Advice Archive | March 2025

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March 31st
- Believe It or Not, 'Fridge Feng Shui' Is a Thing — And These Are the 6 Things You Should Be Doing for It
- The Art of Decorating with Flowers — 10 Ideas for Elevating Your Home with Blooms
- These 11 Plant-Obsessed Instagram Accounts Are My Go-to for Care and Styling Inspo (and They Should Be Yours too)
March 30th
- 70s Color Palettes That Work for 2025 — 4 Designer-Approved Color 'Recipes' That Feel Modern Enough for Homes Today
- How to Make a Kitchen Extension Feel Brighter — Sometimes All You Need Is a 'Central Sun Spot'
- The Avocado Bathroom Is Back — But Will This 70s Revival Date So Badly This Time Around?
- 5 Japandi Plants You Should Pick for Their Minimalist and Elegant Good Looks
March 29th
- "It's Akin to a Shot of Caffeine" — 4 Ways You Should Be Decorating With Cobalt Blue to Wake Your Home Up
- How Long Will My Kitchen Extension Take? From Planning to Building, Here's a Rough Guide
- What Actually Is Eco Paint? The Environmentally-Sound Brands to Buy Into for a Healthier, More Sustainable Home
- 6 Feng Shui Houseplant Decorating Mistakes Practitioners Want to Warn You Against
March 28th
- 5 Bedroom Colors That Have Gone Out of Style in 2025 — Plus the Shades Designers Are Using Instead
- 5 Changes to Make to Your Bedroom Before the Clocks Change to Improve Your Spring-Time Sleep
March 27th
- 3 Curtain Mistakes That Are Making Your Room Feel Smaller — Pitfalls to Avoid, and What to Do Instead
- The 52 Weeks Decluttering Challenge Is a Year-Long Process to Tidying Your Home — Here's How to Complete It
March 26th
- 5 Bifold Door Alternatives You Should Consider for Your Extension Project (and Which Is Most on Trend for 2025)
- 5 Problems With Heated Towel Rails People Never Talk About — And Whether They're Worth It in a Bathroom
March 25th
- Burning Palo Santo Is the Scenting Ritual Feng Shui Practitioners Recommend for Home Healing — These Are the Benefits
- The 10 Best Benjamin Moore Blues Interior Designers Always Come Back to
- Should You Buy an IKEA Kitchen? Here's What a Professional Designer Thinks of This Budget Kitchen Brand
- 5 Bathroom Flooring Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Scheme's Good Looks and Make It a Nightmare to Use
March 24th
- 5 Problems With Waterfall Kitchen Countertops That No-One Ever Talks About
- Do Pink and Green Go Together in Interiors? A Professional Color Consultant's Verdict
March 23rd
- Sorry Freestanding Tubs, but the 'Step-Up' Bath Trend Is the Best Choice to Make for 2025 Remodels
- I Want to Paint a North-Facing Room Blue, but Is It a Good Idea? When You Can, and When You Absolutely Shouldn't
- I'm a Spatial Planner, and I Used These 5 Tricks to Make This Apartment's Living Room Layout a Million Times Better
- 5 Things That Are Disrupting Your Garden's Feng Shui That You Might Not Know About
March 22nd
- So, Just What Is a 'Leathered' Countertop? "To Touch One Is to Want One," Says Our Editor
- I Keep Seeing TVs *Behind* Sofas in Two Couch Living Rooms — But Does This Emerging Layout Really Make Sense?
- These Are the 3 Living Room Colors That Are Out of Style in 2025 — And the Shades to Use Instead
March 21st
- The 'Grown-Up' Way to Decorate With Light Blue — This Shade Shouldn't Just "Be Resigned to the Baby's Room"
- 5 Times It'd Be a Mistake to Put a Hob on Your Kitchen Island — And How to Get It Right
- How to Decorate With Farrow and Ball's 'Railings' — The Secret to Making This Classic Paint Color Work in Your Home
March 20th
- You Should Be Using Red and Blue Together More in Your Home — This Is the Secret to Making This Pairing Work
- I Asked Architects for Their Tips to Make a Kitchen Extension More Cost-Efficient — Without Feeling Like You're Cutting Corners
March 19th
- This Genius 'Stove Gap Cover' Solves One of the Most Annoying Kitchen Problems — My Editor Bought One and Swears by It
- 6 Appliance Mistakes That Are Making Your Kitchen Look So Much More Dated
- How to Create a Successful 'Morning Shift Routine' — 8 Ways to Start Your Day on the Right Foot and Boost Productivity
March 18th
- 6 Glass Block Bathroom Ideas That Bring Retro-Charm Through This Emerging Design Trend
- 12 Things Pro-Organizers Will Always Pick Up When They're in Thrift Stores to Keep Their Home in Order
March 17th
- What Is an Oriel Window? The Glazed Addition That Makes the Perfect Nook You Need to Know About
- 3 Times You Should Never Paint a Room Blue, According to a Designer — "Sometimes, It's Harder to Work Around"
March 16th
- Is Having Two Sofas Facing Each Other Actually Comfortable for Watching TV? Tips for Getting This Trending Layout Right
- 6 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Feng Shui Your Front Door — And Supercharge Your Home's Good Energy
March 15th
- 5 Obscure Colors You Can Decorate With That Might Sound Strange at First, But Will Make Your Home Feel So Much More Interesting
- Heating a Kitchen Should Be Chic and Stylish — Here Are 4 Brands Making a Statement
