Tessa Cooper

Whether you're living in your forever home or not, the hope is that any home improvement project you tackle will give you a return on your investment.

Warm-toned metals are having their heyday—we've seen gold and unlacquered brass finishes take the interior design world by storm.

One major pro of a pint-sized bathroom is that it is typically fairly affordable to give it a facelift.

One major rite of passage for any thrifter is attending their first estate sale. Unlike shopping at a flea market, you get to peruse one person's life collection.

Like phone books and VHS players, it appears box springs are joining the list of obsolete household items from our childhoods. Not to be confused with the modern bed foundation, box springs contain steel coils inside that offer a little give.

Perfecting your garden is a process of trial and error. And sometimes, when you’re in the thick of it, it’s nice to call in an expert for some sage advice or words of encouragement.

Ever since I was a kid, I've been skittish around animals. This is perhaps why birds have always been among my favorites—they like to keep their distance from me as much as I do them.

As far as all of the pieces that make up a bedding set go, pillowcases are the most important to keep clean. Your pillow makes prolonged contact with your hair and skin oils—and, if we're being honest, sometimes drool.

The TikTok algorithm knows me pretty well by now—my FYP unlocks new fears daily, one of them being bristles from a grill brush getting lodged in my gums (I saw a video where it happened, okay?)

There are a few topics in the design world that can stir a bit of a lively debate, and wall-to-wall carpeting is one. Love it or hate it, we've been noticing an uptick in designs with this floor treatment.

Love it or hate it, the chorus of humming cicadas is a soundtrack to summer evenings. In most years, the buzzing is more like white noise. But, thanks to the double cicada brood we're expecting this year, this sound is promising to be much louder in certain regions of the U.S.

In a perfect world, we'd all have a nice healthy-sized budget for adorning our outdoor spaces. But interior home projects and repairs pile up, and our shelter often takes priority over the outdoors.

It's that time of year when we're summer dreaming, especially about our summer gardens. Choosing which starters and seeds to invest in can be a bit overwhelming, no matter how seasoned you are at it.

If you put forth the effort to fertilize your lawn, you already have great intentions. However, you can end up doing more harm than good if you aren't armed with the right knowledge and tools.

Thanks to their quality and affordability, it's pretty easy to love IKEA furniture. Though the pieces often feature basic lines and simple structures, they make the perfect blank canvas to personalize, and from that came IKEA hacks.

The «big light» in your bathroom has its purpose. It helps you see which spots need shaving and wakes you up in the morning—but there's no denying it's a major ambiance killer when you're trying to unwind at night.

Plastic bottles are often, but not always, great candidates for the recycling bin. However, there are other ways to give this item a second life before tossing it. It's good to get in the habit of looking for ways to make ordinary items multipurpose.

Nothing makes me feel like I am winning at life more than a tidy home. It gives me this sense of «I am controlling life, it's not controlling me,» (I bet you could already guess that I'm an Enneagram type one).

I know I'm in the minority here, but Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I love the cheerful pops of red and pink it offers after a cold and gray January.

When you've finally finished putting away your holiday decor for the year, it's totally normal for your home to seem a bit barren. If you're someone who loves the pops of color and life that the holidays bring to your home, you should consider decorating for all four seasons.

There are thousands of good excuses to add a new member to your plant family, like maybe you had some recent casualties (RIP), or perhaps your other plants just look a little lonely. Regardless of what reason you come up with, you can look to 2024's trendy plants to decide which ones to add to your collection.

It appears that wallpaper will spend some time in the limelight this coming year, according to the pros.

Love them or hate them, there's no denying that throw pillows make a sofa look inviting. But exactly where is the line between a cozy number of throw pillows and an inconvenient, excessive amount?

Brass is such a versatile material. It can pair well with other metals like gold or cast iron, but it can also contrast nicely with chrome or nickel finishes. If you prefer a shinier look, you can choose a polished version, but if your style leans more antique, you can look for an aged option.

Most people think being a minimalist requires you to pare down how much you own and give away your belongings. But that idea is an antiquated one, at least according to home organizing expert Shira Gill.

If autumn is one of your favorite times of the year, you probably feel a natural urge every September 1st to start decking the halls for fall. It's always a good idea to put extra thought into your new purchases so you can make wise decisions on your decor investments. So before you add the velvet plush pumpkins or salted caramel candles to your cart, take a minute to hear what these designers have to say. Here, they share half a dozen fall trends that they recommend skipping.

Fall is sort of the pre-game of the holiday decor season. Shifting your home's accessories a bit for the chillier months can help you create a relaxing and inviting space to unwind in the evenings.

Memories made at summer soirees should last forever, but the cleanup obviously shouldn't. Event planners Celia Duncan and Stevie Rozean with Wildly Collective are masters at the art of outdoor entertaining, and here they graciously share some of their trade secrets with us for making the teardown and tidying a breeze.