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Indoor Zen Garden Ideas – Looking for Inspiration!
My boyfriend is really passionate about the idea of incorporating a Zen garden into our future home. He loves the calming ritual of raking sand and the aesthetic of bonsai trees and rocks. While we have the budget to create something special, we live in a major metropolitan city, so outdoor space isn’t likely to be an…
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Moving into this space
I'm moving into a new apartment and feel like there are so many possibilities for arranging and maximizing the space. This is how the current tenant has it set up (see photos), but I'm looking for alternative layout ideas. Any suggestions?
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Seeking advice: furnishing a 12 m² bedroom
Hello everyone! I'm new here and just beginning to learn the basics of interior design. My partner and I recently bought a house, and we are starting from scratch with furnishing and some DIY renovations. We would love your advice before committing to any major decisions, starting with our main bedroom. Context: We live in…
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Contemporary
How can I transform an average looking apartment living room to a chic and contemporary living room?
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ROOM DESIGN
I NEED TO DESIGN BEDROOM INSIDE THIS HALL IN A CREATIVE WAY
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Need help designing combined living room and dining room
Hi!! I am moving into an apartment in a few days and I am really stuck on what to do with this combined space.
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Small chair for bedroom reading nook
I want a designated space in my bedroom for reading. I need advice on a comfy chair that wont take up lots of space in my bedroom (dont want it to look cluttered). Any suggestions?
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Drop Your Biggest Houseplant Questions Here!
Calling all new (and prospective!) plant owners! We want to address your biggest concerns in an upcoming plant guide. Drop your burning questions about buying, growing, and caring for indoor houseplants below — we'd love to hear from you!
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Living Room Design Help
I'm working with a blank slate here, and have a vision — but I need to know if this will look crazy. My husband is very against, and I was so so sure this would look great, but now I am second guessing. This will be a living room and dining room. There is a fireplace in the center of the room. There are two dark olive…
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Plant and interior stylist Hilton Carter Answers All Your Plant Questions!
Hi! It’s Hilton Carter, plant and interior stylist and the author of several books, including Living Wild and The Propagation Handbook. I'm ready to chat about all things plants, including plant care and styling as well as designing and decorating with them. Drop your questions here! I'll be answering them live from 3 to 4…
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Help: Solve a Tricky Living Room Layout
This room has me stumped! The angled fireplace, the empty wood floor near the mantel, and the rug that’s just… there. I’ve tried a bunch of layouts, but nothing quite works. Photos are attached—how would you approach this? I’ve tried a few different things and none of them are comfortable. I also posted what the staging…
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High Back Deep Sofa Recommendations
I am looking for a large, comfortable, soft sofa that is deep and has a high back for my living room. I have not been able to find one. Please let me know if you have any recommendations!
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Making sumthin outta nothin
How to make it work with what you got
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Where do you source fabric?
I'm working on a project that requires making a custom headboard and doing some reupholstery. Where do you all like to source your fabric from? I can get lost on Etsy for days. Do you have any favorite textile designers/vendors? Design by Sarah Brown Interiors
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Help choosing chairs and coordinating counter stools.
Hi everyone, I have an open concept apartment and I trying to pick new chairs/ 48 inch round table and matching counter stools. I’m trying to get this right , but I am torn between traditional/ modern farmhouse and more modern style. I ‘ll post a pic of my new sofa on order and my adjacent kitchen. I’m getting rig of the…
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Design Question: Decorating My Room – Need Ideas and Advice!
Hi everyone, I’m in the process of decorating my room and could really use some help and inspiration. I’m not entirely sure which direction to go in, and I’d love some suggestions from the community! Here are a few details about the space and what I’m looking for: 1. Large Room: I have a spacious, open-concept room (20x25…
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I need help with two focal walls in living room
So our living room has two focal walls that face each other. I've already decorated the wall on the right with a painting over a mantel. I'm trying to decide what to do with the other wall. Maybe… A picture gallery? Some floating shelves? Gold leaf wall art/decor, like this one? I want the room to look balanced and not too…
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Renter looking to bring color to the kitchen nook!
Hi! Since I rent and where I am I can't find nice peel and stick backsplash solutions, I would love to paint the kitchen "nook" all one color to divide the area. For reference, the colors I have throughout the house are greens, terracotta/pinks, yellow, orange, pops of blue. I was leaning towards maybe a juicy color, but…
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under stairs
decorate under stairs
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What color to reupholster a bedroom chair?
I scored an awesome chair at goodwill for $3. I just need to reupholster it but I have zero clue what color. I’m going to put it in my bedroom and add a little table beside it. Here is a painting that I’d like to use a color from.
