Caroline Mullen

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The Home Trends That Got Us Through 2020

Home | Style & Design

The Home Trends That Got Us Through 2020

So, the Laundromat's Closed—Here’s How to Hand Wash Clothes in Your Small Apartment

Home | Style & Design

So, the Laundromat's Closed—Here’s How to Hand Wash Clothes in Your Small Apartment

11 Clever Storage Ideas for Your Strewn-All-Over Shoes

Home | Style & Design

11 Clever Storage Ideas for Your Strewn-All-Over Shoes

So—What's the Difference Between Wicker, Rattan & Cane?

Home | Style & Design

So—What's the Difference Between Wicker, Rattan & Cane?

How to Remove Stubborn Wax From Your Menorah

Home | Style & Design

How to Remove Stubborn Wax From Your Menorah

Wait, There’s Such a Thing as Anti-Bacterial Paint?

Home | Style & Design

Wait, There’s Such a Thing as Anti-Bacterial Paint?

How I Completely Customized My Rental for Under $1,000

Home | Style & Design

How I Completely Customized My Rental for Under $1,000

7 of Our Favorite Ethical Brands to Keep in the Kitchen in 2021

Home | Style & Design

7 of Our Favorite Ethical Brands to Keep in the Kitchen in 2021

25 DIY Valentine's Day Decor Ideas You Didn’t Know You Needed

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

25 DIY Valentine's Day Decor Ideas You Didn’t Know You Needed

12 Minimalist Halloween Decor Ideas—Beyond Black & Orange

Home | Style & Design

12 Minimalist Halloween Decor Ideas—Beyond Black & Orange

10 Miracle Cleaning Products—All Under $10

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

10 Miracle Cleaning Products—All Under $10

10 Outdoor Christmas Decorations that Won't Hike Up Your Electric Bill

Home | Outdoors

10 Outdoor Christmas Decorations that Won't Hike Up Your Electric Bill

Bar Carts: Just a Trend or Actually Useful?

Home | Style & Design

Bar Carts: Just a Trend or Actually Useful?

How to Patch that Hole in Your Wall (So You Can Make More)

Home | Style & Design

How to Patch that Hole in Your Wall (So You Can Make More)

Everything They *Don't* Tell You About Jute Rugs

Home | Style & Design

Everything They *Don't* Tell You About Jute Rugs

9 Home Decor Trends that Surprised (& Delighted) Us in 2021

Home | Style & Design

9 Home Decor Trends that Surprised (& Delighted) Us in 2021

The 30-Second Nightly Cleaning Routine I Never Skip

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The 30-Second Nightly Cleaning Routine I Never Skip

Under-$10 Pet Staples My Dog Absolutely Loves

Life | Pets

Under-$10 Pet Staples My Dog Absolutely Loves

A Clever DIY Trick for Shiplap-ing Your Walls

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

A Clever DIY Trick for Shiplap-ing Your Walls

3 Good-Looking Ways to Organize Your Bookshelves

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

3 Good-Looking Ways to Organize Your Bookshelves

15 DIY Ornaments for the Least Boring Tree Ever

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

15 DIY Ornaments for the Least Boring Tree Ever

10 Books to Warm the Soul (or Just Distract It)

Home | Style & Design

10 Books to Warm the Soul (or Just Distract It)

I’ll Never Use a Bath Towel Again

Home | Style & Design

I’ll Never Use a Bath Towel Again

Watching These Thai Cooking Videos Is the Only Way I Can Get to Sleep

Life | Community

Watching These Thai Cooking Videos Is the Only Way I Can Get to Sleep

The One Surprising Thing Our Home Editors Never Travel Without

Life | Travel

The One Surprising Thing Our Home Editors Never Travel Without

Clear Containers Are in Every Pantry—Are They Really So Great?

Home | Style & Design

Clear Containers Are in Every Pantry—Are They Really So Great?

Open Shelves Are the Storage Solution Your Bathroom Needs

Home | Style & Design

Open Shelves Are the Storage Solution Your Bathroom Needs

Itching to DIY But Don’t Have the Tools? There's a Solution.

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

Itching to DIY But Don’t Have the Tools? There's a Solution.

5 Steps to the Quickest Spring Centerpiece

Life | Hosting & Entertaining

5 Steps to the Quickest Spring Centerpiece

How I Manage to Fit 10 Different Outfits Into One Carry-On

Home | Style & Design

How I Manage to Fit 10 Different Outfits Into One Carry-On

How I Turned My Hallway Into a Dining Room

Home | Style & Design

How I Turned My Hallway Into a Dining Room

Everything You Need for a Beautiful Passover Table

Home | Style & Design

Everything You Need for a Beautiful Passover Table

Is Painter’s Tape Really Necessary?

