Cubby Archive: 2022

These resale-friendly hues come highly recommended.

They're easy to recreate at home.

Use it to clean your shower, degrease cabinets, unclog drains, and more!

According to designers!

I live with my husband and three young children in the northwest corner of the state of Arkansas. The kids fill our days with parenting responsibilities: school, extracurricular activities, meals, and bedtime. On the weekends, I look for parks, libraries, and other places of interest. But I’ve run out of ideas and am just bored with where I live. Add in the pandemic and my mid-40s slump and I’m mind-numbingly bored. Plus our weather changes day to day!

From kid-focused kitchen design to grown-up escape zones, there’s something for everyone in the family home of tomorrow.

Whose ingredients you probably have in your kitchen.

With IKEA cabinets, Semihandmade fronts, and a $100 "marble" backsplash hack.

Plus: tips on shopping Facebook Marketplace on a budget and simple furniture redo tricks.

Karri Bowen-Poole of Project Playroom transformed a former den into a bright and airy space for open-ended play.

My father always hounded me to pick up after myself and I developed a real resistance to it. Now, with my own children, I don’t want to spoil them, but I don’t want to hound them all the time either! Anthony, father of threeDear Anthony,First of all, I wanted to add in what you sent to me — that you are a father of three — because I think it lends color to how much picking up you might be dealing with.

Lime-green sconces, vintage art pieces, and lots of perfect imperfection. This home is an unexpected haven for the family of four.

From sneaking in a workout to a time-saving sock system, here’s how parents start their days right.

Vertical storage is the way to go.

From storage to layouts to sleeping arrangements, there are all sorts of considerations that have to be figured out when sharing a small home with a family (of any size).

There's a lot of style packed into this little half bath.

Two words: declutter caddy.

From "art" on walls down to pesky food stains on carpets, we've got solutions to life's little messes.

I’m in the market for a new rug for the kitchen, but I need something that’s durable and will stand up to lots of kid-spills and foot traffic. Do you have any rug-shopping tips?AliceDear Alice,I’ve got the perfect solution for you and you couldn’t have done this so well when I started Apartment Therapy back in 2004.

Sorting laundry is my own personal hell. Until now.