Advice Archive | December 2025

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December 31st
- 5 Hidden Costs of Kitchen Remodels That Not Enough People Know About — Yet Could Send Your Budget Totally Off Track
- Wait, What Exactly Is a Conservatory-Style Shower? And Why This Trend Could Become the Next Spa Bathroom Staple
- 10 Habits Interior Designers and Architects Want You to Adopt in Your 2026 Renovations
- 8 Banquette Seating Design Mistakes to Avoid When Planning Built-ins and What Designers Say You Should Be Doing Instead
- How to Declutter Your Christmas Decorations When Taking Down Your Tree
December 30th
- How to Choose Kitchen Flooring for Your 2026 Renovation Projects — What to Pick Based on Durability, Maintenance, and Good Looks
- What Were the Most Popular Houseplants in 2025? According to These Experts, This Is What Everyone Was Growing This Year
- 11 Resolutions to Set for Your 2026 Renovations to Make Them More Sustainable
December 29th
- How High Should You Hang Art? I Consulted an Art Advisor, and They Told Me This Answer That I'm Always Going to Remember Going Forward to Get It Right
- Don't Ask AI, Ask an Interior Designer — Color Drenching, Limewash Paint, and How to Decorate With Black
- Cabinetry 101 — Frames, Doors, Hinges, and What Actually Matters When Planning Your Kitchen
- How to Safely Store Your Christmas Decorations Until Next Year — From the Tree to the Lights, Wreaths, and Ornaments
December 28th
- 5 Things Minimalists Always Declutter Immediately After Christmas That I’m Planning on Doing Between Now and the New Year, too
- Okay, This Is Definitely Going to Be the Big Trend in Kitchen Backsplashes for 2026 — These Super-Personal, Custom Delft Tiles Are the Coolest Way to Bring Personality to Your Space
- "Don't Waste Your Money on This" — This Is Where Designers Suggest You Should Spend, and Save, When You're Planning Your 2026 Kitchen Project If You're Trying to Control the Budget
December 27th
- I’m Planning to Use the Christmas Break to Finally Label My Pantry — This Is How Professional Organizers Recommend Doing It
- According to the Experts, These 6 Design Mistakes Are Actually Making Your Kitchen Harder to Clean
- Designers Share How to Avoid Your Color Scheme Feeling Overstimulating — While Still Using Plenty of Color
- And Breathe... 5 Quick Ways to Reset Your Home Between Christmas and the New Year
- How Long Does It Take to Renovate a Kitchen? I Asked Professional Fitters for Their Honest Answer, and Here's What They Had to Say
December 26th
- How to Organize the Christmas Gifts You Receive Straight Away, so You Don’t Create Piles of Clutter for Months
- How to Pick a Fruit Tree Based on Your Birth Month — The 12 Trees and Which to Get (or Gift) Depending on When You Were Born
- I Asked Our Editors What They’re Buying to Ace Our New Year's Resolutions in 2026 — This Is What's on Their Agenda
- 3 Places You Should Never, Ever Hang a Wall Sconce to Avoid "Disrupting Symmetry, Creating Strange Shadows, or Visually Reducing the Space"
- 7 Kitchen Cabinet Colors Designers Predict Will Dominate Homes in 2026 and How They Will Elevate Your Upcoming Reno Projects
- The ‘Finish What You Started’ List — Professional Project Managers on How to Tie Up Unfinished Renovation Jobs in 2026 in 6 Easy Steps
December 25th
- 4 Clever Kitchen Gadgets That Will Help You Stop Throwing Out So Much Food — Every Good Kitchen Should Have These in 2026
- 7 Kitchen Planning Mistakes That Amateurs Always Make When Designing Their Space, According to London's Best Kitchen Designers
- 5 Offline Rituals to Take With You Into 2026 That Experts Say Will Help You to De-Stress Away From Screens
December 24th
- My Festive Dinners Won’t End at Dessert, I’m Carving Time Out for 'Sobremesa' — And Here’s Why (and How) You Should Too
- Wait, Should I Have Got a 'Double Oven' for My Kitchen? Here Are the Pros and Cons Vs a Single Oven, and Why It Actually Matters Less in 2026
- These Are The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make During Their Bathroom Renovation — According to Experts
- I Asked 11 Interior Designers: 'How Do You Style a Coffee Table?' These Are Their Top Tips for an Elegant and Characterful Display
December 23rd
- How Can I Save Money on a New Kitchen? 5 Tips That Experts Know Will Help to Keep Costs Down
December 22nd
- Design, Debated: Is It Ever Okay to Remove Original Details From a Home?
