I tried using Ikea's $99 interior-designer service. It was an incredible value with just one downside.

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I used Ikea's interior-design service to design my home.

Jordi Lippe-McGraw

I'm an interior designer — here are 10 things I'd absolutely get at West Elm right now

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I'm an interior designer who went to West Elm to see which items look the best right now.

Bri Macdonald

I spent thousands renovating a 2,000-square-foot home — but these 5 cheap upgrades actually made the biggest difference

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Renovating our rental home cost thousands, but some of the cheapest upgrades were the most effective.

Jessica Ulysses Grant

I'm an interior designer — here are 9 things I'd absolutely buy at CB2 right now

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Sectional couch in CB2
CB2 has some solid couch options, in my opinion.

Tyka Pryde Edwards

5 mistakes you're making when decorating your kitchen

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A colorful kitchen.

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Inside a 'foldable' apartment that allows a family of 3 to live comfortably in 400 square feet

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Architect Robert Garneau evaluates his Manhattan design.

Dan Latu

Designers share 4 home trends that will be in this summer and 4 that will be out

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Designers said trends like maximalism and curved doorways will be on the rise this summer.

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A New Yorker turned her one-bedroom apartment into a colorful dream space with 'dopamine decor'

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A side-by-side of an apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows. On the left, it's bare, but in the second, it's filled with colorful paint and furniture.
Maitri Mody embraced "dopamine decor" in her rental apartment.

Maitri Mody

Interior designers share 6 living-room trends that are in this year and 5 we're leaving behind

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Earth tones are so in this year.

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I'm an interior decorator. Here are 8 things I'd buy at Crate & Barrel for myself and my clients.

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I recommend grabbing a few home essentials at Crate & Barrel.

Kelly Kruger

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