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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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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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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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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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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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Renter-friendly ideas for “hiding” chandelier?
My family is moving into a rental apartment abroad and this will be my 4-year-old son’s bedroom. Any ideas of how to transform this chandelier into a more child’s bedroom-friendly piece without removing or replacing it?
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Help with refreshing Dresser w/ wallpaper
I have a white dresser that I bought from FB Marketplace a few years ago, and I'm looking to give it a new look. After using Google Lens, I found out it's the Kylie dresser from Raymour and Flanigan. Recently, I found a beautiful dark brown side table at a thrift store, and I want to refresh both the dresser and my white…
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FLUFFY duvet
My duvet is all flat and leaking feathers :( Do you have any suggestions of fluffy duvets you love?? Or how to keep them that way?!
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Making space for 2 kids, 1 large dog (120 lbs), and 2 adults in a 900-sq-foot, 2 bedroom apartment
I am expecting my second son, due this March, and need some tips on how to make our son's currently bedroom work for two! Anyone have any small-space furniture ideas or products that double your storage that would be good for us? Any tips at all would help! Thanks!
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Kids Bedroom
When the kids visit us at the cabin they have room filled with toys and books that look out on to the lake. A cosy chair in the corner for snuggling up and reading. Everything in this room is thrifted except the beds.😀
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Need advice on furnishing a 2000s condo
Hi! I'm moving into a 1 bedroom condo that was built in the early 2000s and has some strange design choices. I'd love some help figuring out how to make this space livable and workable for two people without spending a ton of money. My partner and I both work from home. I'm required to use a desktop, but he usually just…
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Excessive Mirrors In My Home
Hi all! Every single closet in my apartment have sliding doors and they are all covered in mirrors. Every.Single.One. Ugh! Replacing them all is not in the budget unfortunately. I am currently redesigning my bedroom and would like to figure out a way to disguise the wall of mirrors opposite my bed. All the mirror doors are…
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Favorite mattress toppers?
Hi friends, I'm buying a new bed soon, and would love to feel like I'm sleeping on a cloud. Or on a pile of sheep. Do you have a mattress topper that you love? If so, please share!
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What's the best under-the-bed storage?
What's the best under-the-bed storage? Any suggestions welcome!
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What’s your favorite mattress brand? What’s the best mattress everyone is using?
What’s your favorite mattress brand? What’s the best mattress everyone is using?
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What is the best mattress for back pain?
I have had the same queen-sized mattress for almost 11 years now (yikes!). It's getting to the point that when I roll over in the middle of the night (I'm a bit of an active sleeper) I can hear my back crack in like a dozen tiny pops. And I have back pain almost every day. We're looking to FINALLY replace our mattress this…
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Stomach Sleeper Problems! Best mattress for stomach sleepers?
I have been a certified stomach sleeper forever, but I still haven't found the perfect mattress and pillows for my sleep style. What's the best mattress for stomach sleepers?Can any of my fellow stomach sleepers offer some recommendations? 😴
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Bedroom
hello! I have a room with a tiny cupboard that doesn’t actually fit anything in it. My room has a sloped ceiling on one side. Any ideas on how I can add more shelving, hanging areas? I was thinking maybe recessed shelves in the sloped wall side? The room is too small to add a piece of furniture like a cupboard. Thank you!
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Down Duvet Insert SOS
I just got a new duvet cover and down insert to go with it…I washed and dried both at my laundromat and the down blanket smelled horrible. I let it air dry for a while but then took it to my dry cleaner. It STILL smells like a wet dog! Should I take it back to the dry cleaner, or do you think this will eventually go away…
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Organizing Scarves and Purses
I have about 30 scarves, and I have tried many ways to store them. I don't like any of the ways. I bought one of those hangers that you can put scarves through little holes. I tied them to the rod in the closet. But then I never could find the scarf I wanted at the moment without feeling overwhelmed. I used to keep them in…
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relocation / room redesign / shared flat (rental)
Hello everyone, I've seen so many great room and design ideas on this page so I'm sure you'll be able to give me some inspiration. My parents are hoarders but I'm trying to live minimalistic, I am passionate about music (both listening to and playing rock and metal music) and I'm an avid cyclist and hosting other…
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Jewelry chaos
I have decades of jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, rings, and pins, primarily) that I have created or collected. No “store-bought” solutions that I have seen meet my requirements: capacity, protection of pieces, usability and access to items, and effective organization of collection. HELP!
