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Family room interior design
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Help me design my living/dining room
I’m moving into a new house with a toddler and new baby. Our living/dining area is combined and much smaller than we first realized! We need a dining table that can extend to fit 6 and want a really cosy living room area for the kids to play in. We have no idea how to make this space work with so many windows/doors, and…
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Trim Transition
I am planning on painting my living room walls, base board and crown molding all the same color. My issue is…what do I do when I reach the hallway?? Do I just stop abruptly? For example, where the living room baseboard meets the hallways baseboard, I just have two different shades meeting each other at a point?
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Help with decorating a hallway/long wall
I'm looking for ideas for what to do with this long wall in a narrow hallway and bedroom. I've found it intimidating to figure out how to use this space, so it's just been left blank and it could really use some life.
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Galley Kitchen / Foyer Update
Looking to update this galley kitchen with new cabinets, countertop, wall backsplash and flooring. Any design recommendation and color way recommendations would be helpful. Need to figure out a good flooring color that flows nicely from the wood foyer color. I would also like tips on the wall decoration between the…
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Paint to spruce up this bathroom?
any thoughts on a wall color? Floor tiles are blue, vanity is dark grey. Thanks for all your great ideas!
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how to up date my 1970 kitchen.
I would love to rip everything out and start new but that's not an option at this time .my walls are fabricated stone with barn yard wood panel in the middle of each section it looks kind of cave like. My husband did all the work himself and I guess at that time it was really the in thing and he did a really nice job but…
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Wallpaper
I live in an apartment, I want to use wallpaper in my bathroom. Is there a wallpaper that I can use and not worry about the wallpaper tearing up the wall if removed.
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Home Office Dilemma
I have a small space off my bedroom 4’10” (147) by 7’ (213) that I'm using as a home office and am looking for ideas on how to spruce it up to improve both its functionality and design .
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Combined living and dining room needs update
Dear community, we like to make our living and dining room more stylish and also better to use. Right now, only 3-4 people can sit together in the living area. Also, everything looks a bit cluttered and not really making use of that room and the nice view of the outside. If you have any ideas on how to improve with…
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Ideas, thoughts on how to update my cozy apartment
Hello everyone, first time posting, but have been following AT over the years. I will be moving soon to my cozy lil apartment. Here's some pics of the very 1985 (when it was built) kitchen, open plan living area. I love the older style of this place and the bag rendered walls, but that kitchen?? hahaha, it will work for…
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Help! Office Makeover Gone Wrong—Need Advice on Wall and Drawer Color Options
Hello everyone! I recently painted the walls in my "little office space," and I absolutely hate how it turned out. The blue ended up being completely different from what I expected. My desk is an IKEA DIY project, and I thought painting the drawers the same color as the walls would make them blend in nicely—which it does.…
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Advice for the layout for my art studio space
Hey everyone wanted to ask if anyone has advice for this space. Apartment living, open concept for the kitchen and living room - part of which I turned into an art studio space. I need some more workable table space - right now I struggle with the flow and don't feel it works right now. I'd love for it to feel cozier and…
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Elfa Shelving Challenge
I’m setting up some Elfa shelving in my new home office, which I brought from my previous apartment. At the bottom are two cabinets that are not the same height but I need them to be the same height to create a large display surface for a LEGO model still in process (you can see it on the right cabinet). I have a way of…
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Arranging a studio
hello I’ve been trying to figure out how to maximize space and organize my studio , I’m struggling and trying to add things but not sure how to arrange it
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Intro
Hi, I'm Iyon i live in Washington DC with my family of 4. Here to decorating tips and inspiration for our home. We have a 940 square foot condo that needs some refreshing. Excited to be here!
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Entry way needs love
Hi There! We recently moved and got way more space that our furniture can cover! Im so excited to decorate but i've have no idea what to do in this entry way that is cozy, welcome but also functional as we have a 5 year old too! The super tall wall with the bench feels so daunting me to! Please help!
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help changing dining chandalier and centered , balcony refresh
florida 1980s condo needs a refresh starting with smaller projects like changing hanging lamp and have centered as well as doing something with balcony.. plz help thnx in advance
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I really need help!!!!
hi everyone! I need some help on how to decorate my living room where my furniture and what not. Right now I’m just working with what I have. I just have a futon as my sofa and I’ve got two chairs that match and I have bookcases and table. I just don’t know where I should put everything for it to flow right. Please excuse…
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Hardwood vs. engineered wood for apartment
Trying to figure out which is better for our 1200 square foot apartment…thoughts? experiences you might have had? Please advise!!
