Advice Archive | September 2026

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September 13th
- The Secret to an Expensive-Looking Rug Is Actually What Lies Underneath — Here's How to Pick the Right Rug Pad
- Living On-Site With Our Kids While We Renovated Almost Broke Me — What I'd Tell Anyone Thinking of Doing the Same
September 12th
- The New Rules of Designing a TV Into Your Home — And What to Never, Ever Do, According To Smart Tech Pros
- How to Plan a Garden Lighting Scheme From Scratch — 6 Designer-Approved Steps That Are Easy to Follow and Ensure Maximum Impact
September 11th
- Bay Windows Can Make Your Living Room Layout So Awkward — These Are Designers' Dos and Don'ts for Arranging These Spaces
September 10th
- Can't Install A Pendant Light Above Your Dining Table? The Experts Have the Perfect Solution, And It's Even More Stylish
- Tsukimi Is the Japanese Practice of Autumnal Moon-Viewing — Here's How to Bring This Grounding Ritual to Your Space and Let Your Home Host the Season
September 9th
- Should I Lose the Bathtub in a Tiny Bathroom? The Case for Making a Shower Feel More Spaciously Luxurious Instead
- 4 Things All Extroverts Should Have in Their Kitchens, According to Kitchen Designers
- We Ask Design Experts How to Choose a Sofa — And Get It Right the First Time Around
September 8th
- Find Working From Home Uncomfortable? You've Got the Wrong Size Desk, Say Ergonomics Experts
- 5 Lightbulb Switches Everyone Should Make Today in Their Home — These Color Temperature and Brightness Fixes Will Instantly Elevate Your Space
- Japanese Minimalism Proves That Pared-Back Interiors Don't Have to Feel Cold — Here's How It Embraces Warmth Instead
September 7th
- 'Low-Light' Rooms Are the Vibe for Homes This Autumn, but What's the Difference Between 'Atmospheric' and Stumbling Around in the Dark?
- Should Your Sofa Have Arms? How This One Detail Will Always Affect How Enjoyable Your Living Room Is to Use
September 6th
- My Home's Open Plan Layout Made Sense Before the Toddlers Turned Into Teens — Now the Lack of Walls Seems Like a Really, Really Bad Idea
- The 'Coffee Maker Triangle' Is the Kitchen Layout That Makes Your Morning Run Like You're a Barista
September 5th
- Where to Put a Pergola or Awning in Your Garden If You Want to Make Sure It's in the Right Place
- No Good Kitchen Would Ever Have 'Grid Lighting' in 2026 — Lighting Designers All Swear by This Technique Instead
September 4th
- 5 Simple Design Details Experts Always Include in Their Own Bathrooms That Make It So Much Easier to Use
- Oops, Is It Bad to Keep a Coffee Machine Under Kitchen Cabinets? Here Are Easy Ways to Maximize Space in Your 'Espresso Station'
- People Who Cover Their Sofas With Pillows Probably Also Have These Three Other Decorating Habits
September 3rd
- 6 Things People Who Always Read in Bed Need to Know (and Get Right) When Choosing Their Bedroom Lighting
- Designers Have Already Fallen Out of Love With These 2026 Wall Color Trends, Replacing Them With These 5 Shades That Are "Much Easier to Live With"
- 5 Houseplants Everyone Should Know, but Elevated — How Plant Artists Make Common Plants Look Cool
September 2nd
- If Blue Is Your Favorite Color, Here's What It Probably Says About How You Want Your Home to Feel, According to a Color Psychology Expert
- People Who Face the Wall When Working at Home Probably Also Have These 3 Other WFH Habits
- I'm a 'Tech Design Consultant' — This Is How I Hid Ultra-Modern Technology in the Most Beautiful 18th-Century Home in Mayfair
- This Once-Chic Color Combination Will Almost Always Make Your Kitchen Look Dated Now, Say Designers
September 1st
- The Back Height of Your Sofa Really, Really Matters — For Ergonomics, Yes, but Also in How 'Old' Your Living Room Looks