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Decoration Guide

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Orange translucent acrylic side table with a cloud lamp, coffee cup and books against a lavender wall, with the title Nightstand Alternatives for Small Bedrooms

Nightstand Alternatives for Small Bedrooms (Measure the Gap First)

Phone at 4%, water glass on the mattress edge, a gap the width of a shoebox. What fits beside the bed by the inch, where the lamp goes instead, and what to skip.

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Yellow and blue geometric rug in front of a cream sofa with a solid blue pillow and a polka dot pillow, with the title Should Throw Pillows Match the Rug?

Should Throw Pillows Match the Rug?

New rug down, old pillows suddenly wrong. Why you shouldn't buy the matching set, which piece to buy first, and the three-pattern limit that keeps a sofa from buzzing.

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Blue polka dot cushion, red check cushion and yellow cushion on a cream sofa: a red, yellow and blue color scheme in a small living room

How to Decorate With Primary Colors in a Small Apartment

Red, yellow and blue without the playroom look: which color leads, how much red a small room can take, and the black line that holds it together.

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Orange tinted acrylic picture frame with an orange and blue abstract print on a walnut sideboard, with the title Should Picture Frames Match on a Gallery Wall?

Should Picture Frames Match on a Gallery Wall?

Five prints on the floor, frames from three shops, and none of them 'go.' The one-variable rule, the 70/30 split and how to make bold colored frames look planned.

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Slim orange acrylic pedestal side table holding a glass beside a cream boucle armchair on a striped rug, with the title How Tall Should a Side Table Be Next to a Sofa?

How Tall Should a Side Table Be Next to a Sofa?

Your drink shouldn't live down by your ankle. The 2-inch arm rule, what changes for armless and floor sofas, and why half of all "side tables" are really stools.

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Cobalt woven ceramic basket holding rolled towels and skincare on a small bathroom counter under a globe wall light, with the title The Mood Files: Why a Cluttered Bathroom Counter Feels Loud

The Mood Files: Why a Cluttered Bathroom Counter Feels Loud

Eleven bottles, one capless toothpaste, zero clear surface. Why your eyes never rest on that ledge, and the one-tray, one-loud-thing fix.

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Sky-blue glazed ceramic wall light with a coiled black cord glowing beside a wooden bookshelf, under the title What to Buy First to Refresh a Living Room (In Order)

What to Buy First to Refresh a Living Room (In Order)

A lone ceiling light, a neutral sofa, budget for two things. Here's the order that changes the most per dollar, and why the rug goes last.

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Antiqued gold cheetah statue on a walnut shelf with art books and a terracotta vase, under the title How to Style Shelves Without Them Looking Cluttered

How to Style Shelves Without Them Looking Cluttered

Twelve cute things in a row is a checkout aisle; three at different heights is a shelf. Plus the one scale mistake behind 39% of our 3- and 4-star reviews.

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Cream curved sofa on a cobalt blue rug with a yellow console and red side table — accent colors for a neutral sofa

What Colors Go With a Beige Couch, by the Numbers

Three colors, three repeats each, and one rule about scale. Plus what 869 of our own reviews say about buying color online — it disappoints in exactly one direction.

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