A woman built her mom a $33,000 tiny home on her family's Texas property. Here are 5 things she learned from the process.

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A white tiny home with a wreath on the front door.
The Heidecker family built a tiny home on their property.

Yeli Heidecker

A family built a multigenerational home in Oregon that's basically 2 houses connected by a hallway

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A side-by-side of a family of six in front of a doorway and a living room with built-in bookshelves.
Ana Ochoa and her family built a custom multigenerational home.

Ana Ochoa

Color drenching a room isn't as easy as it looks. Interior designers share the biggest mistakes people make.

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A room with green walls and a green ceiling.
Many people are color drenching their homes.

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An interior designer shares 11 things she'd never have in her own home

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Living room with vaulted ceilings, leather couch, large coffee table
Some interior designers have a few styles, furniture pieces, and trends, they will always try to avoid.

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A woman and her father spent $80,000 turning a Texas house listed as a teardown into a cozy cottage. Take a look inside.

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A side-by-side of a kitchen and a woman smiling and leaning against a bookshelf ladder.
Ali Michel customized her 1930s cottage.

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Interior designers share the 9 biggest mistakes people make when decorating a living room — and how to avoid them

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Living room with gray couch on edge of beige rug, ceiling fan, overhead lighting
A few simple design mistakes could be ruining the look of your living room.

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A man spent $61,000 to transform part of his backyard into a pub he could enjoy with friends and family

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Inside Stephen Hutyra's backyard pub.
Inside Stephen Hutyra's pub, which he built in his backyard.

Stephen Hutyra

I moved 3 hours away from where I grew up in Miami. After 15 years, I still love living within driving distance of home.

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Author Ashley Archambault smiling in Miami with chickens nearby
Though Miami hasn't been my official home for over a decade, I plan to continue going back for visits.

Ashley Archambault

I grew up in Florida and moved to New York City. Living here is different than visiting, but I'm not exactly disappointed.

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The author posing for a photo in Central Park.
Living in South Florida and New York City has taught me how different it is to visit a place compared to calling it home.

Katrina Oro

A family of 4 downsized to a 1-bedroom home so they could live rent-free. Storage hacks help them make the most of the space.

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A side-by-side of a family walking through a field and a kitchen with white cabinets and a butcher block island.
The Johnson family downsized to save money for their future.

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