6 home-decor choices that will never go out of style, according to interior designers

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A living room, complete with a couch, accent chair, coffee tables, throw pillows and blankets, artwork, and touches of greenery.
The hallmark of timeless home decor is that it lasts well over time and showcases personality.

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Interior designers share 6 living-room trends that'll be huge this year, and 2 on their way out

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A living room with wood paneling details, a reading nook, and a beige couch.
Craftsmanship and antique decor will both be trending this year.

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Lowe's salaries revealed: How much the home improvement retailer pays for tech jobs

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A customer enters a Lowe's store in California.
Home improvement retailer Lowe's is increasingly tapping AI to improve the customer experience.

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Home Depot salaries revealed: How much tech jobs at the home improvement chain pay

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A customer shops at a Home Depot store in Chicago.
Home Depot is increasingly using AI and machine learning to optimize the flow of freight to ensure items are in-stock where they are most needed.

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What it's like to shop at Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by a Wisconsin billionaire

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A Menards store in Wisconsin.
A Menards store in Wisconsin.

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Sabrina Soto shares the 3 areas in your home that should be clutter-free to set you up for success

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Sabrina Soto
Sabrina Soto's new show focuses on transforming lives, not just homes.

Sabrina Soto

We spent over $12,000 replacing our carpets with vinyl-plank flooring. It looks nice, but I regret it every day.

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Living room with green walls, light gray couches, and vinyl-plank flooring next to French doors
Our vinyl-plank floors look nice but they're not perfect.

Lauren Salles Gumpert

The era of cookie-cutter homes is over

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A bird looking at a strange birdhouse
In a hot housing market, the social media account 'Zillow Gone Wild' has made unique homes easier to find.

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I visited Wayfair's first physical store and got major Ikea vibes — with a few surprises thrown in

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Dominick Reuter at Wayfair's first store in Chicago
I visited Wayfair's first store near Chicago.

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A man ordered to hide his boat painted his new fence with the offending boat. The act of rebellion is changing his city.

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The mural Hanif Panni on Etienne Constable's fence.
After Etienne Constable was told to hide his boat from the street, he hired friend and neighbor Hanif Panni to paint his boat on the new fence.

Courtesy of Hanif Panni / @hanifwondir

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