Home | Style & Design

Is Painter’s Tape Really Necessary?

10 Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots, No Garden Required

Home | Outdoors

10 Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots, No Garden Required

This Year’s Biggest Christmas Decor Trend Is Hiding in the Produce Section

Home | Style & Design

This Year’s Biggest Christmas Decor Trend Is Hiding in the Produce Section

We're Sourcing Our Home Inspo This Year from... Dollhouses?

Home | Style & Design

We're Sourcing Our Home Inspo This Year from... Dollhouses?

6 Kitchen Cabinet DIYs—For Beginners, Experts & Everyone Else

Home | Style & Design

6 Kitchen Cabinet DIYs—For Beginners, Experts & Everyone Else

19 of Our Team's Absolute Worst Rental Stories

Home | Style & Design

19 of Our Team's Absolute Worst Rental Stories

The Front Yard Design Trend That Puts Friendliness First

Home | Style & Design

The Front Yard Design Trend That Puts Friendliness First

The Viral Upholstery Cleaner With Over a Thousand 5-Star Reviews

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The Viral Upholstery Cleaner With Over a Thousand 5-Star Reviews

This Tension Rod Hack Changed My Shower Curtain Game

Home | Style & Design

This Tension Rod Hack Changed My Shower Curtain Game

7 Cleaning Habits to Get Into Now, Not Later

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

7 Cleaning Habits to Get Into Now, Not Later

How I Transformed My Rental Bathroom Without Remodeling a Thing

Home | Style & Design

How I Transformed My Rental Bathroom Without Remodeling a Thing

15 Colorful, Floral & Earthy Spring Candles to Brighten Any Home

Home | Style & Design

15 Colorful, Floral & Earthy Spring Candles to Brighten Any Home

How to Pick a Paint Color When You're Really Indecisive

Home | Style & Design

How to Pick a Paint Color When You're Really Indecisive

How to Host Overnight Guests Even When You Have No Room

Life | Hosting & Entertaining

How to Host Overnight Guests Even When You Have No Room

How to Make Your Bed (So Mom Would Be Proud)

Home | Style & Design

How to Make Your Bed (So Mom Would Be Proud)

3 Lickity-Split Ways to Make Egg Dye—With or Without the Box

Home | Style & Design

3 Lickity-Split Ways to Make Egg Dye—With or Without the Box

How to Share a Bed With a Partner—& Actually Get a Good Night's Sleep

Home | Style & Design

How to Share a Bed With a Partner—& Actually Get a Good Night's Sleep

10 Small Bedroom Ideas for the Teensiest Abodes

Home | Style & Design

10 Small Bedroom Ideas for the Teensiest Abodes

7 Smart Ways to Organize Your Kitchen So It Works for You

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

7 Smart Ways to Organize Your Kitchen So It Works for You

A Simple French Tradition for Ditching Paper Napkins

Home | Style & Design

A Simple French Tradition for Ditching Paper Napkins

The Satisfying Heat-&-Eat Meals I Lean on When I’m Too Tired to Cook

Food | Recipes

The Satisfying Heat-&-Eat Meals I Lean on When I’m Too Tired to Cook

10 Decor DIYs for a One-of-a-Kind Thanksgiving

Home | Style & Design

10 Decor DIYs for a One-of-a-Kind Thanksgiving

 It's Time to Say Goodbye to Mason Jars as Drinkware

Home | Style & Design

It's Time to Say Goodbye to Mason Jars as Drinkware

Is a Weighted Blanket the Sleep Solution You’ve Been Waiting For?

Home | Style & Design

Is a Weighted Blanket the Sleep Solution You’ve Been Waiting For?

The Dining Chair Trend We Just Can’t Get Enough Of

Home | Style & Design

The Dining Chair Trend We Just Can’t Get Enough Of

15 Little Spring Cleaning Tips With Big Rewards

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

15 Little Spring Cleaning Tips With Big Rewards

18 Fall Centerpieces to Warm Your Table Right Up

Life | Hosting & Entertaining

18 Fall Centerpieces to Warm Your Table Right Up

How to DIY the Easiest Art From... Leftover Cardboard

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

How to DIY the Easiest Art From... Leftover Cardboard

15 Spring Wreath Ideas to Make or Buy

Home | Style & Design

15 Spring Wreath Ideas to Make or Buy

It's Just About Time to Spring Clean Your Window Screens

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

It's Just About Time to Spring Clean Your Window Screens

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned Your Walls?

