Perspectives: Home Ideas & Opinions
Looking for a different take? Our first-person essays, opinion pieces, and feature interviews cover all the latest home and gardening trends, with a twist.
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This Black Interior Designer Brings 'Livable Luxury' to All Her Projects
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I Installed Remove-and-Replace Vinyl Flooring and It's Fabulous
3 Designers On What They Love Most About Their Own Homes
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Skip New Year's Eve and Celebrate on New Year's Day
Why I Switched to a Real Christmas Tree After 10 Years of Faux
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7 Tips to Decorate Your Home for the Holidays From an Avid Decorator
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How Does Gen Z Feel About Midcentury Modern Style?
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Is The Gallery Wall Here to Stay? Designers Weigh In
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10 Things Pro Organizers Can’t Stand When Guests Comment On
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I Shop Flea Markets Every Weekend—This Is How I Find Gems
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7 Items in Your Home a Pro Organizer Would Throw Away
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This Is the One Thing That Survived My Renovation
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5 Lessons I've Learned While Renovating an English Cottage
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Why We Almost Bought a New Build—Then Took Our Offer Back
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10 Magnolia Network Stars on the Best Renovations They've Ever Done
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Here's What Interior Decorators Think of All Your Fall Decor
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How I Found My Houseplant Style
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The Gen Z Home Influencers Worth Paying Attention To
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Emily Henderson's Top Design Tips for Renters
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Intimidated by Rare Houseplants? Here Are Tips from a Pro.
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Afrocentric Design Is About Self-Love for Christine Platt
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11 Designers on the One Product They Use Most at Home
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5 Things Designers Never Comment on in Other Peoples' Homes
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Peloton Instructor Hannah Corbin Has a Secret Skill—An Eye for Design
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4 Popular Organizing Tricks the Pros Actually Disagree With
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How Cliff Tan of ‘Dear Modern’ Is Breaking Down Feng Shui for TikTok
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I Spent A Week In a Home With a Different Style From Mine
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15 Must-Know Spring Cleaning Tips From Cleaning Pros
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5 Organizing “Hacks” Pros Want You to Stop Trying
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Meet the Self-Titled ‘Handy Ma’am’ Who Left Modeling for Woodworking
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'Black Men With Gardens’ Is an Advocate for Gardening Equity
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11 Black Interior Designers to Know and Watch
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Love Letter to My Home: Designers Write Odes to Their Spaces
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9 Designers Share Their Personal Favorite Home Finds
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Are You Washing Your Throw Blankets Enough?
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9 Things Design Experts Always Notice in Homes
4 Things About Succulents We All Need to Stop Believing
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10 Mistakes People Make When Renovating Their Kitchens, According to Designers
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4 Reasons These Designers Are Totally Over Farmhouse Decor
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7 Reasons You're Doing Laundry All Wrong, According to Experts
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5 Reasons Designers Are Ditching Stainless Steel Fridges for This Popular Trend
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In Defense of Popcorn Ceilings
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How ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Star JoAnna Garcia Swisher Tells Her Home’s Story
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Experts Say You Can Never Have Too Many Blankets
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6 Home Essentials You Need to Get Organized, According to Experts
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8 Must-Know Tips for a Tidier Home From the Queen of Cleaning TikTok
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Experts Share Their Bathroom Design Pet Peeves
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What 4 Interior Designers Really Think About Spiral Staircases
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The Design Mistakes Experts Want You to Avoid This Year
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How 7 Organizers Refresh Their Homes for the New Year
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8 Things Cleaning Experts Always Notice in People's Homes
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The 9 Biggest Home Flipping Mistakes Experts See (and Hate)
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How Home Experts Set the Perfect Thanksgiving Table With Just a Few Key Items
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4 Reasons These Designers Are Over Boho Style
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9 Decor Secrets From the Production Designer of Netflix Show, 'Master of None'
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5 Reasons Why Designers Love Exposed Brick
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5 Annoying Things No One Tells You About Farmhouse Sinks
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HGTV's Jasmine Roth Shares Her Renovation Advice
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5 Reasons This Plant Pro Thinks Monsteras Are Overrated
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Unpopular Opinion: Closets as Offices Are Not Efficient