Why not bring the playground to you? Try out one of these indoor swing tutorials to include a sense of whimsy in your home.
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Sep 19
5 Indoor Swing DIYs, Because This Pinterest Trend Lets You Be a Kid Forever
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Sep 19
7 Surprising Uses For Bar Carts That Don’t Involve Alcohol
Sure, they’re a pretty way to store bottles of wine and cocktail mixer sets, but bar carts can also serve so many other purposes around the house.
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Aug 19
We Love These 6 DIY Hair Clips So Much, Maybe We’ll Never Wear Our Hair Without One Again
We promise that hair clips aren’t just a thing of the ’90s!
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Aug 19
6 Easy DIY Projects For People Who Think They Suck at DIY Projects
Here are some projects from the Apartment Therapy archives that we promise even a novice DIYer can handle.
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Feb 19
Houseplant Help: How to Save a Plant Whose Leaves are Turning Yellow
If you’ve ever been a concerned plant owner, then you probably know that yellowing leaves are one of the first signs that your plant is distressed. But with possible root causes ranging from underwatering, to overwatering, to a pest problem, it can be hard to get to the bottom of your plant’s ailment. The next time you need to diagnose a sick houseplant, consider this your step-by-step guide.
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Feb 19
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Arm Knitting
Oversized knit blankets crafted from chunky yarn and PVC-pipe needles have been floating around Pinterest for a few years now. And while the finished projects looked amazing, I couldn’t bring myself to buy supplies that would take up any more space in my apartment. But now that needle-free arm knitting has hit the DIY scene, I’m 100% on board with giant knit everything. To guide our foray into needle-free knitting, we’ve rounded up answers to the most-asked questions and sources for stocking up on, then using, enormous yarn.
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Feb 19
5 Inspiring Examples of Pipes as Curtain Rods
In my many years of living in apartments and houses that tend to include windows (ok, they have all had windows), I’ve long found myself underwhelmed by curtain rods. If I do what’s practical and just buy something affordable, the materials yield an almost hilariously flimsy product. If I squirrel away extra dollars for significantly higher quality curtain rods, I seem to suffer decision fatigue on exactly where to purchase them (after all, you don’t want to spend a wad of cash on something so innocuous only to find yourself second-guessing your choice in the end).
While I’m a big fan of vintage-accented rods (think old crystal), I also badly wanted to bring a small bit of an industrial feel into my new home in Portland, Oregon. Industrial can be a bit of a misfit aesthetic when not in a warehouse-type neighborhood (I am not), but I found a way to make it work subtly with this one simple design replacement: Use a pipe instead of a curtain rod.
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Jan 19
13 Temporary & Removable Adhesive Products All Renters Should Know About
Renters like nice things too! And, thankfully, each year more and more products emerge that are removable and won’t jeopardize your security deposit when you move out. So, you can fix up your space temporarily and not sacrifice style. Here are ten rental-worthy products—all adhesive—to consider.
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Jan 19
20 Transformative Ways to Give New Life to Old Furniture
If you’re giving yourself a fresh start for 2019—new haircut, workout routine, healthy habits—give your furniture a New Year’s refresh with these 20 tutorials that will restore, revitalize, or totally redo your favorite wood, metal, leather, vinyl, marble, and upholstered pieces.
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Jan 19
Photo-Friendly Pilea Plants Are Cute and Easy To Care For
The Chinese money plant (or Pilea) is frequently featured in Scandinavian interiors, where its bright green pancake-shaped leaves provide an adorable and welcome burst of color against white walls. They’re said to be easy to grow, but if you’ve ever tried to find one of your own in a plant shop, you likely came home empty-handed. So before you get your heart set on acquiring a Chinese money plant of your very own, read the following tips and advice on finding one, then caring for your hard-won prize.
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