisel

dining room with a blotch of paints going up to the ceiling

Painting Your Walls Freehand Is Incredibly Liberating

By Lydia Geisel

colorful woven wall hangings leaning against a pink exterior wall

DIY This Former Anthropologie Artist’s Insta-Famous Wall Art in 4 Steps

By Lydia Geisel

The Best Thing Mat Sanders Ever Bought at IKEA

The Best Thing Mat Sanders Ever Bought at IKEA

By Elly Leavitt

living room with a large white built in bookcase

We Hacked a $3,000 Custom Built-In Bookcase for Just $500

By Lydia Geisel