Ashley Chalmers

While spring cleaning gets all the glory, here at The Spruce, we believe in consistent decluttering sessions. It’s much easier to keep on top of clutter with regular cleanouts, and this is especially true if your primary goal is to maintain a minimalist aesthetic at home.

Whether you’re designing a room from scratch or want to change up your existing decor, sourcing the perfect accent pieces is often overwhelming. This is especially true if you’re on the hunt for a hidden gem, or you have an open space just begging for a cool piece that you cannot seem to find.

We are huge fans of great laundry hacks at The Spruce, and we especially love reusing household items as easy, effective additions to your machine. This is especially true if they can replace harsh chemicals, or lessen the amount of product needed to get a load of laundry smelling great and feeling fresh.

Incorporating vintage elements into a space has been a rising trend for quite some time, but if you're in a new home that is all bare walls and right angles, it can be hard to pull this style off convincingly. Often in new, builder-grade homes, even the best antique pieces aren’t going to feel quite right if there’s no natural character to your space.

Creating the perfect home means designing spaces that are both beautiful and functional. While a formal dining room sounds lovely in theory, it could be a waste of space in practice. If it’s too formal, you run the risk of never actually using the room.

Cooler days and cozier evenings are just around the corner, and we’re officially craving some Halloween-inspired decor in our lives. While it’s still a bit too early to set up our autumnal displays, it’s never too early to get a feel for some of the great options that are out there for the coming season.

Of all the rooms in our homes, laundry rooms are one of the most notorious for clutter. Whether your surfaces are covered with to-be-washed laundry or your cabinets are filled with unnecessary products, it can be overwhelming to keep this space clean and clear of excess. 

Every once in a while, a viral trend comes along that makes us collectively turn into the «mindblown» emoji. We all do things in our homes that are considered commonplace, even if we’re doing them wrong. And, as we’ve recently learned on TikTok, we may have been storing our flatware wrong.

So many recent, trendy aesthetics are loud and impactful—patterns are bolder, colors are brighter, and palettes are warmer. In fact, a lot of the latest viral trends, including grandmillennial, maximalism, and even Barbiecore, are beloved because they make such a statement. 

Recently, people have been exploring new ways to grow and cultivate their backyards, often with their local ecosystem in mind. As a result, we’ve seen a rise in meadowscapes and other options that attract pollinators, and one great new suggestion is a clover lawn rather than a grass lawn.

If you’ve ever taken something to get professionally framed, then you know how incredibly expensive it can be. Luckily, while some art requires a certain type of frame or protective glass front, not everything needs to be custom framed. In fact, if you’re working with a standard-sized photo, print, or piece of art, there are some great frames available right now that won’t break the bank.

We might be in the final weeks of summer, but that doesn’t mean all the perks of your summer vegetable garden are over. In fact, there are a ton of amazing ways you can prolong the use of your veggie patch—and keep enjoying the literal fruits of your labor—well into autumn. That’s why we turned to Ashley Nussman-Berry, founder of the Black Planters, and a few other amazing members of the Facebook Group, to ask for their advice. 

College move-in day can be almost as stressful as it is exciting. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first or your fourth—there are many things to consider and many ways to make your new temporary living place feel like home.

I love having fresh flowers at home, and I’m lucky enough to live steps away from a few irresistible florists. This means that we stock up on a bouquet almost every other week. So, when I learned about this TikTok trend to keep your flowers fresh for a month, I was curious to find out: does it really work?