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

When Was the Last Time You Cleaned Your Walls?

Why I Can Never Have Enough IKEA Kallax Shelves

Home | Style & Design

Why I Can Never Have Enough IKEA Kallax Shelves

The Very Best Paints to Revamp Your Cabinets, Right This Way

Home | Style & Design

The Very Best Paints to Revamp Your Cabinets, Right This Way

 A Weekend-Friendly Project for Your Plain, Old Wood Furniture

Home | Style & Design

A Weekend-Friendly Project for Your Plain, Old Wood Furniture

My Trick for Quicker Sleep? It’s All in the Bedroom Color.

Home | Style & Design

My Trick for Quicker Sleep? It’s All in the Bedroom Color.

Let Me Tell You About My Trash Can (It’s the Best)

Home | Style & Design

Let Me Tell You About My Trash Can (It’s the Best)

How to Triple Your Closet Space, According to an Organizing Pro

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

How to Triple Your Closet Space, According to an Organizing Pro

20 DIY Mother’s Day Gifts That Your Siblings Can't Compete With

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

20 DIY Mother’s Day Gifts That Your Siblings Can't Compete With

We’re Settling It: When's the Right Time to Decorate for the Holidays?

Home | Style & Design

We’re Settling It: When's the Right Time to Decorate for the Holidays?

How to DIY Floating Shelves (You Can! You Will!)

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

How to DIY Floating Shelves (You Can! You Will!)

11 Organizers So Clever You’ll Wonder How You Lived Without Them

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

11 Organizers So Clever You’ll Wonder How You Lived Without Them

These 8 Plants Will Survive in *Any* Office Environment

Home | Style & Design

These 8 Plants Will Survive in *Any* Office Environment

13 Small-Space Storage Solutions to Help You Live Large

Home | Style & Design

13 Small-Space Storage Solutions to Help You Live Large

A Renter-Friendly Hack to Upgrade *Any* Mirror

Home | Style & Design

A Renter-Friendly Hack to Upgrade *Any* Mirror

3 Clever IKEA Storage Hacks You Have to See to Believe

Home | Style & Design

3 Clever IKEA Storage Hacks You Have to See to Believe

How to Clean Cookie Sheets (Goodbye Grime!)

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Cookie Sheets (Goodbye Grime!)

We Still Can’t Stop Thinking About the Gold Wine Glasses on 'Love Is Blind'

Home | Style & Design

We Still Can’t Stop Thinking About the Gold Wine Glasses on 'Love Is Blind'

In This 450-Square-Foot Apartment, the Kitchen Is Three Rooms in One

Home | Style & Design

In This 450-Square-Foot Apartment, the Kitchen Is Three Rooms in One

12 Upgrades You Can Make (& Get Away With) In Your Rental

Home | Style & Design

12 Upgrades You Can Make (& Get Away With) In Your Rental

To Chop or Not to Chop: The Great Pillow Debate

Home | Style & Design

To Chop or Not to Chop: The Great Pillow Debate

PSA: Please Don't Skip the Drywall Anchor

Home | Style & Design

PSA: Please Don't Skip the Drywall Anchor

The Outdoor Bistro Set That Makes My Patio Feel Like a Paris Cafe

Home | Outdoors

The Outdoor Bistro Set That Makes My Patio Feel Like a Paris Cafe

8 Clever Ways to Conceal an Unsightly Wireless Router

Home | Style & Design

8 Clever Ways to Conceal an Unsightly Wireless Router

7 Expert-Predicted Home Decor Trends We’ll See in 2021

Home | Style & Design

7 Expert-Predicted Home Decor Trends We’ll See in 2021

11 Must-Haves If You Plan to Host Guests This Summer

Life | Hosting & Entertaining

11 Must-Haves If You Plan to Host Guests This Summer

You’re Not Changing Your Toothbrush Often Enough

Home | Style & Design

You’re Not Changing Your Toothbrush Often Enough

The Command Strip Step You Simply Cannot Skip

Home | Style & Design

The Command Strip Step You Simply Cannot Skip

We're Calling It: This Is the Golden Age of Candles

Home | Style & Design

We're Calling It: This Is the Golden Age of Candles

All the Ways You're *Not* Using That Sheepskin Rug (But Should)

Home | Style & Design

All the Ways You're *Not* Using That Sheepskin Rug (But Should)