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Choosing a rug/rug color for bedroom
Hello!! I moved into a new apartment a few months ago and have been trying my best to decorate and to have it feel homey. I recently put up mauve (faux) velvet curtains. The room has touches of pink and purple, red, and other colors. My issue is trying to figure out an area rug that can tie the whole place together and…
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Plants, how many is too many?
I think I have overdone plants in my house, in your opinion how many plants per room is too many? I was listening to a podcast about Feng Shui and the host said that 3 plants per room is enough. Thoughts?
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Firns
How to maintain
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Where to find coordinated colors online?
I used to find these in all the paint stores, but I could only find this one out of the 3 local paint stores I stopped by today. Where online can I find three-color paint combination suggestions like these?
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Re-designing my childhood bedroom, NEED IDEAS!!!
My room is pretty messy right now and I have no motivation to clean, so I used an app to render my room into 3D and it's pretty accurate in terms of my layout and the room itself. None of the furniture is accurate but rather used as placeholders for my real furniture, though my real furniture is all white. If you're…
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Kitchen ventilation and airflow
Hello . I recently came across this forum and found it helpful. I have posted some pictures of my kitchen. I reside in an apartment which has a small kitchen . It is surrounded by walls from all 4 sides with an entrance door as the only opening. Ventilation and air flow is the main problem. It gets very hot and humid…
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How do you find furniture alternatives/dupes?
How do you find furniture alternatives/dupes?
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Small entryway
looking to make my entry way more stylish and functional
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Entryway decor suggestions
Hi! I just moved into my first solo apartment and am getting stuck on decorating the main room. Any advice for decorating this entry way - particularly the large empty wall? I have a gallery wall set up in the room it leads to with a lot of records and small paintings, so I’m thinking of having bigger pieces on this wall…
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Help needed - furniture and design ideas please
I’m hitting a wall deciding on a theme/vibe I want to go with for my new place and hoping you all can help with some inspo - things like rug ideas, dining room table styles, aesthetic but functional wardrobes/storage, coffee tables, anything to make it cozy and homey. I will definitely be painting over the green walls with…
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family room the size of two small spaces
I no longer live in a small space, but many of the apartment-sized suggestions are appropriate for my large family room. It's actually the size of TWO family rooms. There's a large sectional (12 feet) that we bought along with the house in front of a large (12 feet) bay window, but the other half of the room has almost…
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Breakfast nook decor
Need help with this breakfast nook corner as well ❤️
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Best gifts for design lovers 🎁
I love gift giving, and in the spirit of getting ahead of the holidays this year, I wanted to ask: what are your favorite gifts for design lovers? These can be things you’ve gifted before or received as a fellow design lover I’ll start! I love color, and I was recently gifted this set of Pantone postcards. They’re so fun!…
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Living room mantle styling- advice
I have waaay too much on this mantle, advice on what should stay /go? Or a whole new look is welcomed as well
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New duplex apartment in Spain
After almost 2 years since reservation its almost ready. Living/dining/kitchen approx 400sq m with 120 sq m balcony overlooking River and sunset. Looking for design ideas. Existing orange L shaped sofa only. Thinking natural hues an dark blue . . . Ideas v v welcome
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Where to buy quality Faux Plants?
I have several real plants…but there's a few spots in our space that don't receive natural light (like the storage nook under our stairs) that would still benefit from a leafy green accent 🌿 I've tried a few options available online but wasn't happy with the quality. Anyone know of a website to purchase quality faux…
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👋 Hello, new here and open to ideas for my kitchen and living room
This is a 1 bedroom apartment looking for ideas to decorate my living room and Lil by Lil I'll be adding and updating my post and share my journey in decorating my new apartment in here thanks for reading me and sharing your ideas with me. P.s. I'm trying to keep the same couch and curtains if is possible.
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Thoughts on Fandeliers?
I would love to know what you all think of fandeliers — are they yay or nay in your book? And if you are a fan (lol), do you have any you love?
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Etsy Roman Shades?
Has anyone had success buying Roman shades from Etsy? My three bedroom windows are 72" inches long so I have to go custom because I can't find anything longer than 64." I want something that looks nice but isn't $1,000+ and I'm STRUGGLING. Etsy has a lot of pretty options (I like this one), but most are non-returnable so…
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New TV Stand
I bought this Target TV stand when I first moved into my apartment four years ago, and it's the perfect size/storage piece, but I've gotten a little tired of the boho style. There's also something about the color that I don't love in my living room. I'm on the hunt for something in a very dark wood (or that I can easily…