- Here's How to Create a Foyer in an Open Living Room (Or At Least Mimic the Look and Feel of One)
- 5 Houseplant Trends to Leave Behind — How a Plant Expert Says Styling Your Home's Greenery Has Evolved for 2025
March 14th
- The 7 Biggest TV Mistakes Designers Always See in a Living Room - And How to Set Up Your Tech Instead
- What Is Microcementing? A Complete Guide to Designers' Favorite Ultra-Durable Material
- How to Create an Incense Bowl That Will Make Your Home Smell Amazing — All You Need Is These 3 Ingredients
March 13th
- 5 Design Mistakes That Will Make Your Kitchen Countertops Look Dated — What Not to Pick (And What to Choose Instead)
- Using the Color Wheel in Interior Design Might Seem Like Extra Fuss, But as a Color Expert, I Promise It’s Foolproof
- This Particular Marble Is What the Coolest Designers Use to Give Bathrooms a Moody, Members-Only Club Vibe
- Forget Coastal Themes and Feature Walls — This Is How to Decorate With Blue in the Freshest, Most Exciting Ways
- This Is the Most Overlooked Thing When It Comes to Your Bedroom's 'Good Energy' — According to Feng Shui
March 12th
- Where to Buy Carpet — 6 Brands to Know If You Want Soft (and Design-Forward) Flooring Underfoot
- Natural Stone vs Concrete Paving — Both Popular Choices, But One Wins Out on Style Alone
March 11th
- Every Kitchen Designer I Asked Said This Storage Feature Is the One Thing That Will Defeat Your Space's Clutter
- Marie Kondo's 5 Tricks for an Organized Entryway Helped Me Cut My Clutter — And Uncover the Value of Space
March 10th
- How to Survive a Kitchen Remodel — The 10 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way That Make Your Project a Lot Easier
- 4 Times Designers Say You Definitely Shouldn't Paint Your Walls and Ceiling in the Same Color
- The 5 Japanese Design Principles Everyone Who Wants a Calm-Feeling Home Should Know About
March 9th
- Bifold Doors vs Sliding — Which Is the Best Way to Open Up Your Home?
- How Much Will It Cost to Remodel My Utility Room? Experts Break Down the Figures
- 6 'Energetic Colors' for Vitality and "Sophisticated Interiors", According To Psychologists And Design Experts
- 5 Places You Should Never Position a Bathtub in Your Bathroom — These Spots Make for Practicality Nightmares
- What Is the Difference Between Art Nouveau and Art Deco? Here's How to Distinguish the 20th-Century Design Movements
- The 'Decluttering Scavenger Hunt' Turns This Household Chore Into a Game (That You Could Totally Play With the Kids Today)
March 8th
- What Not to Do When Remodeling Your Kitchen — 5 Missteps Designers Want You to Avoid
- Freestanding vs Built In Tubs — Which Wins in the Battle of the Baths?
- 'Ma' (間) Is the Japanese Minimalist Aesthetic I Think Everyone Should Read About Before They Start Decorating
March 7th
- Are Fluted Glass Kitchen Cabinets Still on Trend? How to Make This Style Feel Right for Now
- A Bathroom Under the Stairs Is the Game-changing (but Tricky-to-Pull-Off) Small-Space Hack — What You Need to Know
- How Much Space Do You Need for Walking Between Furniture? I'm a Spatial Designer, and You'll Want at Least This Much
March 6th
- I'm an Architect Who Has Designed My Fair Share of Kitchen Extensions — These Are the 10 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
- What to Put in Glass Kitchen Cabinets — And the Things to Never Keep in Them if You Want Your Storage Looking Its Best
- What Is the Most Expensive-Looking Blue? 7 Specific Shades to Paint Walls That Will Always Elevate Your Home
- This 'Strict' 50% Rule Will Help You Cut Your Home's Clutter in Half (Even If You're a Sentimentalist)
March 5th
- How to Care for a ZZ Plant — Do This If You Want Lush, Green Foliage in Your Home
- 5 Kitchen Cabinet Details to Avoid If You Don't Want Your Space to Look Old-Fashioned
- I'm a Color Consultant Who Has Had Light Blue Walls in Every Home I've Owned — Here's How to Make Them Feel Modern
- Is It Really Worth Spending Your Bathroom Budget on Underfloor Heating? Here's Our Verdict
- I'm Taking on This Decluttering Challenge for Lent — 40 Items to Say Goodbye to in 40 Days
March 4th
- The Most Controversial Trend Right Now? Glass Blocks — What You Need to Know If You Actually Want to Use Them
- 3 Things That Really Matter When Choosing Your Headboard If You Want a Bedroom With Good 'Energy'
March 3rd
- I'm a Professional Kitchen Designer — These Are the 7 Storage Hacks I'll Always Share With My Clients
- Are Glass Kitchen Cabinets Actually a Good Idea? These Are the Pros and Cons of Using Them
- 9 Things You Can Do to Organize Your Dining Room That Will Make the Whole Space Work So Much Better
March 2nd
- Flat Vs Pitched Roof Extensions — What's the Better Option for You and Your Home?
- How Much Does a New Kitchen Cost? Your Guide to Budgeting From a Renovation Expert
- I Just Discovered the Japanese 'Way of Fragrance', and It Might Be the Purest Way to Make Your Home Smell Amazing
March 1st
- 5 'Motivating' Colors That Will Make Your Home Feel Inspiring and Give You a Productivity Boost
- 4 Houseplants to Never Put in an Entryway, or Else They'll Throw Off Your Home's Feng Shui Balance