11 Ways to Use Peel & Stick Wallpaper—Not Just on the Walls

Home | Style & Design

11 Ways to Use Peel & Stick Wallpaper—Not Just on the Walls

The Latest Floral Trend is Right in Your Backyard

Home | Style & Design

The Latest Floral Trend is Right in Your Backyard

A Reusable Food Wrap You Can DIY in 5 Minutes

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

A Reusable Food Wrap You Can DIY in 5 Minutes

Martha Stewart x California Closets Is the Dreamy Collab I Didn’t Know I Needed

Home | Style & Design

Martha Stewart x California Closets Is the Dreamy Collab I Didn’t Know I Needed

The Classic Organizing Tool I Mistakenly Overlooked

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The Classic Organizing Tool I Mistakenly Overlooked

I Thought I Had My Closet Figured Out—Then I Met These Hangers

Home | Style & Design

I Thought I Had My Closet Figured Out—Then I Met These Hangers

10 DIY Decorations for Your New Year's Eve Party

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

10 DIY Decorations for Your New Year's Eve Party

The Best Vacuum Cleaners for Every Kind of Dust, Dirt & Mess

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Vacuum Cleaners for Every Kind of Dust, Dirt & Mess

10 Smart-Home Products to Improve Your Life—Not Complicate It

Home | Style & Design

10 Smart-Home Products to Improve Your Life—Not Complicate It

What in the World is Burl Wood—& Why Is it So Trendy?

Home | Style & Design

What in the World is Burl Wood—& Why Is it So Trendy?

Our Community's Most Treasured Hanukkah Traditions

Life | Community

Our Community's Most Treasured Hanukkah Traditions

8 Cleaning Tasks That Basically Do Themselves

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

8 Cleaning Tasks That Basically Do Themselves

Is the Internet’s Favorite Fabric Actually Practical?

Home | Style & Design

Is the Internet’s Favorite Fabric Actually Practical?

38 Gift Ideas for People Who Seem to Have Everything

Home | Style & Design

38 Gift Ideas for People Who Seem to Have Everything

How to Decorate Your Kitchen Counter—Without Sacrificing Space

Home | Style & Design

How to Decorate Your Kitchen Counter—Without Sacrificing Space

My New Favorite Hack to Get the Bathroom Sparkling Clean

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

My New Favorite Hack to Get the Bathroom Sparkling Clean

6 Things We Learned From Chrissy Teigen’s Pantry Organizer

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

6 Things We Learned From Chrissy Teigen’s Pantry Organizer

20 Small Garden Ideas to Steal for Your Own Space

Home | Outdoors

20 Small Garden Ideas to Steal for Your Own Space

Is Your Home Thanksgiving-Ready? Here's Our Checklist

Home | Style & Design

Is Your Home Thanksgiving-Ready? Here's Our Checklist

How to Transform Any (Yes, Any!) Entryway Using Just Paint

Home | Style & Design

How to Transform Any (Yes, Any!) Entryway Using Just Paint

Why Do I Keep Seeing This Tote Bag Everywhere?

Home | Style & Design

Why Do I Keep Seeing This Tote Bag Everywhere?

My Utility Closet Was a Disaster—So I Got Professional Help

Home | Style & Design

My Utility Closet Was a Disaster—So I Got Professional Help

Christmas Tree Alternatives So Good You Won't Miss the Real Thing

Home | Style & Design

Christmas Tree Alternatives So Good You Won't Miss the Real Thing

3 Ways to Teach Stubborn Wall Scuffs a Lesson

Home | Style & Design

3 Ways to Teach Stubborn Wall Scuffs a Lesson

Psst: This Supermarket Trick Can Save You Money

Life | Community

Psst: This Supermarket Trick Can Save You Money

26 Valentine's Day Gifts Everyone Will Actually Find Useful

Home | Style & Design

26 Valentine's Day Gifts Everyone Will Actually Find Useful

15 Unconventional & DIY Tree Toppers In Lieu of the Usual Star

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

15 Unconventional & DIY Tree Toppers In Lieu of the Usual Star

7 Affordable Essentials That Make Any Summer Dinner Feel Like a Party

Home | Style & Design

7 Affordable Essentials That Make Any Summer Dinner Feel Like a Party

The Very Best Cleaning Hacks We Learned in 2021

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The Very Best Cleaning Hacks We Learned in 2021

20 Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Table Settings That Prove Less Is More

Home | Style & Design

20 Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Table Settings That Prove Less Is More

