Interior designers share 12 ways to make your home look better without buying anything

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There are a few ways to upgrade any room at no cost.

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17 popular trends interior designers wish would disappear

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There are quite a few popular home trends that professionals hate.

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3 design mistakes you're making in each room of your house

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Faux beam.
A room with a faux beam.

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5 mistakes you're making when decorating your kitchen

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A colorful kitchen.

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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.

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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.

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Interior designers share the 9 biggest mistakes people make when decorating and designing a bathroom

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You could unintentionally be messing with your bathroom's design.

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An interior designer from Crate and Barrel gave my living room a virtual $21,000 makeover. Photos show the dramatic difference.

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A rendering of a New York City living room by Crate and Barrel's Design Desk
The new-and-improved living room design.

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I'm an interior designer. Here are 10 things in your living room you should get rid of.

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I think homeowners should get rid of outdated wallpaper and excessive lighting in their living rooms.

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Interior designers share the 11 things in your living room you should get rid of

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Teal living room with yellow chairs and brown leather couch
A living room can easily look cluttered if you don't design or organize it right.

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