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What's your favorite room to host guests in?
What's your favorite room to host guests in? Show us how you've made it inviting and functional!
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How do you decorate your bedroom for maximum comfort and style
What's your approach to decorating your bedroom for maximum comfort and style? Share a snapshot of your sanctuary!
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Side tables
I need advice for bedside tables that work well with a king size bed with a large olive green headboard.
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Best bed pillow recommendations? ☁️
Does anyone have a bed pillow they absolutely love? I've tried a few different ones and I can't seem to get it right! I bought this one from Target after sleeping on it at a friend's place. She said she used it in her guest room, but mine feels rock solid and not the same at all 😂 I keep waking up with neck pain. Welcoming…
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Help! What do you think about this painting?
hello all! I've posted about this in past discussions but it was my original goal to color my entire bedroom in blue. so far, I've painted the walls blue and purchased a blue comforter (still on the hunt for other blue items!) but I had an empty wall and, instead of painting the canvas blue, painted it bright red. do we…
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Need some ideas for my next dorm!
I will be a senior next semester and love decorating my room a little different each school year! The problem is that I want the room to feel new but do not want to buy too many new pieces! Below is my last dorm room. Any tips? I am definitely a cottage core girly 🎀
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Mural Wall Resources
Hi all! My dream is to do a mural wall in my bedroom, I'm thinking top half of the wall be the mural, then a chair rail/molding and paint that down to the baseboards. I'm looking for options that are good for rental space. Peel and stick wall paper would be the best. Would love to know if anyone has any great suggestions…
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Rug Recommendations (Please!)
I want to buy a rug for my bedroom but since living in my New York City apartment I've found that between a dog, bunny, and humans in a super small space, our rugs tend to get ruined quickly. I've vowed to take care (!! fingers crossed !!) of my next rug and I think by purchasing more of an investment piece it'll force me…
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Show us your bed!
Mine is a Murphy bed!! It's a gamechanger for studio apartment living (it folds up into that space and then the doors close, so we can easily have company over). It's a full-sized bed, and yes, two people sleep in it every night haha. But it's surprisingly comfy! I have an Allswell mattress topper that's the best thing…
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Help me style/decorate my bookshelf!
Hi everyone!! My name is Hollis, and I'm the Email Manager here at Apartment Therapy. I recently moved into a new apartment this fall, and one of the last projects I've been meaning to do is to style my bookshelf. It's sort of half-there currently — I'm thinking about adding some sort of dried flowers to the taller section…
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ISO bedroom accent wall ideas
I gave my boyfriend full decorating power in our bedroom… and he chose to paint our walls white! After getting him to paint the ceiling a soothing green, the design's been stuck in a pretty minimal spot since then. He LOVES how empty it is, whereas I'm dying to add more things in. I've finally got him on board with the…
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I'm drenching my entire bedroom in blue.
hi! I'm Cullen, the home associate editor at Apartment Therapy. I spend most of my day looking at gorgeous homes and was really inspired by the blue, blue, blue bedroom in Megan McKean's Amsterdam home (I linked a photo below). finally, I decided to take on my own makeover. I've already painted the walls blue and ordered a…
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Looking for stylish under-the-bed storage
Hi everyone, and happy Monday!! I'm looking to revamp my under-the-bed storage and would love your help! Right now I have two flat plastic bins and while they work fine, they're not exactly beautiful or (truthfully) all that functional. Has anyone found any stylish under-the-bed organizers they'd recommend? I'm looking for…
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New bedding??
I just got this striped bed from a MDW sale and I'm so excited…what kind of bedding would go best with it? I want to mix some fun colors and patterns!
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Guest Room
This is our guest room, which is also a part of the library and lounge/listening area. Definitely a multi-purpose room, but it works so well together.
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Stripes!!!!
The more details you add into a space, the more refined and layered and like "full" it feels, no? I've been finding ways to paint stripes on to things in my home… here are three things I've added recently that I love. And yes — the stripes are all the same beige color! (Also full confession: my partner Keith actually…
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Travel-Themed Nursery!
Just wanted to shout out this Rifel Paper Co wallpaper that helped create the cutest theme for my son's nursery.