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Technological advances cause some professions to cease to exist, but in the case of drafting technicians, it just made their desks smaller and tidier. AutoCAD was released in 1982 and by 1994 as many as 750 training cent...

Are you obsessed with your Amazon home products? It starts out with just a small Echo Dot, then somehow you have every Amazon Echo product there is. Every room you walk into, you can ask Alexa to change the lights or tel...

Name: Elizabeth Burns Location: Mission Canyon neighborhood -- Santa Barbara, California Size: 1,900 square feet Years lived in: 8 years, owned A mid-century modern home was the farthest kind of house from my mind when I...

Mice are adorable in children's books. They're even cute scurrying around in the woods. But it's a completely different story if you spot one sprinting across your kitchen floor.

For years, filling your home with customized furniture has felt like an unattainable dream. First, there's the cost: Designing your own pieces is a surefire way to drive up the price. Second, custom furniture can take an...

You already know your home has a story. You can literally see it when you strip away 30 years of paint off an old brick wall, like I've been doing this summer. (Who chose that bright orange that's four layers deep?) But ...

A good household cleaner can make housekeeping a breeze. But a good household cleaner that only costs five bucks or less? Well, that's a game-changer for your home.

There are generally three categories of agents who list and show apartments: brokers to whom renters pay a fee, no-fee brokers, and apartment owners who take care of the job themselves. You probably know that the best de...

Name: Karen Nepacena & John Shum Location: Walnut Creek, California Size: 1,663 square feet Years lived in: Owned 4 years Karen and John knew they wanted to raise their family in not just any mid-century modern home, but...

Claire Holt, the Australian actress and star of "The Vampire Diaries" and "Pretty Little Liars," is living the dream: she recently purchased a 4,600 square foot modern home in Los Angeles, with a pool and some pretty dre...

Measuring tapes are one tool that you'll find in every homeowner and apartment dweller's toolbox, no matter their level of skill. We use them to hang artwork, and to figure out the size rug we need for a room, but are we...

This basement guest bedroom was nicer than a lot of master bedrooms, but its owner knew it could be even better--on a budget. Let's see how $100 totally changed this room's look.

You don't need to be an interiors expert to be familiar with mid-century modern design. Even if you can't spot its signature clean lines and minimal details from a mile away, most stores have products that are blatantly ...

Window treatments are one of the most powerful decor tools. Some curtains serve physical functions like blocking light or providing privacy, but the magic of curtains lies in their visual strength. Curtains add softness ...

At Apartment Therapy, we have an entire category called Budget Living where we funnel ideas and strategies for living and decorating when you're tight on funds. But "budget living" isn't a one-size-fits-all term. One per...

Moldy shoes. I know... scary stuff. I can understand how your first thought might be "Quick! Throw them out!" But fear not; if you are a fellow humid climate dweller who has faced this situation and shamefacedly thrown o...