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Ideal layout for this living room?
Hi, I am looking for guidance on the ideal layout of this living room. It is 10'9" x 18'0' as shown in the floor plan below. Please ignore the current placement of the couch in the screenshots below, I am just including these pictures to further illustrate the room layout, specifically how the kitchen flows right into the…
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Do you think I could fit a dining table in this living room
hello, I would like a dining table in this living room but don’t know if it would fit. I was thinking to could go in from of the window where it says living, a long table and push the couch down some. Would this work? And what size table if so?
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Creative Ideas for Refreshing and Updating Living Room and Sun Room
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Cozy Nook + Storage Space?
Hi! This is my first time looking for any design advice so let me know if I'm missing any information! I've got this nook in my house that opens up to a living space/kitchen. At first, I thought about making it a workspace for crafts/sewing but now, I'm leaning more into making it a reading corner. I'd love to include…
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Can modern style be cozy and homey?
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Help for tiny work office
I just started a new job. My office is small but has a lovely window for natural light. I have one piece of art and my professional diploma (which I know looks small). Please suggest anything to help me warm this area up. Thank you 😊
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More book shelves than books
like a lot of apartments in NYC, our family’s home has a lot of clutter. 2025 goals of making a dent in things… starting with our large built-in bookcase. Planning to purge this weekend… which is good in terms of de-cluttering but bad in making it even more obvious that we have more bookshelves than books. Curious to know…
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need advice on the wall art
Wanna replace the current one with something new. Any suggestion?
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I need help remodelling my living room
We live in a semi old french flat with wooden flooring and high ceilings and a couple key elements like marble chimney. we’ve arranged it 3 years ago and really need a refresh. Mind the kids stuff (play area, modular couch, bookshelf) that is there temporarily (keeps getting moved around). The constraints are the…
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Reorder and make this space more welcoming
I live from recycling. what people think of throwing away I take if I like it. There's a bit of mess but it's really complicated to keep this open space in order... HELP
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Hello Everyone
Hello Everyone, I’m excited to join this community! I’m looking forward to learning from others, sharing ideas, and connecting with like-minded people.
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wooden corner
which type a wooden corner will looks good here
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My entry nook needs SOMETHING
This is the space as you enter my small apartment (opposite the kitchen). I would love some ideas on how to maximize the space with storage without it feeling overwhelming as soon as you walk in. My style combines modern with a bit of glam x industrial. Access to the side walls is needed for the light switch and intercom.…
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Organizing Displaying Sweatshirts
I've recently gotten into buying more sweatshirts and am running out of room to keep them. I live in a small NYC apt and my decor style is very maximalist. I find that when I have things out and about on display I use them more bc they're easy to grab. IE I have purses mixed into bookshelves Any clever ways on…
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Ground level patio needs some privacy AND personality
I have a long, narrow ground floor patio space that I never use for a number of reasons. One is zero privacy. I used wood clamps to successfully hang christmas decorations this holiday and I want to use them to create a six foot curtain on the far end of the patio. In addition, I've always had these metal chairs and the…
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HELP -how do you create zones in open floor plan?
New apartment and don’t have a lot of furniture. How do you go about creating zones? I’ll put my dining table across from the kitchen. How would you handle furnishing the “two” living areas? I work from home and was going to setup in the second bedroom. Perhaps I should use the area by the door? I’ve added pictures of my…
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Bathroom wall treatment
We moved into a 1940's home and the bathroom walls were painted light gray with texture. It looks like they mixed spackle with the paint and maybe used a broad putty knife to apply it. I want to change the walls. How do I do this? I was thinking paint, maybe wallpaper, but how do I get rid of the texture?
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Fix this bedroom space
I have a 1960 chest. I would like to add a white dresser or I dont have any idea how to place furniture around this small space. Please help
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Help Designing the Space
Hi there - it's my first time putting an apartment together; i have a lovely space, but need some help thinking about how to design it. I have a pintrest mood board; open to suggestions on how to keep costs down. (https://pin.it/NHoZMLFIL) board
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After years of waiting! Our bathroom Reno happened!
we live in a home built in the 20’s - lots of small rooms- large farmhouse kitchen overlooking the rambling valley with stonewalls separating the property lines… magical. The home is very mid century vibe. Wood and walls. Lots of wood! A beautiful brick fireplace in living room with faux wood beams on ceiling. This is a 2…