Dispensaries: The New Trend-Setters of the Design World

Home | Style & Design

Dispensaries: The New Trend-Setters of the Design World

An Ode to My Roomba—the Friend I Didn’t Know I Needed

Home | Style & Design

An Ode to My Roomba—the Friend I Didn’t Know I Needed

Holiday Party Ideas to Ensure Everyone (Host Included) Has Fun

Life | Hosting & Entertaining

Holiday Party Ideas to Ensure Everyone (Host Included) Has Fun

12 Ideas to Deck Out Your Small Balcony—Without Sacrificing Space

Home | Style & Design

12 Ideas to Deck Out Your Small Balcony—Without Sacrificing Space

Put Down the Soap—Here's the Right Way to Clean a Pizza Stone

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

Put Down the Soap—Here's the Right Way to Clean a Pizza Stone

My Home Doesn't Feel Clean If This Item Is Dirty

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

My Home Doesn't Feel Clean If This Item Is Dirty

How to Make the Most of Your Kitchen Cabinets

Home | Style & Design

How to Make the Most of Your Kitchen Cabinets

The Floral Trend That’s Changing Everything We Knew About Flowers

Home | Style & Design

The Floral Trend That’s Changing Everything We Knew About Flowers

This New Bathroom Color Trend Might Just Be the Easiest Upgrade

Home | Style & Design

This New Bathroom Color Trend Might Just Be the Easiest Upgrade

The Furniture Material that Continues to Dominate Year After Year

Home | Style & Design

The Furniture Material that Continues to Dominate Year After Year

30 Spooky, Odd & Adorable Pumpkin Carving Ideas

Home | Style & Design

30 Spooky, Odd & Adorable Pumpkin Carving Ideas

Let’s Settle This Once & for All—Cotton or Linen Sheets?

Home | Style & Design

Let’s Settle This Once & for All—Cotton or Linen Sheets?

Confessions of a Smart-Home Skeptic—& the Products I Actually Use

Home | Style & Design

Confessions of a Smart-Home Skeptic—& the Products I Actually Use

Why My Favorite NYE Tradition Revolves Around the Coffee Table

Home | Style & Design

Why My Favorite NYE Tradition Revolves Around the Coffee Table

The Best Way to Clean Grout Is Also the Easiest

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Way to Clean Grout Is Also the Easiest

The Furniture Pieces You See Everywhere (But Don’t Know Their Names)

Food | Baking

The Furniture Pieces You See Everywhere (But Don’t Know Their Names)

The Best Ways to Store Your Christmas Ornaments

Home | Style & Design

The Best Ways to Store Your Christmas Ornaments

Goodbye Single-Use Plastic, Hello Eco-Friendly Packaging

Home | Style & Design

Goodbye Single-Use Plastic, Hello Eco-Friendly Packaging

How to Get Your Kitchen Sink Zone in Order

Home | Style & Design

How to Get Your Kitchen Sink Zone in Order

Our Favorite Warm, Cozy, Holly (& Jolly) Christmas Traditions

Home | Style & Design

Our Favorite Warm, Cozy, Holly (& Jolly) Christmas Traditions

5 Ways to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets With Paint

Home | Style & Design

5 Ways to Transform Your Kitchen Cabinets With Paint

10 Least-Cleaned Spots in Your Home—& How to Tackle Them

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

10 Least-Cleaned Spots in Your Home—& How to Tackle Them

The Feel-Good Stories Behind Our Favorite Ornaments

Home | Style & Design

The Feel-Good Stories Behind Our Favorite Ornaments

 A DIY Plant Stand That's... Hiding in the Recycling Bin

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

A DIY Plant Stand That's... Hiding in the Recycling Bin

The DIY Terracotta Paint Hack That We Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Life | Crafts & Hobbies

The DIY Terracotta Paint Hack That We Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Wait—Can You Paint Over Wallpaper?

Home | Renovation

Wait—Can You Paint Over Wallpaper?

How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets Like a Pro

Home | Renovation

How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets Like a Pro

A Perfectly Patterned Wall—No Wallpaper Necessary

Home | Style & Design

A Perfectly Patterned Wall—No Wallpaper Necessary

How to Load a Dishwasher: A Definitive Guide

Home | Style & Design

How to Load a Dishwasher: A Definitive Guide

How to Clean the Bottom of a Fry Pan—5 Different Ways

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean the Bottom of a Fry Pan—5 Different Ways

15 Things to Do With Your Fam This Thanksgiving (Besides Eating)

Home | Style & Design

15 Things to Do With Your Fam This Thanksgiving (Besides Eating)

How to Organize Your Pantry—& Keep It Shipshape

Home | Cleaning & Organizing

How to Organize Your Pantry—& Keep It Shipshape

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