The Spruce
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Not Every Window Needs Curtains—Designers Explain When Skipping Them Can Actually Make a Room Look Better
Featured Designers: The Spruce explains that not every window needs curtains, especially in private spaces with attractive views. Designers recommend prioritizing privacy and light control, particularly in bedrooms and bathrooms,…
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Designers Say These Kitchen Styles Are Totally Out—What They Recommend for a More Current Look Instead
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies five kitchen styles designers say are falling out of favor: all white and gray kitchens, Tuscan style, ultra industrial design, builder grade finishes, and farmhouse…
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Designers Say These 6 Popular Kitchen Features Are the Ones Homeowners Almost Always Regret Later
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies six kitchen features homeowners often regret, including trend driven finishes, oversized islands, nonessential gadgets, open shelving, busy backsplashes, and same color finishes. Designers recommend prioritizing…
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Designers Say These Home Decor Choices Can Make Your Space Look Tacky—What They Recommend Trying Instead
Featured Designers: The Spruce highlights five decor choices designers say can make a home look tacky, including unrealistic faux plants, irregularly sized art, flimsy rugs, dingy window treatments, and inexpensive…
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Interior Designers Agree: Get Rid of These 7 Things for a More Inviting Home
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies six things to remove for a more inviting home, including clutter, excess furniture, harsh lighting, outdated decor, artificial scents, and overly formal pieces. Designers recommend…
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6 Decor Items Designers Quietly Wish You’d Stop Buying for Your Home—and What They Love Instead
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies six decor items designers wish people would stop buying, including playful wall signage, cracked metallic candle holders, mass produced artwork, shiny faux greenery, toy like…
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These 6 Window Treatments Instantly Make Any Room Look Tacky, Designers Say
Featured Designers: The Spruce highlights five window treatments designers say can make a home look tacky, including plastic blinds, shiny synthetic fabrics, poorly fitted curtains, overly ornate treatments, and mismatched…
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Bored With Your Home? Designers Say These 5 Free Changes Can Make It Feel Fresh Again
Featured Designers: The Spruce shares five free ways to refresh a home: rearranging furniture and accessories, changing lighting, bringing in greenery from outside, repurposing items already on hand, and paring…
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Interior Designers Agree: Get Rid of These 7 Things for a More Timeless Home
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies seven things to remove for a more timeless home, including mass produced decor, faux materials, impersonal trends, dated finishes, and excess clutter. Designers recommend focusing…
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Designers Agree: These 7 Common Design Choices Are Making Your House Look Bad
Featured Designers: The Spruce identifies seven design choices that can make a home look poorly considered: bland art and dated accessories, a lack of a lighting plan, thoughtlessly following trends,…
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