- How to Plan a More Sustainable Kitchen Project, While Avoiding These 'Greenwashing' Traps
- I've Only Got Room for One, so Is a Dining Table or Kitchen Island More Useful? I Asked Experts to Find Out
December 21st
- I Asked a Professional Organizer How I Should Use the Thoughtful 'Strangers, Acquaintances, and Friends' Decluttering Method At Home
- 5 Genius Ways Interior Designers Know How to Adapt Your Living Room’s Layout When You’re Hosting a Lot of People
- I'm a Sentimentalist, but This Cobwebbing Method Might Just Be What I Need to Clear the Clutter I Haven’t Been Able to Shake so Far
December 20th
- Should I Buy a Rectangular or Round Dining Table? Interior Designers Reveal Which Shape Works Best Where, and When
- Crisis Averted — Here's How to Convert Any Sofa Into a Comfortable Temporary Bed This Festive Season When You've Got One Too Many Guests
- Zooey Deschanel Just Revealed a Brilliant Trick to Quickly Make Your Home Smell Amazing That's Perfect for a Last-Minute Save when Christmas Hosting
December 19th
- I Asked My Furniture-Maker Dad How to Best Remove Water Stains From a Wooden Table — These Are His 3 "Tried and Tested" Tricks
- I Made This Trending Fruit Centerpiece as a Last-Minute, Easy Idea That Will Make My Christmas Table Look Amazing — Here's How
- How to Keep Your Home Organized Over the Christmas Period — 6 Tips to Retain a Sense of Visual Calm Amidst the Holiday Hustle
December 18th
- 4 Fragrances That Bring in Negative Feng Shui — And Why They Should Be Avoided at All Costs
December 17th
- Is Your Sofa Going to Survive the Season? How to Child-, Pet-, and Generally Winter-Proof Your Couch to Avoid Festive Nightmares
- I Spent Days Trying to Perfect How to Dry Oranges for Christmas Decor — This Is the Trick That Finally Worked for Me
- Which Christmas Tree Smells the Best? There's a Clear Winner for the Most Christmassy Scent at Home for the Season, Say Experts
December 16th
- 5 Appliance Position Mistakes That No Good Kitchen Designer Would Ever Make, Unless They Had a Very Good Reason
December 15th
- Forget Flat Doors, Textured Kitchens Feel Way More Expensive — These Are the 8 Types Designers Are Reaching for in 2026
- 'Magic Corners' Are the Answer to Your Kitchen Cabinets' Blind Spots That Are Totally Underutilized
- 5 Major Scents to Avoid During the Winter, According to Fragrance Experts — Plus, What to Choose Instead This Season
December 14th
- 5 Things Interior Designers Always Include in Eat-in Kitchens to Help Hide the Mess When Hosting
- 5 Storage Mistakes You're Probably Making in Your Guest Bedroom That Are Actually Off-Putting to Friends and Family
December 13th
- "Help, My White Walls Look Blue" — Here's Why It's Happening, and How to Fix This Common Problem
- 'Ogee' Backsplashes Are the Trending Trad-Meets-Modern Style That Stops Your Kitchen Feeling Too Boxy
- How to Make a Real Christmas Tree Last Longer — 5 Tips to Prolong Your Festive Foliage
December 12th
- What Is the 'Four-Gift Rule'? And Is It Really the Secret to Less Over-Consumption (and, Let’s Face It, Less Clutter)?
