How-To & Guides

Whether it be earthy stoneware or durable enamel, here’s how to select—and budget for—a tasteful setting.

It’s like choosing an ad-free experience IRL.

After converting a van to drive Australia’s “Big Lap,” two Americans create a thorough how-to guide.

As the seasons begin to change, here's what you should consider for healthier air inside your home.

For little ones attending class online, a well-designed space can make all the difference.

Bloomscape’s resident “Plant Mom,” AKA horticulturalist Joyce Mast, gives us the scoop on how to prep your plant buddies for their dormant season.

Landscape architect Brennan Cox, principal of San Francisco–based Groundworks, explores the best approaches to drought-tolerant landscaping practices that can be implemented...

Hanging art on your walls doesn’t have to be a stressful experience—instead, it should be a fun and inspiring creative challenge.

Any way you slice it, these are your kitchen essentials.

From fabric choices to pleating, interior designers break down how to select the ideal curtains—and how much you should budget.

Welcome to the wonderful world of open shelving.

Here’s why you should upgrade your porcelain throne with a pampering washlet or bidet.

In interior design, the power of smell is often overlooked. Three experts share strategies for using scent to shape and enhance your experience of home.

Trade in that white canvas for a statement ceiling.

Be honest—are you really using that herb infuser?

Need a change of scenery? Try forming new plant cliques.

Thinking about working with a landscape professional on your home garden? Here are some basic tips you need to know to get started.

Our experts advise on choosing an area rug by pile, construction, size, and placement—and how much it’ll cost.

With all the benefits that come with meditation, it makes sense to set aside a place in your home for this life-enhancing practice, even if it's a space that's technically made...

Designing a home is a big commitment. An even bigger commitment is deciding to grow your family.

One of the oldest proclamations in Western literature—maybe the very oldest, depending on how you see things—is “Let there be light.” And for most of human history, whether we...

The Californian designer shows us how to spruce up a utilitarian space.

The San Francisco–based designer explains what to invest in—and where to experiment.

Hint: layered lighting can work wonders.

Plus, six recently released sofas that match rounded rectangular shapes with rich hues.

When you’re not ready for an overhaul but still want to spruce up your space, sometimes changing one or two things can be transformative.

The Portland, Oregon, designer explains how to approach kitchen renovations both large and small.

Yes, it’s about plants. But it could also be the key to a healthier home.

Wall sconces are versatile, space-saving fixtures that can act as functional art in the home.

Top designers dish on the best countertop materials for your kitchen—and their attendant price tags.

Prefab builders across the USA are striving for smarter, faster ways to make homes.

A decades-long housing policy that segregated U.S. cities still plagues Black communities today.

Protestors across the U.S. are demanding justice for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality. Here’s how to help, even if you can’t march.

Top designers give their advice about how to choose a stylish, functional faucet—and what it will cost. Hint: It’s more than you may think.

Aside from that mischievous caveperson in France who used a piece of charcoal to draw a line around some stick figures that suggested some kind of manmade shelter, it is generally...

Nothing beats a good old backyard cookout with family and friends in the summertime.