I'm an interior designer. Here are 9 ways to make your home look more expensive on a budget.

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As an interior designer, I have some tricks to make homes look expensive on a budget.

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I moved from Florida to the Midwest. I was skeptical, but my new home has the perfect mix of city life and suburban charm.

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I moved from Florida to Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Yelena Alpert

I moved across the country for a dream job. Within a year, I realized I'd made a mistake.

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I drove across the country for my dream job.

Roshelle Patterson

New York and San Francisco are some of the hottest markets for renters, but a tiny Northeastern city beat them both

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Providence, Rhode Island.

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I moved to New York for my dream job, but my fiancé didn't come with me. After 2 years, we reached a compromise.

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As much as I loved having my dream job in New York, being apart from the person I loved so much was hard for both of us.

Emma Saletta

The number of young Americans living with their parents is at a record high

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A graduate in a 2026 cap appears before their parents, suburban house, and a plane banner reading

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The kids aren't all right.

A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

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Maddy and Drew Olson built their own home to ensure their mortgage payments were affordable.

Maddy Olson

I'm an interior designer who loves HomeGoods, but there are 7 things I never buy there

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HomeGoods has a lot of great items, but there are some items I tend to avoid getting at the chain.

Paynter Rhed

Officials warn NYC high-rise remains unstable and could collapse

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New York City officials warned the situation at 235 East 42nd Street remained "dangerous."

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30 celebrities who have left Los Angeles on where they moved and why they did it

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Ty Burrell, Hilary Swank, and Glen Powell have all moved out of Los Angeles.

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