December 11th
- These 6 Design Mistakes Make Your Living Room So Much Harder to Clean — Just Because They're Trendy, Doesn't Make Them Practical
- Tablecloth or No Tablecloth? Stylists Settle the Debate Once and for All on How to Dress Your Table When You're Entertaining
- 5 Things to Throw Away Before Christmas to Make Space for the Festive Season, According to Organizing Professionals
December 10th
- 3 Places Designers Would Never, Ever Hang Wallpaper in a Home — It's a Bad Idea for Practical Reasons, They Say
- The Japanese Philosophy That Will Change How You Think About Keeping Your Home Clean — And It Will Stop You From Letting Your Chores Pile Up
December 9th
- 6 Christmas Table Styling Mistakes I Wish Everyone Reads This Year — Because It's Easy to "Make Even Beautiful Decorations Feel Chaotic"
- 5 Simple and Easy Ways to 'Un-Update' an Ugly Modern Kitchen in a Period Home
- Does Your Home Have a 'Christmas Zone'? Organizers Swear by This Approach During the Holidays for Solving a Very Common Problem
December 8th
- Athena Calderone's Holiday Buffet Table Looks Like a Renaissance Painting — Here's How a Food Stylist Would Get the Look
- The 5 Kitchen Hosting Rules Everyone Gets Wrong — Avoid These Mistakes so That Everyone Can Actually Enjoy Christmas
- Before You Buy Another Lightbulb, Read This — It Might Just Change How You Light Your Entire Home
December 7th
- 7 Feng Shui Christmas Decorating Mistakes to Avoid So Your Home Stays Auspicious Through the Festive Time of Year
- 5 Things That Are Causing Serious Clutter in Your Home in the Run Up to Christmas, and How to Deal With Them
- 4 Places You Should Never, Ever Hang a Mirror in Your Home — On Careful Reflection by Interior Designers
- 5 Types of Poinsettias You Should Know About — So That You Can Find the Most Stylish Ones to Buy for Your Home This Christmas
December 6th
- I Decorate Christmas Trees for Luxury Hotels for a Living — This Is How You Can Get the 5 Star Look for Your Own Tree at Home
- What Do the 'Notes' of a Candle Actually Mean? How to Decipher Them, and Use Them to Find a Home Fragrance That You'll Actually Like
December 5th
- 3 Christmas Tree Styling Mistakes I Really, Really Want You to Know Before You Start Decorating — They're Easy to Avoid If You Do
- How to Choose Kitchen Appliances That Will Make Life Easier, Look Good, and Won't Date — While Balancing Budget, Style, and Clever Features
- 5 Problems With Tiled Backsplashes in Kitchens That No One Ever Talks About
- How to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas — 7 Things to Prepare Now so It Feels Festive the Minute Guests Walk Through Your Door
December 4th
- Open Shelves vs Wall Cabinets — We've Settled the Debate on Which You Should Pick for Your 2026 Renovation
- Newsflash: Your Scented Candle Really Needs a Lid — And Did You Know You Can Buy These Reusable Ones That Are Super Pretty?
December 3rd
- 5 Things That Are Technically Bad Luck to Give as Gifts (and How to Make Them Good Luck, Instead)
December 2nd
- My Husband and I Are Always Falling Out Over the Heating — I Work From Home, so What's the Best Tactic to Keep Me From Feeling the Cold Without Running Up Energy Bills?
- "Help, I Bought an Uncomfortable Sofa" — Don't Worry, These Simple Tricks Might Just Save the Day
December 1st
- Instant Wow-Factor — This Christmas Tree Designer's Wreath and Garland Combination Trick Will Reinvent How You Decorate a Fireplace for the Festive Season
- 7 Big Lessons I Learned Too Late While Tiling My Kitchen Backsplash All by Myself
- The Science of Kitchen Drawer Planning — How Many Do You Really Need and Where Do These Handy Storage Spots Need to Go?
- I Thought This Common Trick Was the Answer to My Bathroom Lighting Woes — But Experts Say It's Really Not a Good Idea
- How to Reset Your Home for Winter — 8 Tips to Prepare Your Living Space for the End-of-Year Rush and New Year's Welcoming