Kristy Bowen

The longer that you live in a home, the greater the potential for clutter. So many items that we use on a day to day basis, or even just décor items that we love, can start building up on surfaces like tables, shelves, and counters. Luckily, if you're struggling with this dilemma, YouTuber Minimal Ease has a brilliant solution to minimize the clutter. This principle applies most importantly to decorative shelves, which often become visually overwhelming with too much going on. If you would pr...

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Sometimes, the most creative projects can have their roots in the humblest of places. Instagram artist @arte_fusiongallery showed off how she created dynamic textured art using recycled paper towel rolls. While her sculptural and beautiful minimalist paintings look luxe and expensive, creating a similar piece may be easier than you think. With cardboard rolls, plaster bandages, and texture paste, you can create st...

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Distinctive and beautiful fall décor usually starts appearing in the stores as early as midsummer, with many options for decking your home out in style. The best decorations, however, are those that are not only cost-friendly, but allow you to customize and express your creativity in a DIY style. YouTube DIYer Crafty Little Beach showed off a gorgeous project featuring Dollar Tree elements that can be completed fo...

If you're hosting this year's Christmas day meal, you may be wondering how to decorate your table with the most eye-catching Christmas Day table setting ideas. The best holiday tables set a festive mood, whatever your holiday decor aesthetic is. This means lots of touches that echo the holiday, but also promote a special feeling, though not always formality. Your style and personality translates through textiles, serving dishes and glassware, as well as touches like napkin rings, place cards ...

Wreaths are one of the most stylish and easy ways to bring a touch of nature to your home, whether they're used to adorn your front door to welcome guests or used as part of your interior décor. Made from all varieties of natural materials and faux greenery or flowers, they can be useful for providing a textural element and focal point when placed in a prime spot, like above a fireplace mantel or stove. While there is no end to the materials available for wreaths, one easy option may be as cl...

Bedrooms are the perfect spaces in our home to add a little romance and glamor. This includes incorporating materials like wood, glass, and crystal, as well as sumptuous textiles and bedding. It's also a room where, if you have a large bed, space can sometimes be at a premium. This means you need high-impact, stylish décor that has to pull its weight in a room where too much can look cluttered. Instagram DIYer @texturaltouches recently showed off a beautiful way to create a simple floral wall...

Cute and useful storage boxes and baskets can help make any room both prettier and more functional, as well as hide away clutter for a cleaner look. While home stores are full of suitable and attractive storage options, you may be looking for less expensive ways to create unique and stylish storage in your home — even better if that storage can make use of recycled materials and DIY customization. YouTube DIYer Dainty Diaries recently showed off a clever upcycling project using cardboard milk...

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Small spaces can present an array of challenges for any homeowner, especially when you're dealing with abodes like studio apartments and tiny homes. Closet space can be very limited the smaller the space you have to work with, with many turning to the walls themselves for storage with various hooks and racks. If you also lack wall space, however, you may be looking to take full advantage of every single inch you ...

A perfectly organized kitchen is often an elusive beast. Not only can things like ingredients, snacks, and cooking supplies require storage and organization, but everyday essentials can build up on counters and tables. This means keeping an organized space requires extra work that busy lifestyles don't always accommodate. If you are looking for a way to keep things looking organized in your kitchen without spending money on costly storage systems or hiring professional help, consider dedicate...

Even if you are lucky enough to have a massive walk-in closet or dedicated wardrobe room, you may find that you still wish you had just a little extra storage. Your closet may be loaded to the gills for one of two reasons: perhaps you just love clothes and have countless garments, or maybe you have to share the valuable space with others. Whatever the case may be, if you have a large closet, you may be overlooking a piece that can add both beauty and storage to your space. While most often us...

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Storage for outdoor essentials can often be a tight fit, particularly if you lack space in your garage, basement, or shed. Freestanding outdoor cabinets can be a great solution for stowing things like shovels, rakes, potting soil, and ungainly sports equipment. They are available from various retailers, and made out of everything from wood to resin that resists moisture. However, TikTok user @lizzyahlbrandt demonstrates how creating a DIY storage solution may be easier a...

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Bookshelves fulfill a valuable role in any home, offering not only a space to store sometimes immense book collections, but also to hold décor and other things to display. As a result, you may find yourself struggling to style the shelves with both functionality and style in mind. Add too many items, and it can feel cluttered, while too few can look sterile and bare. A great trick recommended by many may solve your struggles with deciding what goes where on bookshelves, whatever their ...

The open space between the top of your cabinets and the ceiling in many kitchens is an awkward area to figure out what to do with. Many newer homes often feature higher ceilings, despite cabinets usually topping out at a certain height to keep them accessible from the ground. While many new builds and remodels have been filling this space with higher cabinets or clever camouflage to hide the gap, you may be looking for ways to make the area both useful and attractive instead. To spruce up the...

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Deciding on what curtains to use can be a challenge. Your window treatments should match your decorating scheme, and there are so many options to choose from. Of course, your curtains should also add shade, privacy, and additional texture to the room. Full curtains, blinds, and other coverings can also be expensive, especially when combined with the labor of installing complicated rods and the mechanics to open an...

You may have seen an abundance of décor and design spreads featuring beautiful blue and white jars used for everything from canisters and lamp bases to chic art objects meant purely for decoration. Commonly called ginger jars, these Chinese jars, either antiques or modern reproductions, add a beautiful classic look to a number of interior styles. These jars, called "guan" (translation: "jar"), gained popularity during the Ming Dynasty during the 14th-17th century carrying spices, herbs, and y...